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The Vans Off the Wall Skatepark
The Skatepark features over 35,000 square feet of rails, bowls, stair sets, rollers, gaps, and more. The location also features a Vans retail store and a highly-rated burger joint named Bunz. The Skatepark is free and open 7 days a week from 9am-8pm, weather permitting. Skateboarding is allowed everyday except for Wednesday, which is reserved…
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Redondo Beach
I was psyched to get to Redondo Beach since the pier is the home to the Pancake diner where the kids from The OC hung out. I was not there for long, the pier was nice until I got to the end.. the restaurant I was hoping to see seemed worn down and seedy.
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Manhattan Beach
I didn’t plan to do Manhattan Beach… while in California a friend suggested I go find the 90210 Beach House, and if you know me, you know I love me some Brandon Walsh, so with the address of 3500 The Stand, I head off… I park and follow my GPS.. and I walk and take…
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The Art
Home to the Getty Museum’s antiquities collection, the Getty Villa invites you to experience ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art in an intimate setting that recreates a first-century Roman villa. – ok me again… this is old art… no Picassos or Warhols here. This is Before Christ Old… and FASCINATING… Impossible to photograph everything, I…
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The Getty Villa
Ok, first, I am cheating on this site… All words that don’t sound like me are from the Getty Villa website or villa itself, especially the info off the art placards! OK, so the Villa is really two different things: 1- the building that houses the at and 2- the art. The building is a…
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Duke’s – Malibu
Honolulu native and five time Olympic medalist, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku introduced surfing to the US Atlantic coast, Australia, and New Zealand in the early 1900s. With six locations, I have been to this one and Huntington Beach. Kathy Kohner Zuckerma, the inspiration for Gidget (my favourite show growing up), is the Ambassador of Aloha a the…
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Paradise Cove
Sabrina and I arrived on a gloomy morning in June of 2019 at this famous restaurant/beachfront resort. A ton of movies, TV shows, and videos were filmed here including Madonna’s “Cherish”, the pier scene from Indecent Proposal, and Beach Blanket Bingo. Breakfast was good (Nepenthe was better).
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Laguna Beach
Just a few hours in this beachside town. I parked, walked, and ate…food was just ok, so not including it on my restaurant page.
