[quote]killerDIRK wrote:
LaJolla Cove on a friday eve for a bit of extravegance, Blacks (naked co-eds), Encinitas/ Leukadia for a
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Ok I went to blacks beach once before because I am a guy and wanted to see some naked hotties. The majority of the people there that were naked were old dudes. There were a few ladies. but they were much older than me and not attractive. I never went back because i didn’t really have a desire to see anymore hanging dong.
Reading this thread while living in Ohio sucks
With UC San Diego right there it is kind of “hard” not to run into a hottie. Just need to time it properly !
To Aggv: unfortunately with the exception of TATE et al, most of the people I have known from Ohio are just a bit “off” !
Probably since Ohio is not technically the midwest like Chicago, and it really does not fit into the whole east coast scene.
Kind of a PowerLifting Stronghold, Football stronghold, and Skyline Chilli type of place. But for the weather, uugh !
[quote]Fistiecuffs wrote:
Powerpuff: Yes, I’m single, and no kids yet (as far as I know). I’ll be staying in South LA, I’m traveling there to study for a semester. I’m more into doing sports and being active rather than clubbing and being hung over, but other kinds of social activities where I’d get to meet more locals will of course be something I’m interested in!
Few words about my schedule - I’ll be arriving some time early August, with approx. 2 weeks before I need to be in LA. I don’t know if this is still prime tourist season over there, standing in a line and listening to screaming kids ain’t my thing :). Tips like King Canyon and Sequoia National Park are definitely welcome - thanks for those MrMuzik!
I’m planning on spending those two weeks north of LA, I’ll have the weekends mostly free to travel around Southern California, which is definitely something I’m planning on doing a lot, so those tips are welcome as well!
How long do you guys think I can keep myself busy in San Francisco, is there enough stuff to do and see to devote 5+ days to the place or should I just get on the road sooner?[/quote]
Some people have responded, but I’ll give my opinion.
Definitely can spend 2-3 days in San Fran. It’s an easy city to walk, ride the trolley, public transit. The Presidio is worth seeing. Fisherman’s warf is mostly just tourist shops, not worth more than an hour of your time, IMO.
Monterrey Bay Aquarium is pretty amazing, but the Cannery Row area around it is just a bunch of tourist shops, also not worth much time.
Santa Cruz is a cool town, and UC Santa Cruz is a gorgeous campus up in the Redwoods.
I already mentioned BIG SUR - The Henry Miller Library there is a quirky place. Worth a quick stop to check out the art.
When you’re in LA -
Pasadena is a really easy afternoon trip. Norton Simon Museum, and Huntington Library and both worth seeing and Pasadena is a cool town.
Getty Center is worth an afternoon at least, even if you’re not into art. The gardens and architecture are cool.
Come down to Newport Beach, and rent a kayak or Stand up Paddle Board and see the Newport Back Bay. Kayak/SUP Rentals – Newport Aquatic Center You could do this in the morning, then hit the Pier area or Balboa Island, or the Peninsula, or Crystal Cove in the afternoon. You can easily park at the south end of Crystal Cove and walk the entire beach and explore the tide pools in an afternoon. And there’s a great place to grab some inexpensive but GOOD Baja Tacos nearby on PCH called The Bear Flag Fish Company. If you are into seeing the migratory birds at all, the Newport Back Bay and Bolsa Chica (up just North of Huntington Beach) are good for seeing the birds, and hiking around a riparian area.
Mt. San Jacinto is a great place to hike, and it’s an easy day trip from South LA. You can approach it from Idyllwild or Palm Springs. We’ve driven up to Idyllwild because it’s closer coming from Orange County.
The Twenty-Nine Palms and Joshua Tree area would be an easy weekend trip. It can get cold in the high desert in November, so I’d do this earlier in the fall. We went at Thanksgiving one year and planned to tent camp with kids, but got a motel room because it was too cold.
BTW, Maximus went to school at USC, so he probably knows the South LA area better than anybody here. It sounds like you’re in that area, and not UCLA. Just so you know, the UC’s all have reciprocal gym privileges so if you have a UCLA ID you can use the gym at any of the UC schools.
Oh, and Yes, San Diego is super nice and there’s a lot of outdoor stuff to do there. BUT the traffic coming down from LA on a weekend can be HORRIBLE. Be aware. Your driving time can be doubled on a Friday evening, and it can even be bad on a Saturday morning. Seriously.
Also, If you want to do any of the Amusement Parks, do them on a weekday in the fall if you can. A Weekday in October is good for Disney if you can. Crowds no bueno.
I hope you have a great trip!
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[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
[quote]killerDIRK wrote:
LaJolla Cove on a friday eve for a bit of extravegance, Blacks (naked co-eds), Encinitas/ Leukadia for a
.[/quote]
Ok I went to blacks beach once before because I am a guy and wanted to see some naked hotties. The majority of the people there that were naked were old dudes. There were a few ladies. but they were much older than me and not attractive. I never went back because i didn’t really have a desire to see anymore hanging dong.[/quote]
I was there last June with Varq and we observed some really great tail.
