Discovering Chinatown Los Angeles Chinatown is another one of Los Angeles’ unique neighborhoods, just on the outskirts down town Los Angeles Read blog post here. A massive gate with 2 dragon sculptures at the top encloses Chinatown. It is located right on the intersection of Cesar E. Chavez Blvd and N. Broadway Street. Chinatown Los …
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Discovering Los Angeles – Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo Los Angeles Little Tokyo, Los Angeles is technically located in the downtown area of Los Angeles.(Read post on downtown Los Angeles here). That being said, this part of L.A. is so unique that is deserves it’s own separate post. Little Tokyo or Japan town as some people like to call it, is one …
Discovering Los Angeles – Downtown
Downtown Los Angeles Any long time Los Angeleno would tell you there was a time when the phrase “downtown Los Angeles” evoked feelings of fear and revulsion amongst residents of Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles was crime-ridden and was usually desolate by 5pm. Everyone who worked downtown lived somewhere else and were on the freeways …
Colombia – The Latin Redemption (Intro)
Less than two decades ago, Colombia was synonymous with the notorious drug lord “Pablo Escobar”. His drug dealings by the early 1990’s had netted him an estimated $30 billion. Due to the drug dealings of Escobar and that of rival drug lords, Colombia became a traveler’s worst nightmare. In addition to an already dangerous situation …
Colombia – The Latin Redemption I (BOGOTA)
Bogota We were to fortunate to visit three cities during our travels to Colombia. We had always been fascinated by the capital city of Bogota. However, Bogota in December (summer in South America) was quite empty to our dismay. It seemed like most Colombians had packed up and migrated to the coastal cities to enjoy …
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Colombia – The Latin Redemption II (Cartagena)
La Cuidad Hermosa (The Beautiful City) As we mentioned in our previous post Colombia-The Latin Redemption I, we visited Colombia in the summer (Dec. to Feb.), for this reason a good number of Colombians had migrated to the warm weather spots of their country. One of these warm weather spots happened to be Cartagena. After …
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Colombia- The Latin Redemption III (San Andres)
San Andres, Colombia After spending the New Year’s in Cartagena, it was time to head over to the final stop of our party trail of Colombia. We heard San Andres Colombia was the holiday spot where most Colombians and other South American nationalities go to vacation. Still, we did not know what to expect. Most …
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Oklahoma – The Treasures in our Backyard (III)
Bleu Garten and Other fun things In our previous post, we visited the 1995 Oklahoma city bombing memorial, noticing our solemn mood, our newly made friend suggested we head over to “Bleu Garten”. When we arrived, we could see a couple of food trucks and tents set up in a way that allowed patrons ample …
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Oklahoma-The Treasures in Our Backyard (I)
When the privilege international travel is bestowed upon an individual, it is easy for one to forget how awesome and interesting their own country of origin is. The exotic and foreign is so intriguing that falling out of wanderlust locally is easy. No one at “The Partytrail” had ever been fortunate enough to be treated …
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Oklahoma – The Treasures in Our Backyard IV
OKC Nightlife – The Bricktown District As you might have noticed, every city we have visited has some district or another with a concentration of bars, restaurants, pubs, and nightclubs. Thanks to the good folks that we met at Bleu Garten Read Post Here, we were given some good intelligence about OKC nightlife. In Oklahoma …
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