Posted: 12/9/2010 | December 9th, 2010
Update 7/1/18: I like LA now. It’s truly grown on me. It’s one of those locations that takes a while to get the feel for. A location that only slowly exposes itself and, after years of going there, I can state completely that I like LA. I wouldn’t want to online there however I like visiting!
Los Angeles. There’s just something about it I hate. I dislike the web traffic as well as the lack of public transportation. I dislike the vanity as well as exactly how everybody is “so Hollywood.” I dislike the pollution. I dislike the lack of neighborhoods. LA just scrubs me the wrong way.
But I haven’t spent much time in the city. My viewpoint has only been developed by a few short visits. I question if I truly dislike L.A. or just believe I do?
We all have preconceived notions as well as perceptions of different places. all of us have our own prejudices as well as opinions based on what we’ve checked out as well as heard over the years. stories from the news, the Internet, as well as our buddies produce an picture in our minds.
As long as I can remember, I’ve always had preconceived notions about Los Angeles. I believed it would be polluted, a gigantic traffic-jam-filled city with vain wannabe-celebrities. Los Angeles was a sprawling city without any culture.
When I go to L.A., I see all of these negatives. It would be difficult not to. however I frequently question if I see those things a lot more since of my already-formed notions as well as feelings about the city. I’ve been to lots of cities that are run-down, dirty, as well as full of pretentious people, as well as have poor traffic. Los Angeles isn’t the only city in the world like this. Bangkok is no spring chicken, Barcelona needs a great scrubbing, as well as rush hour in Tokyo is no joke. Yet while I see these things in other cities, they don’t seem to bother me as much as they perform in Los Angeles.
There are some legit things I dislike about Los Angeles. I don’t like cities that are as well huge to get around. nyc may be big, however it’s simple to get around. Bangkok has a great transit system, as well as while Tokyo is gigantic, you can still navigate public transportation relatively easily. Yet whatever in L.A. is spread out, as well as you requirement to drive to get places. I like cities with great public transit — as well as Los Angeles doesn’t have it.
Moreover, L.A. has no neighborhoods. It just seems to sprawl forever, as well as it’s full of as well lots of people trying to make it. everybody I satisfy in L.A. is trying to make it as an actor or screenplay writer.
Yet these things don’t truly make L.A. “hateable.” None of these “issues” are incredibly off-putting, as well as I’ve had lots of fun moments in L.A. with my friends. So why is it that I dislike Los Angeles so much? Where does this visceral reaction come from?
I believe back to my recent trip to Ottawa. It was a city I understood nothing about, as well as I was able to type my own opinions about the city ideal on the spot. I liked Ottawa. It was great.
Often when we travel, we see cities not as exactly how they are however exactly how we expect them to be. We take our understanding with us as well as utilize it as a lens to view the city. When we believe of Amsterdam, we believe of pot as well as prostitutes, so that’s what we see. We go to Bangkok as well as see the dirt as well as contamination since we understand it to be a “dirty” city. Often, we go to locations as well as do things that additionally our preconceived notions of the city. We go experience romance in Paris or celebration on the island of Ko Phangan. as well as cities we understand the least about are frequently the locations we like the best. We aren’t trying to find things that in shape into the mold our mind has made. We just take the city as it is — no expectations as well as no disappointments.
Fighting preconceived notions is an crucial part of traveling. The pictures as well as notions in our heads can paint a bleaker photo of a location than what’s truly there. They can color our thoughts on cities in methods that don’t frequently show reality. Yes, I dislike L.A. — however I mean if I truly believed about it, it’s not that poor a place. I would rather be in lots of other locations in the world, however I can see that there’s something for people in Los Angeles.
Maybe someday I’ll online in Los Angeles as well as like it. After all, I despised Bangkok at very first as well as now it’s one of my preferred cities in the world. stepping back from my emotional, knee-jerk reaction to Los Angeles, I see there are some things that make the city worth checking out as well as worth living in. After all, it’s near the beach, it’s warm throughout the year, there’s a great deal to do, it’s got great sushi, as well as it has an budget-friendly expense of living. Plus, you get to area stars all the time. (OK, perhaps that’s just something Izevk alır!)
