Los Angeles

Overview

Cue sun-kissed days, swaying palms and balmy nights, ocean and canyons. Add in the perpetually enhanced beau monde, the razzle-dazzle and sheer entertainment of it all, and before you know it, you too will be under her spell.

Need to know
When to go

Rent a car with GPS, you’ll be lost without it and no one knows how to give directions (or stops for you). What you drive matters in LA, and although everyone wants to be seen to be green, no one takes public transport.

Um, year-round SoCal sunshine, duh! There’s really no bad time to visit: spring-summer are lovely although Aug-Sep roast, and Jan-Feb can be rainy. Pack a crochet knit to throw over your bikini Nov-Mar.