Getting up at 5am to take the rental car back and get to the airport at 5:45 was not fun. Like yesterday, there was no marine layer as a weak Santa Ana wind had developed on Thursday which caused temperatures to soar close to 100 degrees in the Inland Empire and San Fernando Valley (Where …

A nearly two hour long traffic jam as we headed back to the hotel from the San Fernando Valley today. We headed up to Universal Studios and Warner Brothers Studio. This morning, there was no marine layer, so temperatures quickly shot up to near 100. The Bob Hope Airport in Burbank (which was visible from …

Today, was a trip to Paramount Studios, and then a trip to the Los Angeles Zoo. Like every other morning, the marine layer had clouded over the sky, but by the time we arrived at mid-morning at Paramount Studios, it had burned off. We took a side trip (also known as getting lost) to Glendale …

From a morning in Culver City at Sony Pictures, to an afternoon in front of Graumann’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd, Tuesday was a spectuluar day across southern California. Temperatures were nearly the same as Monday, with highs generally in the lower 80s across L.A. Smoke from the Station Fire couldn’t be seen this far …

Early in the morning, we set off for Avalon on the island of Catalina, or Santa Catalina as it is known. Under the marine layer that was blowing on shore from the Pacific Ocean, we set out at 8:30am out of the landing, in downtown Long Beach, sailing past the Queen Mary and a Carnival …

This is a preview of the 6 days in SOCAL Trip. We will be arriving in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon and will be in California through Friday morning. On Monday a trip out to the channel islands will begin as we will head out to Catalina and to the town of Avalon. Tuesday will …