[partygirl]

Hey =)

Just wondering if someone can offer me a little advice...

I plan to go to San Diego & LA around may/june time - for about 2/3 weeks =)

Just wondered how much money i should budget for each day, for the first 10 days i will be staying with a friend so wont need to eat out! - oh and accommodation i will be sorted too...

If anyone has been to these parts of cali could you recommend any must see places??!

Thanks

[partygirl]

Can anybody help me with this ...

[Rachel#1]

You're going to have so much fun!

Okay, so if you're going to be staying with someone then that will be a big help to your pockets. Still, there are so many nice restaurants in LA, spoil yourself a bit, especially if you're already saving money.

Places to check out in LA:

- Santa Monica Pier
- Promenade (shoppers paradise, near the Santa Monica Pier)
- Venice Beach, Muscle Beach (I always see celebrities there, sometimes just sitting in the stands watching basketball)
- The Block in Orange County
- Magic Mountain (If you like crazy rides)
- Disneyland (if you like cute rides)
- Downtown Disney ( Check out the ESPN Zone...NICE!)
- Go for a drive along PCH to Laguna Beach (beautiful drive)
- Malibu (a bit north and out of the way, but worth the drive)
- Universal City Walk (Universal Studios, they have a couple good rides, mostly if you're into Hollywood and checking out the backlots of certain shows or movies)
- Pine Avenue in Downtown Long Beach ( a lot places to have a great time, if you don't want to deal with Sunset Blvd., check out Smoothe's)

Hope this helped! Have fun!

[loz957]

Huntington beach is nice, as is laguna beach, really lovely there. I don't know many places in San Diego, but I've stayed in the Old town area. Mission bay and beach is good, and the downtown and gaslamp districts are good to check out, also go to the marina.

The possibilities really are endless in Southern California.

[abdulwahab93]

came to Syria and i will help u ^_^

[tehFrance]

Taxi's and what-not cost a lot of $$$ so take $200 (a day) minimum (can go as high as $600 ) carry around money plus credit card

Basically unless you do non-paid stuff like beach and hills and things like that then you are going to be spending **** loads.

I put the above $200 based on my trip there... mind you I have expensive tastes

[partygirl]

(Original post by Rachel#1)
You're going to have so much fun!

Okay, so if you're going to be staying with someone then that will be a big help to your pockets. Still, there are so many nice restaurants in LA, spoil yourself a bit, especially if you're already saving money.

Places to check out in LA:

- Santa Monica Pier
- Promenade (shoppers paradise, near the Santa Monica Pier)
- Venice Beach, Muscle Beach (I always see celebrities there, sometimes just sitting in the stands watching basketball)
- The Block in Orange County
- Magic Mountain (If you like crazy rides)
- Disneyland (if you like cute rides)
- Downtown Disney ( Check out the ESPN Zone...NICE!)
- Go for a drive along PCH to Laguna Beach (beautiful drive)
- Malibu (a bit north and out of the way, but worth the drive)
- Universal City Walk (Universal Studios, they have a couple good rides, mostly if you're into Hollywood and checking out the backlots of certain shows or movies)
- Pine Avenue in Downtown Long Beach ( a lot places to have a great time, if you don't want to deal with Sunset Blvd., check out Smoothe's)

Hope this helped! Have fun!

Thats great thanks =D ... im really excited, just waiting for some money to clear then i'l be booking my flights!

Im only staying with my friend until the 1st June then we were going to head to LA for a week - dont suppose you know of any nice/cheapish places to stay??

As for how much i should take, any ideas?? obviously some days we'll be on the beach so that wont cost but... on average??

Thanks again

[partygirl]

(Original post by tehFrance)
Taxi's and what-not cost a lot of $$$ so take $200 (a day) minimum (can go as high as $600 ) carry around money plus credit card

Basically unless you do non-paid stuff like beach and hills and things like that then you are going to be spending **** loads.

I put the above $200 based on my trip there... mind you I have expensive tastes

$200 a day this isn't the budget i had in mind at all?? Ermm...what do you mean by expensive taste that would cost that much??! Maybe I wont spend as much...

Has anyone else spent this much?

Thanks

[frozzylove]

(Original post by partygirl)
$200 a day this isn't the budget i had in mind at all?? Ermm...what do you mean by expensive taste that would cost that much??! Maybe I wont spend as much...

Has anyone else spent this much?

Thanks

It depends if you're looking to go shopping or just sightseeing.

[tehFrance]

(Original post by partygirl)
$200 a day this isn't the budget i had in mind at all?? Ermm...what do you mean by expensive taste that would cost that much??! Maybe I wont spend as much...

