Going to California for the first time any tips??

[AreaCode707]

pfft So Cal is the best part of California. Nor Cal is a shit hole and stay away from the Inland Empire. If you're going to be in the LA area, hit up Long Beach and the South Bay. Best weather is in those two places, not to mention lots of shit to do.

Exactly! Stay away from my beautiful NorCal vineyards and redwood trees and lakes and hiking trails and scenic drives and coastlines! I like it rural, just the way it is.

 

[Red Dawn]

pfft So Cal is the best part of California. Nor Cal is a shit hole and stay away from the Inland Empire. If you're going to be in the LA area, hit up Long Beach and the South Bay. Best weather is in those two places, not to mention lots of shit to do.

In Socal it helps if you speak Spanish or Korean.

 

[AMDZen]

- Don't get robbed.

- While sitting in one of the many, inevitable traffic jams - don't open any car doors.

- Don't let them California girls lick your Popsicle, unless you want teh herp.

- Stock up on condoms, SoCal girls be easy.

- Don't get robbed.

Thats about it.

 

[zinfamous]

Exactly! Stay away from my beautiful NorCal vineyards and redwood trees and lakes and hiking trails and scenic drives and coastlines! I like it rural, just the way it is.

yup. Too many trees and lakes and mountains and wildlife up here for them southern desert-dwelling water thieves.

 

[bfdd]

In Socal it helps if you speak Spanish or Korean.

Korean is perhaps the easiest language to learn. Ask if they like soju and ask if they want to partake in soju while making hand motions that look like you want to drink. Boom made a friend with a Korean.

 

[bfdd]

yup. Too many trees and lakes and mountains and wildlife up here for them southern desert-dwelling water thieves.

to bad we have all the good weather so suck it.

 

[Ns1]

haha lol im gonna be in LA in the financial district staying at the Weston Bonaventure, and honestly im more of a sight seeing person in the day at night im cool with having a few drinks at the bar walking around

killer bar scene in DTLA nowadays

the varnish, rivera, edison, etc.

in that order BTW.

 

[zinfamous]

to bad we have all the good weather so suck it.

Hey, I'm a fan of seasons. At least we have 2 of them!

 

[DingDingDao]

killer bar scene in DTLA nowadays

the varnish, rivera, edison, etc.

in that order BTW.

Agreed, downtown is improving and there are a lot of great places to eat and drink. My downtown faves: The Lazy Ox, Bottega Louie, Wurstkuche. Also have bacon and eggs at 3am after drinking at The Pantry, right next to Staples Center.

 

[oogabooga]

I think the lounge at the boneventure has that rotating room thing. Shit in there is really expensive though, but it's a nice view, sneak a peak and if you want to get reamed on food/drink prices stay for awhile.

I've never been but I hear California's wine country is pretty cool. Although I've never been one for big cities so maybe that is the only part of CA I've ever been interested in.

Which wine country? CA has several. Napa is of course the most well known/famous - there's the San Luis Obispo, there's Santa Barbara, there's Temecula and I think there are a few more too. If you like wine, there's plenty of it in CA.

LA, SD, SF are all great places with enough stuff to keep you busy for awhile. Assuming you can shell out for it. There are tons of great restaurants and bars in all three cities.

Outside of the three major cities there's a lot to do too if you have time. Orange County has neat stuff, old town orange is nice, Anaheim has Disneyland, Carlbad has legoland, Encinitas has the Wild Animal Park part of the San Diego Zoo (which some people say is better), etc. The central valley - you can void. The Central Coast region (Santa Barbara - San Luis Obispo) is lovely, but go to one of the extremes. SB is good, SLO area (Pismo, Morro Bay) are good to visit, but the stuff between them is kinda meh.

If you've never had it or you have and you like it - LA is as good of a place as any to get Korean food. It's as good as you'll get outside of Korea. There's a bunch of all you can eat BBQ places for pretty cheap.

 

[Ns1]

Agreed, downtown is improving and there are a lot of great places to eat and drink. My downtown faves: The Lazy Ox, Bottega Louie, Wurstkuche. Also have bacon and eggs at 3am after drinking at The Pantry, right next to Staples Center.

BL + Wurstkuche for sure

I'm not a fan of the pantry but at 3am it aint bad (just kinda pricey)

 

[AMDZen]

One last piece of advice. Don't go when the "big one" happens, which we can only hope will be very soon. So you should probably just not go at all.

I really hope it happens in my life time though.

Queue Tool song ..... I wanna see it goooo down, suck it down, flush it down ......

 

[Ns1]

If you've never had it or you have and you like it - LA is as good of a place as any to get Korean food. It's as good as you'll get outside of Korea. There's a bunch of all you can eat BBQ places for pretty cheap.

why settle for cheap when you can have the best?.

 

[bfdd]

heh Ns1, I've been to some pretty amazing Korean BBQ places for less than 20 bucks a head all you can eat.

 

[Ns1]

heh Ns1, I've been to some pretty amazing Korean BBQ places for less than 20 bucks a head all you can eat.

and all their meat comes to you frozen or thawed.

or, as per usual AYCE KBBQ standard, thawed at first and then more frozen as you get further into your meal.

(tahoe galbi is my standby for AYCE)

me and my GF spend ~60 @ Park's, ~40 AYCE.

Easily worth the $20 difference.

 

[5150Joker]

why settle for cheap when you can have the best?.

Is that dog meat?

 

[Ns1]

Is that dog meat?

yes. allez cuisine!

 

[bfdd]

and all their meat comes to you frozen or thawed.

or, as per usual AYCE KBBQ standard, thawed at first and then more frozen as you get further into your meal.

(tahoe galbi is my standby for AYCE)

me and my GF spend ~60 @ Park's, ~40 AYCE.

Easily worth the $20 difference.

You ever hit up BCD?

 

[Ns1]

You ever hit up BCD?

I have eaten many late college meals @ BCD

 

[bfdd]

I have eaten many late college meals @ BCD

I had it for the first time a couple months ago, fucking so much food and it's so good. Wtf? No one ever told me about that place. I have one right down the street from me.

 

[Ns1]

I had it for the first time a couple months ago, fucking so much food and it's so good. Wtf? No one ever told me about that place. I have one right down the street from me.

LOL

koreans definitely got their 24 hour food right.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Disneyland!

 

[bfdd]

LOL

koreans definitely got their 24 hour food right.

The one by me isn't 24 hr it's like one of the only ones that isn't. I live like around a ton of Koreans too, fuck it's literally right next door to another Korean BBQ place. I do have some pretty decent mexican food places around me that are open 24/7.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

If you are dude, get yourself a good chastity belt.

 

[zinfamous]

If you are dude, get yourself a good chastity belt.

I've always wondered, do you still hate your job after all these years?
:hmm: