Big Bear: Fresh snow anticipated for Snowshoe the Bear races
Posted on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Celebrate the bounty left by recent storms with some good old-fashioned rivalry in the mountains. A race in snow-laden Big Bear on Saturday, Feb. 6, as mentioned in a recent Need to Know column, will offer opportunity for snowshoers, experienced and beginners alike (here’s a great first-timers’ guide), to compete through village and woods.
The third-annual [...]
California: 3 Valentine’s Day hotel packages, from sweet to saucy
Posted on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
You’ve seen, on this blog, ideas for romantic getaways from Mexico to Denver, and if you want to stay-cate in Los Angeles, we’ve tried to help you there too. But for celebrations with your sweetheart, what about getaways in-state and out of town? Following are three options, with components ranging from the usual chocolate and [...]
If a hot tub’s not
Posted on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
On The Spot by L.A. Times Travel Editor Catharine Hamm
Question: Several times I have looked forward to sitting in a motel hot tub only to find out that it isn’t working. No one told me this at check-in. I’ve asked for a discount and have been told that it wasn’t possible. Of course, now when [...]
Top 10 wooden roller coasters in the U.S.
Posted on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
For our Top 10 list of the best wooden coasters in the United States, we turned to a panel of experts from the top roller coaster and amusement park websites.
Photo Gallery: View the Top 10 wooden roller coasters in the U.S.
Poll: Vote for your favorite among the Top 10 wooden coasters
The Top 10 is dominated [...]
Travel blog: That Burning Feeling
Posted on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Ask anyone that knows me well and I am sure they will tell you that they don’t really find me the religious type,
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Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2010
Hotel buzz: W Hollywood opens with Jimmy Kimmel, Robin Thicke
Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2010
The W Hollywood Hotel & Residences opened this morning after a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included celebrities Jimmy Kimmel, Robin Thicke and of course Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The hotel is part of a $600-million complex that most notably, and conveniently, surrounds a public plaza that leads to the Hollywood and Vine Metro stop across [...]
