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Californian peeps ..... some input please

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 9:13 am
by oggo69
folks i thought best to ask peeps that live there , we are looking to book a holiday to cali for around the month of september , we dont just want to be beside a beech , we like to see place we are staying in .... any guidance or even stay aways would be great , oh we were looking down santa monica way or southern cali

cheers

ian
oggo :cool:

Re: Californian peeps ..... some input please

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 9:35 am
by hoofarted
oggo69 wrote:folks i thought best to ask peeps that live there , we are looking to book a holiday to cali for around the month of september , we dont just want to be beside a beech , we like to see place we are staying in .... any guidance or even stay aways would be great , oh we were looking down santa monica way or southern cali

cheers

ian
oggo :cool:
Well Cali will still be warm in Sept. Santa Monica is alright - too may bums IMO. But if you are down in SM, be sure to check Venice - good sights to see - lol. A real show! Its almost riding season around that time as well. As far as hotels, I am not too sure - I just drive there daily...but get ready for traffic. You'll have a lot of company on the roads...tour hollyweird, la, etc...its cool to check out. I'll see what else I can drum up for ya....where u coming from?

Re: Californian peeps ..... some input please

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 9:48 am
by oggo69
hoofarted wrote:
oggo69 wrote:folks i thought best to ask peeps that live there , we are looking to book a holiday to cali for around the month of september , we dont just want to be beside a beech , we like to see place we are staying in .... any guidance or even stay aways would be great , oh we were looking down santa monica way or southern cali

cheers

ian
oggo :cool:
Well Cali will still be warm in Sept. Santa Monica is alright - too may bums IMO. But if you are down in SM, be sure to check Venice - good sights to see - lol. A real show! Its almost riding season around that time as well. As far as hotels, I am not too sure - I just drive there daily...but get ready for traffic. You'll have a lot of company on the roads...tour hollyweird, la, etc...its cool to check out. I'll see what else I can drum up for ya....where u coming from?
thanks hoo , we are coming from dublin , Ireland , going to google venice now and show the wife to be , maybe a car hire and bit of a tour would be best , good idea ... cheers dude

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 10:07 am
by oggo69
san diego ?? looks nice , but they all do online :oops:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 10:42 am
by south central hoon
it really depends on what you want to do while you are here. For cultural happenings LA is the place in so cal for museums, theatres, comedy clubs, amazing food, etc. but if you want to expierence something laid back, quaint, and less crowded with more nature head north. santa barbara, wine country, ventura county are absolutely beautiful.

San Francisco is nice in the fall too.

if you want natural beauty stay away from LA beach areas, except paradise cove on up to zuma. good surfing....

for a first time trip to california here would be my list of must see places:

natural wonders:
Lake tahoe
Redwoods
Big Sur
Santa Cruz
Napa Valley

if you don't care about that and don't mind hanging in the smog and traffic come to LA for hollywood bowl, hollywood forever cemetary (outdoor movies), MOCA, LACMA, GETTY, and awesome japanese, korean, mexican, persian, etc. food.

hope this helps.

Re: Californian peeps ..... some input please

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 10:55 am
by 100hp honda
hoofarted wrote:
oggo69 wrote:folks i thought best to ask peeps that live there , we are looking to book a holiday to cali for around the month of september , we dont just want to be beside a beech , we like to see place we are staying in .... any guidance or even stay aways would be great , oh we were looking down santa monica way or southern cali

cheers

ian
oggo :cool:
You'll have a lot of company on the roads...tour hollyweird, la, etc...its cool to check out.
dont forget a respirator :cool:

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Posted: February 8th, 2009, 12:00 pm
by oggo69
south central hoon wrote:it really depends on what you want to do while you are here. For cultural happenings LA is the place in so cal for museums, theatres, comedy clubs, amazing food, etc. but if you want to expierence something laid back, quaint, and less crowded with more nature head north. santa barbara, wine country, ventura county are absolutely beautiful.

San Francisco is nice in the fall too.

if you want natural beauty stay away from LA beach areas, except paradise cove on up to zuma. good surfing....

for a first time trip to california here would be my list of must see places:

natural wonders:
Lake tahoe
Redwoods
Big Sur
Santa Cruz
Napa Valley

if you don't care about that and don't mind hanging in the smog and traffic come to LA for hollywood bowl, hollywood forever cemetary (outdoor movies), MOCA, LACMA, GETTY, and awesome japanese, korean, mexican, persian, etc. food.

hope this helps.
that great input dude , thanks , TBH it would be more of laid back holiday , i have been to san fran its one of the best places i ever been , i loved it but just want to do somehwere different this time , an old friend lives in LA and i dont think i would like to stay there for a week on holidays , maybe a night or two :cool:

thanks for the pointers :cool:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 12:23 pm
by DesertCR
I live in San Diego, I think you would like our coastline. There are plenty of small beach towns such as La Jolla, Del Mar, and even Coronado. If relaxing is your plan, then SD is a nice place to enjoy the coast. Not to mention that some parts of the coastline aren't overly crowded like Venice beach and etc.

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 12:28 pm
by oggo69
DesertCR wrote:I live in San Diego, I think you would like our coastline. There are plenty of small beach towns such as La Jolla, Del Mar, and even Coronado. If relaxing is your plan, then SD is a nice place to enjoy the coast. Not to mention that some parts of the coastline aren't overly crowded like Venice beach and etc.
sounds like the ticket , thanks dude ... :cool:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 12:31 pm
by britincali
Sandiego is a really cool place to hang out, Ive stayed the weekend a few times and had a kickass time with the wifey in the gaslight area :cool:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 12:42 pm
by oggo69
britincali wrote:Sandiego is a really cool place to hang out, Ive stayed the weekend a few times and had a kickass time with the wifey in the gaslight area :cool:
cool , gaslight area ?? sorry but i am guessing that is an area in SD ... wait i will goggle :D

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 1:12 pm
by britincali
Yea its an area full of pubs and restaurants in SD thats realy nice :D

http://www.gaslamp.org/

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 1:17 pm
by oggo69
WOW ... just got a few prices online , flights and hotel touches 4K euro thats nearly 5K dollars :cry:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 1:20 pm
by britincali
Yea the exchange rate aint as good as it was a year or so ago :(

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 3:24 pm
by "SOLID Bro!!"
Why not when you get here we get BANNED from a local Pub?
In the O.C. Dinner and drinks.
Maybe after you do a day at Disneyland.
Bob probably knows a place that he's been kicked out of in the past.

Just an Idea.

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 3:26 pm
by xtremeslide
I would like to visit the Mojave desert and ride the coast road along the big surf(sur?),i don't like big cities

My perfect travel could be from napa valley( :buddies: ) to baja

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 3:32 pm
by "SOLID Bro!!"
xtremeslide wrote:I would like to visit the Mojave desert and ride the coast road along the big surf(sur?),i don't like big cities

My perfect travel could be from napa valley( :buddies: ) to baja
That's sur to you Mr.

A beautiful ride on Coast highway HWY #1

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 3:34 pm
by xtremeslide
By the way if is sur for me that means :south

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 3:41 pm
by "SOLID Bro!!"
xtremeslide wrote:By the way if is sur for me that means :south
Not sure what you mean by that but it's "Big Sur"

:cool:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 3:44 pm
by xtremeslide
Translation:

-Sur:South (spanish)-i mean that

-Surf:waves,surf,surf the internet....

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 3:53 pm
by "SOLID Bro!!"
Gotcha,
Sorry I don't or won't speak Spanish.

They live here Speak English. :wink:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 4:00 pm
by xtremeslide
[quote=""SOLID", Bro!"]Gotcha,
Sorry I don't or won't speak Spanish.

They live here Speak English. :wink:[/quote]

I know man...............but you said "to you"(personalize) my english level is not too high so you'll understand,by the way you should learn all the languages as you can, i don't like if a russian woman tells me something and i don't find the proper words or don't understand what she said :wink:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 4:07 pm
by "SOLID Bro!!"
You are correct, But you are trying to learn "like I would if I were living in their country" But most refuse to adapt to the Country in which they are migrating to. I'm done with this subject, I don't want to Hijack this thread with this. Anymore than I already have. I hope you understand. :offtopic:

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 4:19 pm
by xtremeslide
Right solid .......let's see what the other hoons say about the best places to visit in California :cool: i like this thread

Posted: February 8th, 2009, 6:06 pm
by south central hoon
if you are in so cal for a week you can cover a lot of ground. just rent a car, and put in the miles.

LA to san diego non-rush hour traffic is less than 2 hours.

LA to Santa Barbara 90 min.

LA to Joshua Tree or palm springs area 90 min.

some of the fellas on this forum commute these distances to work each day.

just remember we drive on the RIGHT side of the road over here! :oops: :lol: :lol: