I Might Attempt To Hike Up There
Might be some internet out there…
Haha one of my favorite episodes of South Park (preview). Anyways, I decided it’s time to take advantage of the digital nomad lifestyle and head somewhere else for a bit.
So myself, along with my partner in crime (girlfriend) are packing up ours bags today to head off to California. We figured we might as well head out there one last time before we move to Austin in May. It’s a lot shorter of a drive.
The first stop is going to be San Diego for a bit. Then it’s off to Los Angeles for a few nights.
Here is a quick breakdown of the trip and what we plan on doing:
Where To Stay…
I wanted to keep the trip fairly cheap since I am a fan of taking a lot of trips instead of a few expensive ones. So we ended up booking hostels instead of hotels. In San Diego, we managed to find a bed downtown in the Gaslamp Quarter for 18 bucks. I’ve stayed at a USA Hostels place before called the Hollywood Hostel and was pretty happy with it. It ended up turning into a big party which was a lot of fun. Much cheaper than going out to clubs.
In Los Angeles we will be staying at a hostel on Venice Beach. We wanted to be close the ocean for a decent price and this place is actually ON the ocean. This one was only $22 a night which is far cheaper than any hotels near the ocean. As long as they have a bed to lay on I will be happy with it.
I plan on doing a review of each of the hostels sometime next week so everyone else can see what they are like. I’ll try and take a few picture inside them as well.
What To Do…
Here are a few ideas we have for what we want to do while we are out there:
- Hip Flask Full of Sailor Jerry Rum + The Beach = Paradise: At least it sounds like it. Getting a little tipsy on the beach sounds like a great time. I haven’t done that since the fourth of July in Hawaii.
- Touch The Hollywood Sign: This was something I’ve wanted to attempt for awhile now. Mostly due to the fact that I read a few articles about how hardcore they are with security and what not. Rumor has it they have cameras and microphones on the sign and they will fly a helicopter over it if they see people getting near it. Sounds like one hell of a time. I’ve yet to get arrested (knock on wood).
- Hit Up The Price Is Right: I have two tickets to the Price is Right reserved for Monday. However, it turns out people show up at like 4 am to wait in line to claim the tickets. So I don’t know if I am that hardcore or not. The last time I’ve woken up gone to bed before 4 am was like a month ago.
- Day Trip To Tijuana: The hostel in San Diego has a trip to Tijuana that they do every Saturday and it sounds like fun. Then again, the last time I was in Tijuana I was sketching out. I don’t know if it was all the shops trying to sell me stuff or the donkeys spray painted to look like Zebras. I have a feeling we might pass on this one since Mexico is a little risky lately.
Other than that, we don’t really have any other plans. Possibly Universal Studios or the San Diego Zoo but who knows. If anyone has some ideas on what to do please feel free to leave a comment. I’m always looking for new things to do.
Stay Tuned For Some Updates
I plan on getting a few posts up along the way. I’ll also be recording next weeks episode of Digital Nomad Radio from the beach so don’t miss it!
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Oh, great, you’ll be in my neck of the woods. I can hardly wait for your hostel updates and pictures, plus, I’d love to see you touch the Hollywood sign. I haven’t been up there yet, but How to Hike to the Hollywood Sign is very helpful.
If you’ve never been, the Exposition Park Rose Garden next to the USC campus is kinda cool. It’s basically a huge sunken garden filled with rose bushes. It’s not the most exciting place in the world but might make for a few good pictures. I just like how there’s this huge rose garden smack dab on the border of Downtown LA/ South Central LA. Still, aside from the garden there’s not much to see there right now. Though, if you also wander onto the USC campus you could head to the library that was featured in Ghostbusters, which is buried deep underground and can be quite spooky as it’s very quiet and filled with tall shelves giving you a very claustrophobic feeling.
P.S. I’m no lawyer but if you do get arrested at the Hollywood sign this post might very well come back to haunt you (pun semi intended). Still, I feel it’s almost an American rite of passage to get arrested at least once. I won’t say go for it as I don’t want to be an accomplice to your shenanigans [
] but good luck!
I can’t wait to see the pics and get the reviews on the hostels.
If you actually manage to touch the Hollywood sign you better get a picture of yourself doing it before you get tackled by cops jumping out of helicopters! =] Not that I support an action that could possibly lead to arrest but if you were to do it, nighttime might be a good choice, especially if it’s raining since that would provide you cover from detection by the microphones.
what’s wrong with taking a picture of the sign? Is that illegal?