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17 Mar 21, 04:41 PM |
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17 Mar 21, 04:47 PM |
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I think that because driving is poor when it remains pores the pint it rarely rains, in fairness I have l=only known rain twice in LA in all my many many visits . Once wen the trial end of a hurricane swept though (early September ) and was forecasted - I was in SM and wanted to get to Disney but had to give up sue to an RTA and deceit to get the metro to universal. And last time was Dec 2019 - land Dec 23 midday for, I thought, a Utica drive to Palm Springs as no rush hour, the rain was torrential and traffic heavy and slow took over 5 hrs when the journey is often and 2 (sometimes less ) - luckilyI was in I had a pre paid limo and just snoozed off and on.
PS Just did a quick goggle of my date and found this latimes/california/s...rls-across-l-a Edited at 04:48 PM. Reason: Added piece from LA Times |
17 Mar 21, 04:50 PM |
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How safe is the Subway ?
When I went in 2020 it was traveling solo and just got a car without really giving it much thought. I want to go back this year (or as soon as masks go) and take the wife and kids. Trying to work out if to drive / subway / or just taxi it. |
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17 Mar 21, 04:55 PM |
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I will caveat this as a disclaimer that I live in London and used to all sorts so have 6th sense for trouble and a wide bear that to space cadets - I found travelling on the subway the same as the tube and I would recommend it. I didnt use at night/dark and used Lyft when I didnt want to drive or walk as was in my finery (my glittery or furry shoes aren’t made for public transport or walking far in) . I find New York subway more difficult but thats because I find that hard to navigate. LA is very simple and normally very quiet (I think mostly tourists - locals all drive )
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17 Mar 21, 04:58 PM |
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17 Mar 21, 05:02 PM |
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17 Mar 21, 05:17 PM |
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I have to say, and I say it as someone who (in normal times) drives lots for work and doesn’t mind doing so, I hated driving in LA. We may just have been unlucky, but it was the best part of 3 hours to get from LAX to The Tangerine and then over 5 hours to get from LA to Joshua Tree (most of which was getting out of LA) - even when traffic was moving you had to have eyes everywhere because of the standard of driving. It’s the only place in the world I’ve ever felt stressed when driving!
Subway was fine - it was daytime when we used it and our two were 14 and 11 at the time. No different than using the tube, you just need to be aware of your surroundings.
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18 Mar 21, 09:35 AM |
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Agree. Last 2 times we have visited LA (inc Universal) we've used Santa Monica as a base.
Traffic as anywhere is unpredictable but with planning have never found it any worse than other major cities (distances to cover are what often adds the time). On our last trip we travelled from Santa Monica to Paramount in Hollywood in 35 mins on a Friday morning at 8am, and the following morning (Sat) took 40 mins to Universal. This was August which has lower than normal traffic volumes. |
21 Mar 21, 07:15 PM |
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We have also stayed in Burbank. We were opposite the Tangerine in the Best Western Plus Media Center. Free underground parking and included breakfast were a bonus. And the area felt safe to walk around. We left the car at the hotel after we checked out and walked to the Warner Bros Studios before returning later that day to actually leave for our next hotel.
The only down side was that it was our first stop and we were still very jet lagged and once we had been to Universal Studios very early and started to wilt at about 3pm (we had 2 day tickets) we'd return to the hotel and not want to return to US for the evening light show. We might choose to stay onsite next time or leave our US visit until later in the holiday. |
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