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Yes we did. Black’s Beach is, from what I hear, kind of hit or miss, but the day Push and I were there, there were dozens of young misses I definitely wouldn’t have minded hitting.
I would also suggest extreme caution when driving here, because a basic traffic ticket could run you between $500-$800. Passing tax increases was too difficult, instead they jacked up the cost of traffic and jaywalking tickets.
Monterrey Bay Aquarium is amazing.
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
[quote]killerDIRK wrote:
LaJolla Cove on a friday eve for a bit of extravegance, Blacks (naked co-eds), Encinitas/ Leukadia for a
.[/quote]
Ok I went to blacks beach once before because I am a guy and wanted to see some naked hotties. The majority of the people there that were naked were old dudes. There were a few ladies. but they were much older than me and not attractive. I never went back because i didn’t really have a desire to see anymore hanging dong.[/quote]
I haven’t been but that’s pretty much what I’ve heard, creepy naked old dudes.
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
[quote]Fistiecuffs wrote:
[quote]Powerpuff wrote:
Are you single? Bringing kids?
What part of LA will you stay/work in?
There’s a lot to do in the LA area. What kinds of things are you into? [/quote]
Thanks for the great tips, keep 'em coming!
Powerpuff: Yes, I’m single, and no kids yet (as far as I know). I’ll be staying in South LA, I’m traveling there to study for a semester. I’m more into doing sports and being active rather than clubbing and being hung over, but other kinds of social activities where I’d get to meet more locals will of course be something I’m interested in!
Few words about my schedule - I’ll be arriving some time early August, with approx. 2 weeks before I need to be in LA. I don’t know if this is still prime tourist season over there, standing in a line and listening to screaming kids ain’t my thing :). Tips like King Canyon and Sequoia National Park are definitely welcome - thanks for those MrMuzik!
I’m planning on spending those two weeks north of LA, I’ll have the weekends mostly free to travel around Southern California, which is definitely something I’m planning on doing a lot, so those tips are welcome as well!
How long do you guys think I can keep myself busy in San Francisco, is there enough stuff to do and see to devote 5+ days to the place or should I just get on the road sooner?[/quote]
I visited San Fran for three days and saw tons of stuff within that time. The city is pretty compact so you can walk from place to place or take the bart.
Also, I live in San Diego and I would highly recommend at some point visiting here for at least a few days. In my opinion, San Diego is nicer and more relaxed than LA. [/quote]
I second San Diego. I prefer the beach scene at PB/MB/OB. But going during the week and definitely not on a holiday. They’re more hotties out and no families with screaming kids. You can go wake-boarding or paddle-boarding the bay and then walk over and get some surfing in. Also it seems you can have more fun in SD that LA on a smaller budget.
Go to ‘Neptune’s Net’ it’s on pacific coast highway across the street from Zuma beach. It’s a shack and it is awesome. Get the clam chowder and calamari. Don’t mind the appearance, go in, stand in line, make that order and eat there. Take your time eating there too. Trust me
[quote]Powerpuff wrote:
[quote]Fistiecuffs wrote:
Powerpuff: Yes, I’m single, and no kids yet (as far as I know). I’ll be staying in South LA, I’m traveling there to study for a semester. I’m more into doing sports and being active rather than clubbing and being hung over, but other kinds of social activities where I’d get to meet more locals will of course be something I’m interested in!
Few words about my schedule - I’ll be arriving some time early August, with approx. 2 weeks before I need to be in LA. I don’t know if this is still prime tourist season over there, standing in a line and listening to screaming kids ain’t my thing :). Tips like King Canyon and Sequoia National Park are definitely welcome - thanks for those MrMuzik!
I’m planning on spending those two weeks north of LA, I’ll have the weekends mostly free to travel around Southern California, which is definitely something I’m planning on doing a lot, so those tips are welcome as well!
How long do you guys think I can keep myself busy in San Francisco, is there enough stuff to do and see to devote 5+ days to the place or should I just get on the road sooner?[/quote]
Some people have responded, but I’ll give my opinion.
Definitely can spend 2-3 days in San Fran. It’s an easy city to walk, ride the trolley, public transit. The Presidio is worth seeing. Fisherman’s warf is mostly just tourist shops, not worth more than an hour of your time, IMO.
Monterrey Bay Aquarium is pretty amazing, but the Cannery Row area around it is just a bunch of tourist shops, also not worth much time.
Santa Cruz is a cool town, and UC Santa Cruz is a gorgeous campus up in the Redwoods.
I already mentioned BIG SUR - The Henry Miller Library there is a quirky place. Worth a quick stop to check out the art.
