You may have heard that LA traffic was bad. That is entirely true, and it is probably worse than you an imagine. A trip that takes one hour at noon stretches out to two and a half by 3:30pm, then back to a reasonable 35-40 minutes by 10pm. It's the unpredictability that kills me.#
It is unfathomable that a vast area with climate perfect for walking year-round is now covered by perfectly unwalkable slabs of concrete. Someone should go to prison for this crime against urban architecture. #
On the other hand, the food in LA is both better and cheaper than in DC. But not so much better to offset traffic.#
LAX is a good example of America's crumbling infrastructure: bad signage, overcrowded even with the pandemic, centrally located inside the city yet still difficult to get to because of the constant bumper to bumper traffic. It's not only past its prime, it's past its expiration date.#
Cincinnati airport, on the other hand, was clean, spacious, with great service and interesting museum pieces spread throughout the terminal. It may have helped that I was there at 5am, but still, pleasantly surprised.#
Apropos: 5am layovers are a bad idea. Avoid at all cost.#
You may have heard that LA traffic was bad. That is entirely true, and it is probably worse than you an imagine. A trip that takes one hour at noon stretches out to two and a half by 3:30pm, then back to a reasonable 35-40 minutes by 10pm. It's the unpredictability that kills me.#
It is unfathomable that a vast area with climate perfect for walking year-round is now covered by perfectly unwalkable slabs of concrete. Someone should go to prison for this crime against urban architecture. #
On the other hand, the food in LA is both better and cheaper than in DC. But not so much better to offset traffic.#
LAX is a good example of America's crumbling infrastructure: bad signage, overcrowded even with the pandemic, centrally located inside the city yet still difficult to get to because of the constant bumper to bumper traffic. It's not only past its prime, it's past its expiration date.#
Cincinnati airport, on the other hand, was clean, spacious, with great service and interesting museum pieces spread throughout the terminal. It may have helped that I was there at 5am, but still, pleasantly surprised.#
Apropos: 5am layovers are a bad idea. Avoid at all cost.#