Good morning! My room is a connecting one and I had some loud neighbors at 4am. I was getting up at 4:45 so I just got up at 4:30.
I have an early flight out of LAX so I picked a couple of Voodoo Doughnuts yesterday. This is a homer…

I am in my Uber from Long Beach to Hollywood. I did the wait and save option on Uber for $52. Lyft was starting at $80.

Apparently this is a driverless car alternative to Uber and Lyft around here.

I checked in for my flight tomorrow. For some reason someone booked…

Today I am going on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Hollywood. It’s $76 for the basic tour. They have some bigger packages. The plus tour is considerably more expensive at $160 and the description doesn’t tell you what you really get other than “additional time with the tour…

I booked the Loews Hollywood Hotel for my one night stay in Hollywood. There were some cheaper options, but I felt the drop in quality was more significant than the drop in price.
This is the second time I’ve stayed at this hotel. Last time I was able to get…

After checking in at the Long Beach Hilton, I decided to go out for dinner. I picked a place in the Thai district. I’m going to walk there so I’ll get to see some of downtown Long Beach along the way.

I’m hoping to stop here tomorrow morning for breakfast.

This…

I booked the Long Beach Hilton on Hotwire at rate of $117 which came to a total of $157 after taxes and fees.
That’s the pool area on the second floor.

They gave me this for being a Hilton Honors member.

This is a king room on the 3rd floor.

If you want…

I usually do early morning flights. Since I didn’t have big plans today, I went for an afternoon flight. There was a 5am option if I were looking to maximize my time in Long Beach.
I’m doing lunch on the way to the airport. This is actually a New Orleans…