Category Metro Adventures
All Aboard! The Choo-Choo Zoo is the Cutest Thing You’ll See Today
How easy is it to get to the Los Angeles County Fair without driving? These super adorable farm animals show us just how easy it is! Farmers brought two sheep and a chicken for a ride on the Metrolink from Union Station to the LA County Fairgrounds off the San Bernardino Line to show commuters […]
Metro Fare Increases Are Coming!
Load up those TAP cards, Metro riders–fare increases are coming! On September 15th, a new fee schedule will go into place. The base fare for regular passengers will increase to $1.75, an increase of a quarter. Day passes will increase a couple bucks to $7. 30-day passes take a big hit, increasing to $100. One […]
BUSted! Storytelling Event – 7/26/2014
One of my favorite events is coming up–BUSted! Scott Schultz, storytelling wizard and friend of Hoff the Beaten Path, produces and hosts the evening filled with tales of getting around LA without a car. While most of the storytellers focus on bus and metro stories, this month is featuring a one from the Los Angeles […]
The Return of Echo Park’s Lotus Festival
This weekend saw the return of one of Echo Park’s most treasured traditions: the Lotus Festival. July 12th and July 13th saw the first Lotus Festival in three years due to the clean-up of Echo Park Lake. I took a bus trip there on Sunday to check it out. The Lotus Festival is a two-part […]
Stanley Cup Parade and Road Closures – Monday, 6/16/2014
Good news: the Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup! Not only is an LA team the best in all the land, but we can finally stop seeing our Facebook news feeds littered with hockey posts (oh wait, the NBA finals are still going on, along with the World Cup?). On Monday, LA welcomes […]
No More Butts
There are several good reasons why people shouldn’t smoke cigarettes. They are bad for your health, they smell gross, and they cause premature aging. We all know this. But what about environmental impact? Every year, billions of trees are cut down in order to manufacture cigarettes. To bring awareness to this surprising fact, artist Cristo […]
Viva La Bolt Bus
Over Memorial Day weekend, I went to Las Vegas with a group of friends. We did Vegas on a shoestring budget, especially when it came to our transportation options. I never heard of Bolt Bus until I was invited to join my friends for the weekend. It is a Greyhound service that connects nearby major […]
Be Careful What You Wish For
As I write this blog entry, I sit in a Bolt Bus from Vegas to LA (more on that later). I became very excited when I realized there were only five other riders on the bus, and none of them young children. I sprawled out across the seat and got comfortable. I was nearly falling […]
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