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Hip Mama Shelter, Los Angeles

Anthea Gerrie finds a warm welcome in Tinseltown at Hollywood’s hip Mama Shelter

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Andy Mossack reviews Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica amd relives Hollywood's Golden Age. Shangrila CA Nicolas Cope 3

Hotel Shangri-La. Discover the Beautiful Golden Age of Hollywood.

The lights of the Santa Monica Ferris wheel have come on and It’s quite a spectacle from my perch on the rooftop bar of Hotel Shangri-La seven storey’s up.

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Twelve Top USA Art Museums

Many of the world’s finest art museums are in the USA and here are my twelve top USA art museums, from a list that could easily be twice as long.

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Anthea Gerrie reviews the Hook & Plow in South Los Angeles, a destination often missed by many visitors to LA. 47978d 7d3fb42230a24430bc9822a464b17d06

Hook & Plow. Taste excellent Hermosa Beach ocean to plate cuisine.

Too many visitors turn resolutely left out of LAX, heading north for Los Angeles, Beverly Hills or Santa Monica, oblivious to the delights which lie to the south. Yet within a half-hour’s drive of the airport sit LA’s delightful beach towns, a great place to kick back and enjoy good food in rustic surroundings. Hermosa Beach is one of the prettiest of these coastal villages, and The Hook & Plow has been its star turn since 2014.

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