Our Tips when Traveling to the Los Angeles area.

On this episode of the Travel Fun and Adventure Podcast, we give you tips to start planning a trip to Los Angeles, including the airports, the neighborhoods you should consider staying, some of the unique foods of Los Angeles, and some of the typical safety tips. 

Los Angeles has five airports; the fifth is Ontario Airport, a reasonable distance from Los Angeles. 

The John Wayne Airport in Orange County is also convenient to Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. 

My favorite two airports to fly into are the Hollywood-Burbank-Pasadena airport, which is in Burbank. It currently has an airport building from 1930, but a new one is under construction. The other airport I recommend is the Long Beach Airport. The one downside is that flying into those two airports is often much more expensive, and direct flights from many parts of the country don't exist. 

Of course, the biggest airport in Los Angeles is the Los Angeles International Airport, which is considered by many to be one of the worst airports in the country. It has horrible transit connections and bad traffic, and if you're not staying in one of the nearby communities, it can be a long drive in horrible traffic. However, it is the airport with the most International connections and usually the best fares and cheapest car rental prices. 

You can also drive, take a bus, or take Amtrak. 

One thing to remember is that in many places in the Los Angeles area, prices are going too high, even at lower-end hotels. You can choose to stay in some of the suburbs if you want to find lower rates, but often, that means driving to the tourist attractions, and the neighborhood may not always be the best. 

Also, note is that popular tourist destinations such as Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Venice will be packed on the weekends, and even during the week can be a nightmare with so many people.

In previous episodes, we discussed our favorite places to east in the Los Angeles area. Now, the food scene in Los Angeles has exploded over the last 10 to 15 years, and there are many great independent restaurants and street food restaurants in the city. 

Now, Los Angeles isn't known for its own food creations but is known for Tacos, Korean BBQ, and is the founding location of many fast food places, including In N Out Burger, Weinerschnitzel, Del Taco, McDonald's, and Taco Bell. 

While the Los Angeles area has limited rail services, buses, and commuter trains, it is not very convenient to reach many of the best tourist locations by public transportation, even though I have used public transit when visiting Los Angeles recently.  You use Uber and Lyft, but if you're going to multiple places, it can get expensive, so the best option is probably renting a car. 

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