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Know Before You Go: Los Angeles

Posted by Intelligent Travel in Beyond the Guidebook on December 10, 2012
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Downtown Los Angeles. (Photograph by John Coke, My Shot)

Traveling to an unfamiliar destination can be stressful and overwhelming. And while there are oodles of travel sites, books, and blogs to recommend the hottest new this or the cheapest that, there are few places to turn for practical information that will save you time, and keep you safe. That’s why there’s Know Before You Go.

Do you have Know Before You Go tips for your city? Share them in the comments section or use the #B4UGO hashtag and shout out @NatGeoTraveler on Twitter.

Power to the People

Posted by Aric S. Queen in The Good Traveler on June 21, 2012
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A Tiziano mentor (L) assists as Madara Krevica (R) interviews a prison camp survivor in Latvia. (Photograph courtesy Jon Vidar/The Tiziano Project)

Democratizing the internet, while paved with good intentions, often backfires. Trust me. It was only a year ago in New York City when I had to wade through people my own age tweeting “Down with corporate greed!” on their iPhones, while munching on $12 kale chips and moving to the beat of a drum circle headed up by Kanye West.

Photo Gallery: Very Venice Beach

Posted by Aric S. Queen in The Good Traveler on June 20, 2012
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Well worth a few hours of your time. Photo Gallery

There are few places that sum up L.A. quite like an area called “Venice.”

And this one isn’t sinking — it’s kept afloat by all manner of West Coast Weird.

Muralist For Good

Posted by Aric S. Queen in The Good Traveler on June 19, 2012
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Nichole Marie Blackburn, muralist with a heart of gold.

There are people who find success, and are still not satisfied. Some of them work harder, make more money, and continue to fill their lives with tangibles — stuff. And then there are those who take a step back and think, “What am I doing for good?” Good thing L.A.-based artist Nichole Blackburn is one of the latter.