for aussis travellers heading to usa. first thing to remember is their scale of rating for hotels is very different to aus hotels.. a 4 star hotel their is about a 1 here. as in we stayed at a so called 4 star resort right near disneyland.. and were supposed to have a continental breakfast.. it ended up being 1 coffee and 1 iced donut that had to be colelcted from front office. they dont have bar fridges in most hotels and u have to get ice. some hotels are not very helpful. so get plenty of advice and choose wisely. for attractions dont miss Knotts Berry Farm its a great day out adn to be honest preferred it to over commercialised Disneyland.
women do NOT travel alone. and dont flash your money around alot. i was told that if i need to get money out of my wallet to go into toilets and do it. but thats abit over the top. Check out some of the larger malls such as i think its called South Mall in Los Angelos. its huge and lots of good bargins. If u have a multi day pass to Disneyland try and do all the other sightseeing first and leave Disneyland to last.. that way if you want to go back and pick up things you can. WE had no coffee or tea even toast making facilities in room.. couldnt even keep milk in with us as nothing to store it in as no bar fridge.. so very ahrd to make simple things to eat.. eating out all the time is costly.. try not eat before or after going to theme parks as the food there is over the top in prices.. for something different try Medievil times it was a fantastic night of knights in shinging armour.. jousting and falconry.

It'S A great city to do shopping. Macy's is by far almost always the cheapest place to go shopping, look for the sales. The beach is fantastic when it's sunny, there are a lot of good beaches in Malibu. Go eat at Cheesecake factory in Marina Del rey, it's so pretty and the food is delicious. I've stayed at Mariott in Downtown which is pretty good, but located a bit too far from beverly hills in my opinion. The Beverly hilton is fantastic, and is cheap sometimes.

Soak up up the sun on the Santa Monica Boulevard, ride the feris wheel for an amazing view and support the realy nice guy playing music on the pier.

visit the universal studios

Walk about the walk of fame, stroll around at the rodeo drive and have a tour through Beverly Hills and see how the rich and famous spend their life and money

Cheesy and unavoidable you still cant have more fun than at Disneyland the happiest place on earth. Better value can be found with a 3 day pass which guarantees you early entry on one of the days so you can beat all the queues for the rides. Bring food however as the happiest place on earth can cost an arm and a leg.

home of the rich and famous, go to rodeo drive (actually very small) where you'll find the beaumonde.
goto santa monica beach

Moviefreaks: visit Universal studio Largest firedepartment and excercise place

I would recommend the obvious one's such as Hollywood Walk Of Fame, The Kodak Theatre, if you like old school movie glamour Hollywood 'MaxFactor' Museum- these are all within walking distance of each other. Santa Monica is a must- great for dining- I can recommend the Lobster for lovely seafood, and the fashion stores are just divine- some major brands are cheaper than U.K. Rodeo Drive is as good as it looks in mags/television. If you want to see Art/Exhibitions visit J.Paul Getty Museum- I personally found it boring! Film and Television Studio Tours was ok. Hire a Bicycle and race along Venice Beach- ain't nothing like it!! For the Kid in you take a trip to Universal Studios, one or two good rides-great for children. I used the Metro Underground Service which was efficient and carriages were clean.Most importantly I didn't feel out of place or threatened. Guys do try to get you to buy things like CD's etc along the Hollywood strip- just politely tell them ur not interested and they'll leave you alone- don't banter with them or lead them on as such unless you are purchasing. Last but not least I would recommend Car Hire as unfortunatley not all these attractions/places are in walking distance. The Travel Guide booklets have great maps for areas and roads-I found these very accurate- so grab one and have a great time!

Ah... the best weather in the world .... if you wanna know why you got to ask me... hehe - You could do anything in the world there...tell me some that you think that you cant do ... and ill prove you wrong