Has anyone else spent this much?

Thanks

Expensive as in, going to expensive restaurants for lunch and dinner, taxis, shopping (a lot of shopping ), clubbing oh my the clubbing... drinks were but still girls and general sight seeing

I spent $100 for lunch once I get that for dinner but lunch

It is possible you won't spend that much but I'm a freak for expensive things

[partygirl]

(Original post by frozzylove)
It depends if you're looking to go shopping or just sightseeing.

Well i would loooveee to go shopping, but i would rather not and go visit my friend and the sights instead?? so, any ideas?? or any tips on how to keep spends down?

Thanks

[partygirl]

(Original post by tehFrance)
Expensive as in, going to expensive restaurants for lunch and dinner, taxis, shopping (a lot of shopping ), clubbing oh my the clubbing... drinks were but still girls and general sight seeing

I spent $100 for lunch once I get that for dinner but lunch

It is possible you won't spend that much but I'm a freak for expensive things

Well im only 20 so won't be clubbing - that saves some money! I think i can manage without the shopping as much as i love it

I guess the main things are gunna be taxis and eating oh and sight seeing??!

[tehFrance]

(Original post by partygirl)
Well im only 20 so won't be clubbing

They have clubs where you can go in at 18 just not drink I had a fake ID... they are stupid over there

(Original post by partygirl)
Any tips on how to keep spends down?

Walk everywhere... although it won't be possible as this isn't New York... everything is so far apart

You could cut it down to $50 with walking, sightseeing (although some admissions and food costs in those areas are slightly OTT), only have lunch or dinner out somewhere not both in same day and beaching it up should help obivously the more upmarket you go... the more expensive it gets

[frozzylove]

(Original post by partygirl)
Well im only 20 so won't be clubbing - that saves some money! I think i can manage without the shopping as much as i love it

I guess the main things are gunna be taxis and eating oh and sight seeing??!

Sightseeing will be quite costly as places like Disney Land and Universal are hugely expensive!

[Rachel#1]

(Original post by partygirl)
Thats great thanks =D ... im really excited, just waiting for some money to clear then i'l be booking my flights!

Im only staying with my friend until the 1st June then we were going to head to LA for a week - dont suppose you know of any nice/cheapish places to stay??

As for how much i should take, any ideas?? obviously some days we'll be on the beach so that wont cost but... on average??

Thanks again

I would say on average, you should take around $300, not including the price for a hostal or hotel. It's enough to be comfortable, and it might be more than you actually need, but it's better to be on the safe side.

For great places to stay, I would say pick a hostal. They do a lot of sightseeing tours and that's also a great way to not have to worry about public transportation. I had a friend stay here: http://www.usahostels.com/ and he seemed to really like it.

LA in the summer is the best, you're not going to want to come back, lol

[Colbert]

I'm thinking of going San Diego soon too, it looks really close to the Mexican border so is there anything across the border that side worth seeing? That's assuming it's even possible to exit and re-enter the country

[partygirl]

(Original post by Colbert)
I'm thinking of going San Diego soon too, it looks really close to the Mexican border so is there anything across the border that side worth seeing? That's assuming it's even possible to exit and re-enter the country

I was wanting to do this but my friend said that a lot of people have loads of troule getting back into America - and i dont fancy been stuck over there lol!! When are you going over??

[partygirl]

(Original post by Rachel#1)
I would say on average, you should take around $300, not including the price for a hostal or hotel. It's enough to be comfortable, and it might be more than you actually need, but it's better to be on the safe side.

For great places to stay, I would say pick a hostal. They do a lot of sightseeing tours and that's also a great way to not have to worry about public transportation. I had a friend stay here: http://www.usahostels.com/ and he seemed to really like it.

LA in the summer is the best, you're not going to want to come back, lol

This may sound really stupid but ... $300 a day or week??

We wont have a car, so is it going to be hard for us to see places or is the public transport going to be ok?

Sorry for asking you all the questions, but you know loads about it =)

Thankyou

[frozzylove]

(Original post by partygirl)
This may sound really stupid but ... $300 a day or week??

We wont have a car, so is it going to be hard for us to see places or is the public transport going to be ok?

Sorry for asking you all the questions, but you know loads about it =)

Thankyou

Public Transport in LA is awful. The underground is okay, I guess, but don't rely on buses or anything.

As for San Diego, go to the Zoo xD and they have an awesome mall.

[tehFrance]

(Original post by partygirl)
Is the public transport going to be ok?

Is isn't NY this is LA so no it won't be okay... Los Angeles is one of the worse cities in regard for public transport in US it is either Taxi's or Walking