Bazen sadece geri çekilmemiz, nefes almanın yanı sıra, bir yeri kendi yararları ile açıklanmamış gözlerle yargılamamız gerekir. Belki de L.A.’nın kendisinden hoşlanmadığım için değil, daha ziyade aklımda ve neredeyse 30 yıl sonra sadece L.A.’yı hayal ettikten sonra, şimdi ideal görebildiğim tek şey bu.
İnsanlar sık sık ne görmek istediklerini görürler. Gezginler olarak buna dikkat etmemiz gerektiğine inanıyorum. O’Reilly, Amsterdam’ın bir cesspool olduğuna inanıyor. Oraya gittiğimde kanallar, muhteşem binalar ve dost canlısı insanlar görüyorum. Tıpkı benim gibi Los Angeles gibi görmek istediğini mi görüyor?
Hepimiz dünyadaki yerler hakkında önceden tasarlanmış kavramlar var. Bir yere gittiğimizde, aklımızda gerçekte ne olduğunu bozan bir prizma ile sık sık görüyoruz. Seyahat, kendinizi yerlerin yanı sıra yeni deneyimler kadar açmakla ilgilidir. Bu, hem insanlar hem de yerler hakkında sahip olduğumuz önyargıları bırakmakla ilgilidir. Önyargısız yerlere ve beklentiye gitmek, bir yeri gerçekten “görmenin” tek yöntemdir. Muhafızlarımızı azaltmamız ve yeni şeyler için mevcut olmamız gerekiyor. Aksi takdirde, her zaman sadece zihnimizdeki resmi göreceğiz.
Ve sonra her zaman L.A.’dan nefret edeceğiz.
Los Angeles: Lojistik Fikirlere ve Hilelere Yolculuğunuzu Ayrıştırın
Uçuşunuz
Ucuz bir uçuş keşfetmek için Skyscanner veya Momondo kullanın. Onlar benim tercih edilen iki göz atma motorlarım, çünkü web sitelerine ve dünyanın dört bir yanındaki havayollarına göz atıyorlar, böylece her zaman hiçbir taş kalmadığını anlıyorsunuz. Skyscanner ile en büyük erişime sahip oldukları için önce başlayın!
Konaklamanızı ayırtın
En iyi stoklara ve en iyi fırsatlara sahip oldukları için hostelworld ile pansiyonunuzu rezerve edebilirsiniz. Bir pansiyon dışında bir yerde kalmak istiyorsanız, konukevleri ve ucuz oteller için sürekli olarak en ucuz fiyatları geri döndürürken Booking.com’u kullanın. Tercih ettiğim konumlar:
ABD Hostelleri
Merhaba Los Angeles Santa Monica
Muz bungalovu
Çok daha fazla öneri için, Los Angeles’taki en iyi hostellerin bir listesi.
Seyahat sigortasını hatırlamayın
Seyahat sigortası kapsamı sizi hastalık, yaralanma, hırsızlık ve iptallere karşı güvence altına alacaktır. Her şeyin ters gitmesi durumunda ayrıntılı güvenlik. Geçmişte birçok kez kullanmak zorunda olduğum için asla onsuz bir yolculuğa çıkmam. En iyi hizmeti ve değeri sunan tercih ettiğim iş:
Güvenlik Kanadı (70’in altındaki herkes için)
Seyahatimi sigortalayın (70’in üzerinde olanlar için)
Medjet (ekstra geri dönüş kapsamı için)
Para kazanmak için en iyi işi mi arıyorsunuz?
Seyahat ederken kullanabileceğiniz en iyi iş için kaynak sayfama göz atın. Yoldayken paradan tasarruf etmek için kullandığım her şeyi listeliyorum. Seyahat ederken siz de paradan tasarruf edecekler.
Los Angeles hakkında çok daha fazla bilgi ister misiniz?
Çok daha fazla planlama ipucu için Los Angeles’taki sağlam hedef kılavuzumuza gittiğinizden emin olun!