Los Angeles

Home to Hollywood and the epicentre of the entertainment industry, La La Land is the sun-soaked city of dreams nestled in the Hollywood Hills.

Have fun celeb-spotting at Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame, going movie mad at Universal Studios and ogling at the swanky stores of Rodeo Drive and palaces of Beverly Hills. Or head downtown through the vast web of freeways and skyscrapers to uncover a thriving cultural scene and Olvera Street, LA’s historic Mexican heart.

When the traffic gets too much, it’s time to hit Venice Beach – the bohemian birthplace of Californian beach culture and America’s fitness boom. The name ‘Muscle Beach’ was coined in the 1930s when buff bodybuilders and toned gymnasts drew huge crowds while doing their thing on the public gym equipment. So get in the sandbox and enjoy the acrobatic bars.