Add Some Diversity to Your Summer Travel
March 31, 2009 by Janet7
I’d like to make a suggestion for a vacation destination where you can find a great deal of variety in the type of local attractions offered. Everybody has different goals for their summer travel. Some of us want to visit Disneyland and some just want to relax on the beach. Others love to see historical sites and still others love to play golf.
Summer California actually offers activities in all of these categories. There are many golf courses between the Pacific Ocean and Palm Desert. And, of course, you’ll find plenty of beach action for sun worshipping.
Another obvious destination is the Disneyland Resort, which includes Downtown Disney and Disney’s California Adventure (by the way, Disney is spending like a billion dollars on a major renovation of California Adventure over the next several years).
If you haven’t been to Anaheim in several years, you’ll be amazed at the changes. California Adventure exhibits the diversity of California culture, from citrus orchards to downtown Los Angeles to the northern California Wine Country. You will observe an international blend of cultures in the visitors at the parks and at Downtown Disney. It is a great place for people watching—a veritable cultural melting pot.
Speaking of a cultural melting pot, Southern California is a concoction of people and cultures from around the world. There is a particularly strong presence from Pacific Rim countries, but Europe, Asia and Africa are likewise well represented (not so many folks from Antarctica).
You’ll find quite a number of ethnic communities scattered throughout Southern California, and worth a visit in your summer travel activities. The first community that comes to mind is Chinatown, just north of the Los Angeles central business district. Just to the east of downtown is Little Tokyo. Koreatown lies on the west side of the 110 Freeway.
Take time out of your schedule to drive down to Orange County to visit downtown Santa Ana, portions of which will remind you of a medium-sized city in Mexico. Nearby Little Saigon offers shopping and dining with a Vietnamese and Southeast Asia influence. There are no-doubt many other ethnic area in the Southern California melting pot.
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Downtown has some nice new condos being built but are very expensive and the surrounding area isn't to great. If I were you, I would give Santa Monica a shot. Apartment rent is probably the same (due to rent control) and Santa Monica is close to the beach and much safer and cleaner.
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Ingrid,
This is not only sad, but very true. A young adult friend of my daughter just returned from a visit to Palm Desert, CA to visit some 60 something 'Christian' friends. She was appalled at the childlike behavior of the retirement community she was visiting. She said it seemed like they were children all out for a continuous party. She couldn't find a mature one in the bunch. I'm just glad that she was bothered by it.
Jean
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