Why go abroad? Tour L.A. instead
Arthur FROMMER omitted an important point in “The Forecast for ‘05: Another Stormy Year” [On a Budget, Jan. 16]: The sinking dollar’s cloud has a silver lining. It’s an opportunity to consider some exciting trips right here in the United States. “America the Beautiful,” after all, predates tourist brochure hype.
A Los Angeles newspaper should remind its readers that they live in one of the world’s most fascinating destinations. Many of us (including me) have been so preoccupied with exotic places that we have overlooked too many of the treasures in our own backyard.
Perhaps now is the time to discover what we’ve been missing -- and to let our travel dollars strengthen the local economy.
The inevitable idling on clotted freeways need not be a deterrent.
Given the ordeal flying has become, spending a little time in the car bopping along to your favorite tunes while enjoying Southern California’s sunshine is a very attractive alternative.
Ted R. Marcus
Torrance
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