There's an empty desk across the room from me today because OnMilwaukee.com managing editor Bobby Tanzilo is in San Diego. And, thanks to all your great suggestions, he's bound to have a blast and return home with much to write about.
After all, that is why we're going on these quick trips. We're sent to investigate select cities as part of our Free Recession Buster Getaways blog contest with AirTran giving away two tickets and a netbook.
That being said, I'm up next. I'm heading out to Los Angeles on Monday and although I've had help constructing an action-packed two-day itinerary that includes, but is not limited to, the mega L.A. LIVE Entertainment District, the Los Angeles Country Art Museum (with a stop at the La Brea Tar Pits), Venice Beach and the Walk of Fame, I'm definitely open to more suggestions.
L.A. is a beast of a metropolis, so there's no way to cover all that ground in a mere 48 hours. I think I've got enough of the big, obvious tourist things covered (I'm still working on getting into Universal Studios to try The Simpsons ride), but I'd love to hear more about the under-the-radar gems this place has hidden in its many urban folds.
OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Julie Lawrence grew up in Wauwatosa and has lived her whole life in the Milwaukee area.
As any “word nerd” can attest, you never know when inspiration will strike, so from a very early age Julie has rarely been seen sans pen and little notebook. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee it seemed only natural that she major in journalism. When OnMilwaukee.com offered her an avenue to combine her writing and the city she knows and loves in late 2004, she knew it was meant to be. Around the office, she answers to a plethora of nicknames, including “Lar,” (short for “Larry,” which is short for “Lawrence”) as well as the mysteriously-sourced “Bill Murray.”