When you’re in LA -
Pasadena is a really easy afternoon trip. Norton Simon Museum, and Huntington Library and both worth seeing and Pasadena is a cool town.
Getty Center is worth an afternoon at least, even if you’re not into art. The gardens and architecture are cool.
Come down to Newport Beach, and rent a kayak or Stand up Paddle Board and see the Newport Back Bay. http://newportaquaticcenter.com/kayak-sups/ You could do this in the morning, then hit the Pier area or Balboa Island, or the Peninsula, or Crystal Cove in the afternoon. You can easily park at the south end of Crystal Cove and walk the entire beach and explore the tide pools in an afternoon. And there’s a great place to grab some inexpensive but GOOD Baja Tacos nearby on PCH called The Bear Flag Fish Company. If you are into seeing the migratory birds at all, the Newport Back Bay and Bolsa Chica (up just North of Huntington Beach) are good for seeing the birds, and hiking around a riparian area.
Mt. San Jacinto is a great place to hike, and it’s an easy day trip from South LA. You can approach it from Idyllwild or Palm Springs. We’ve driven up to Idyllwild because it’s closer coming from Orange County.
The Twenty-Nine Palms and Joshua Tree area would be an easy weekend trip. It can get cold in the high desert in November, so I’d do this earlier in the fall. We went at Thanksgiving one year and planned to tent camp with kids, but got a motel room because it was too cold.
BTW, Maximus went to school at USC, so he probably knows the South LA area better than anybody here. It sounds like you’re in that area, and not UCLA. Just so you know, the UC’s all have reciprocal gym privileges so if you have a UCLA ID you can use the gym at any of the UC schools.
Oh, and Yes, San Diego is super nice and there’s a lot of outdoor stuff to do there. BUT the traffic coming down from LA on a weekend can be HORRIBLE. Be aware. Your driving time can be doubled on a Friday evening, and it can even be bad on a Saturday morning. Seriously.
Also, If you want to do any of the Amusement Parks, do them on a weekday in the fall if you can. A Weekday in October is good for Disney if you can. Crowds no bueno.
I hope you have a great trip!
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The drive down isn’t too bad if you leave early enough or late enough on Friday.
[quote]Aggv wrote:
Reading this thread while living in Ohio sucks [/quote]
Well at least Ohio isn’t in a crazy ass drought like California. Everything is under restriction here to conserve.
Thanks a lot guys, awesome tips! It looks like I’ll be arriving 10 days early, so planning few days at San Francisco and then road trip down to LA, stopping by at the locations you guys detailed. Will do my best to visit all the rest during the semester - luckily I got 3 day weekends so I won’t have to be stuck at the Friday traffic jams 
KillerDIRK: Thanks for the tips, sounds like Mammoth Lakes is a place to visit sometime during September. I guess it’s still relatively warm around that time? I’m from Northern Europe so we got plenty of cold months with lots of snow back home, so I wouldn’t mind if I didn’t see any snow for a while haha.
MrMUZIK: Thanks for the tips, I’ve heard of the great ‘scenery’ in California, can’t say it didn’t play a role in making the decision to come over lol. You mean LA has lots of insane hotties as in insanely hot or insane and hot?
Powerpuff: Thanks for the very detailed tips, I’ll be sure to check those out once I get there! You guessed it right, USC is my location. Got two gyms at the location I’ll be staying at, no idea if those are any good but I guess there are plenty more in the campus area to choose from. As long as they have squat rack I’m good to go anyway 
MaximusB: If you have any South LA/USC specific tips feel free to share, I’d love to hear those as well! What did you study at USC?
Once again, thanks a lot for the great tips guys and gals! Always a lot more fun to travel when you know which places are really worth the visit and which places are just tourist traps
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
[quote]Aggv wrote:
Reading this thread while living in Ohio sucks [/quote]
Well at least Ohio isn’t in a crazy ass drought like California. Everything is under restriction here to conserve. [/quote]
Just wait until you see the new proposals to raise taxes, you might choke. They are going after Prop 13, gas extraction tax, cigarette tax, an extension of Prop 30, and adding a sales tax to personal services.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
[quote]Aggv wrote:
Reading this thread while living in Ohio sucks [/quote]
Well at least Ohio isn’t in a crazy ass drought like California. Everything is under restriction here to conserve. [/quote]
Just wait until you see the new proposals to raise taxes, you might choke. They are going after Prop 13, gas extraction tax, cigarette tax, an extension of Prop 30, and adding a sales tax to personal services.[/quote]
In San Francisco, take the pedestrian/commuter ferry to Sausalito. Have lunch there instead of Fisherman’s wharf. It is/was different from the one that goes to Alcatraz.
Hit up a Rock & Brew if you’re near one. The food and atmosphere were pretty awesome. We went to the one in El Segundo.