Planning to go to LA in mid april

probably gonna leave here around april 22
with my gf
for just about 6 days

my dad has a house in Diamond Bar de County with 5 bedrooms
ill be staying there

also ill be able to drive his car after dropping him off at newegg office in city of industry each weekday mornings

then ill be able to go places with my gf with his car which has GPS built in

so im not going to be so worried about getting lost
just that i want to plan out this trip better and am wondering whats good to do in LA

i went to LA last winter and been to universal studio and such
never been to disney land there though so im thinking about it

going to holywood is a must
venice beach is on the plan too

what else?

should i get tickets booked soon? or is it ok to wait a little longer?
cause i still need a definite schedule from my dad right now and he wont be able to finalize it so soon

p.s. my gf and i are 19 so cant go to clubs or pubs there even though i really want to...so please suggest something in my age range
thanx

i enjoy jazz and live music btw
and we need to make it back before 29th for U2 concert

Catch a Lakers game. I had to buy tickets off a scalper, but got a good deal. The tickets were in the upper levels, but I was able to convince someone in the Lakers organization to get me courtside floor seats (right behind Bruce Willis and his gf). It was sweet.

Have a peak at this thread, There's some good info there.
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?t=138904

Also, make sure you leave your GPS on and set it to "Shortest Route" and don't skip highways. Diamond Bar is a lil bit over a hour away from Los Angeles, so make sure you know where you're going otherwise it could turn ugly. Good Luck and hope you have an awesome vacation/trip.

ooh thanx

ill take in some advices on that thread

i havent worked with the gps in my dad's mb S500 yet
he just got the car a few days ago so we both have to learn
also my gf likes to look at maps so she'll figure something out too as a backup im sure

anyways
my gf is a vegetarian so restaurant recommendations for us would be great
im a steak lover though

lots of places to go. i lived there for a summer and was down there a month ago.

- check out Pasedena downtown
- 3rd St Promenade in Santa Monica is nice
- oh... The Grove is really nice. lots of shops and nice restaurants.

check out a grunion run during the full moon

http://www.cabrilloaq.org/spevents.html#grunion

you may be able to catch some gray whales making their migration northward, off of Point Vincete

http://www.palosverdes.com/rpv/recre...nter/index.cfm

Originally Posted by chopstickhero

lots of places to go. i lived there for a summer and was down there a month ago.

- check out Pasedena downtown
- 3rd St Promenade in Santa Monica is nice
- oh... The Grove is really nice. lots of shops and nice restaurants.

cool
what is the grove?
is it like a mall?

oh ive got 3 more questions

when is a good time to get tickets?

flights shouldnt be full during april eh?

also
what are the insurance policies for me driving a car with cali plate?
its leased by my dad's company and under his name

third question is
can you make a right turn on red in cali?
hehe thanx

Originally Posted by Evil Techie

also
what are the insurance policies for me driving a car with cali plate?
its leased by my dad's company and under his name

You most likely will not be covered by his insurance....Which means you may face problems if you are stopped by the police....

Originally Posted by Evil Techie

when is a good time to get tickets?

flights shouldnt be full during april eh?

It mostly depends on what time the flight is. If it's an early morning, or late night flight it will be less likely to be full.

But LA is a popular enough destinatin that even April you'll probably have fairly full flights.

As for getting tickets you might want to get them now. The prices are really good now.

I bought my tickets back in December for this march, and a month after I bought them the prices dropped.

Originally Posted by TrevorK

You most likely will not be covered by his insurance....Which means you may face problems if you are stopped by the police....

uh oh...
are there any kind of paper work he and i can do before i start driving his car?
i probably wont get pulled over atleast i hope not


is it really likely to get booked up?
i better start confirming things now

Originally Posted by Evil Techie

is it really likely to get booked up?
i better start confirming things now

You shouldn't have a problem booking a flight.

Even if you booked a week before hand you'd probably be fine.

But it is better to book a bit earlier. Or at least not trying to book like days before hand.

Originally Posted by Evil Techie

uh oh...
are there any kind of paper work he and i can do before i start driving his car?
i probably wont get pulled over atleast i hope not

If you get into an accident and you're not listed in the insurance policy, the insurance company will probably just consider it to be your dad who had the accident (i.e., it goes against his driving record).

Other than that, you may want to get a notarized letter from your dad saying that you'll be driving the car during those dates. Without it, who knows what the police officers would think if they pull you over in that kind of car and then see you're not on the ownership or insurance papers.

Originally Posted by Evil Techie

uh oh...
are there any kind of paper work he and i can do before i start driving his car?
i probably wont get pulled over atleast i hope not


is it really likely to get booked up?
i better start confirming things now

I assume that the insurance is also paid for by the company who's paying the lease?

If so - they typically dictate who is allowed to drive the vehicle (At least, with my father's company vehicles he's had they do this - they would only allow a spouse, not kids).

If you get into an accident, there is the potential that the insurance company will not cover the damages, especially in a place like Cali. where insurance fraud/injury settlements are much larger than Canada...

Either way talk to the people who insure the car - they're the ones that you want to get the OK from. Especially being from out of town and sight-seeing, you have a better chance of getting into an accident as you would normally...

yeah my dad's car is a brand new white mercedes S500 fully loaded so if i get pulled over without my name on the insurance, im sure the LAPD will be pointing a gun on my head
lol

damn my dad is so busy i can hardly reach him to see if he can finalize his schedule during that time so that he can be in cali when im over there

as for the tickets ill try to book as soon as i squeeze the dates out of my dad's fat tummy
i never liked doing things the last minute
booking things months ahead is what im used to from living with my mom