Los Angeles holidays
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Shot in more than 40 locations in LA, the musical La La Land is ‘a love letter to the city’, according to its producer. To coincide with the UK release, we asked a local writer to pick some of the film’s iconic settings
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The global rental giant is rolling out tours and learning experiences run by ‘micro entrepreneurs’ in 12 cities worldwide. How will our writer fare on a hippy pottery course in Los Angeles?
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Airbnb is taking on the tourism industry with an ambitious expansion and a star-studded launch – but it comes at a delicate time for the company
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The biggest (and loveliest) new and secondhand bookshop in California is on a mission: to ‘keep the paper and ink book business alive’
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Which books would you like to find in the last bookstore on a post-apocalyptic earth? This was the premise behind the birth of The Last Bookstore in California
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Los Angeles’ fast-food stands are an iconic part of California’s tradition of car-oriented architecture. But as the city rapidly transforms, the hamburger stands are being erased from the urban landscape
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Rory Carroll meets the bicycle tribes – from the Kushtown Society to the Ovarian Psycos – who claim LA’s streets after dark. There are races and mass rides most nights, some blessed by city authorities, others wild and illegal
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The transvestites are ecstatic, the grannies are stony-faced, and KKK costumes are all the rage. Behold the funky (and ever so slightly seedy) Hollywood characters who strutted down the Walk of Fame in days gone by
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Via collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus, the jazz fusion figureheads are making LA the focal point of a jazz renaissance
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Paige Smith’s Urban Geode street-art project brings a hint of the magical to derelict corners of Los Angeles, and – with a network of fans worldwide – her crystalline forms are spreading
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The comedian loves the dark humour and vibrant cafes of Los Angeles – but does the place have to be so relentlessly sunny?
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From LA noir to 21st-century satire, the literature of this Californian city embraces extremes of wealth, fame, frustration and failure. Here’s a selection of our readers’ suggestions of books to bring you closer to the city of Angels
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Whether hymning it as the City of Angels or writing it off as La La Land, thousands of authors have pictured Los Angeles in prose. Kate Gale defends its romantic appeal and recommends the essential literary companions for a trip to this West Coast metropolis
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Residents near the Hollywood sign have been up in arms about troublesome tourists, but Zoe Williams can’t find much to get mad at
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Los Angeles is a city where glamour and style are timeless. As the Donmar Warehouse prepares to revisit 1940s LA with its new show, City of Angels, we pick 10 locations that still exude old-school allure
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Alissa Walker of A Walker in LA argues in favour of an unsung public transit system whilst highlighting the glitz and grit of The Big Orange
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The creator of the Harry Bosch series of detective novels looks beyond LA’s freeways to bring us a piazza full of mariachi musicians, historic bars, gorgeous views and tiny jazz clubs
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What can you expect from an American road trip? Breathtaking views, vintage cars, long and winding roads – and cupcake ATMS. Here is a special photographic journey across the US, as seen by our readers
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Looking for LA's old Hollywood glamour, Kira Cochrane follows in the footsteps of The Little Tramp and explores the flickering world of Charlie Chaplin's California
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Chaplin's fame is such that his name has been used to sell hotel beds across California, some with only tenuous claims. Here is a selection of the most credible
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Travel news round-up: chic hotel in LA's Koreatown, snow battle championships in Canada and free breaks for deserving individuals plus online rail booking made easy, zipwire fever in Vegas, new east African visa and STA's Epic Gaming Adventure
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Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and everything in between were on the agenda for our online Q&A with travel experts. Read their tips and advice here
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As the stars descend on Hollywood for the Oscars this weekend, James Bartlett visits the iconic venues, green spaces and restaurants that have transformed downtown LA from a mere movie backdrop
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LA's concrete storm drains conceal a living, breathing waterway that has rarely been explored – until now
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Thomasina Miers, the chef behind Wahaca, heads to Los Angeles to find inspiration in the city's vibrant street-food scene
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Presenting the United Bike Lanes of America, a collaborative attempt to increase awareness of the options available to cyclists in the US and get people on their bikes
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Leonie Cooper: From downtown dives to the Hollywood hills, a trawl around the singer's former stomping ground is a glimpse of a vanishing LA
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As Hollywood's elite check in to Los Angeles' most glamorous hotels for the Oscars this weekend, Anna Stothard pick 10 brilliant places to stay beyond the celebrity haunts, from family-run guesthouses to boutique motels and quirky B&Bs
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An absolute must-see on the Hollywood circuit, this is perhaps the most ornate and opulent cinema complex in the world, reports Ben Child
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Residents decry the decline of their community as family-run concerns are priced out by big business
Eco road trip: Los Angeles to Las Vegas by Tesla