Travel Guide: 3 Days in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Headed to California in the future? I traveled to Los Angeles recently for the holidays and found some great spots to add to your travel list. I explored 3 areas over the course of 3 days: Malibu, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood. I used a combination of recommendations from locals, Instagrammers, and reviews I found via Google searches to determine where to go. Here’s my 72-hour La-La Land itinerary!

I mapped out our day by planning activities up and down the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) in Malibu. This was Karl’s first trip to California, and I wanted him to experience the scenic mountain and beach views that made me fall in love with SoCal.

I looked up reviews for several ocean-view restaurants and Geoffrey’s Malibu had a 4.6 rating on Open Table. I’m happy to say it didn’t disappoint. We made reservations through the Open Table app for a 12:30 lunch.

*** My only regret is not scheduling it for 12:00, when it opened, because we may have gotten an even better table. It was surprisingly already pretty busy by the time we got there at 12:30. But hey, I can’t complain. Our view was still awesome! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).