The Cerca Guide to Los Angeles
Welcome to Cerca! We’re putting the world's best travel guide on your phone - the free Cerca app for iOS is available now. --- LA is larger than life. A cinematic sprawling mash of chic and down and out, a rolling hilled gem, a jam packed pocket of 4 million dreamers who moved here for an LA that was promised to change their lives. And maybe it did. In this Cerca Guide, J.J Duncan takes us out for many dinners, we head out on an epic road trip, and she tells us some dark tales that make this sunny city a little knowable but also a little more mysterious. This is the Los Angeles you don’t see on the screen. And there's even more in the Cerca app - bonus content, maps, and info on the points of interest mentioned in our episodes. Listen, become inspired and plan all without worrying about having to hit pause and take notes - because the info you need is waiting for you in the Cerca App. Whether you're planning a trip to LA in the near future, are already there, or just want to learn about a place we love, you're in the right place. This is what we do. Let's go to Los Angeles! ~This Cerca Guide was written by Stacey Book and Dominique Ferrari and voiced by J.J. Duncan. Visit www.cercatravel.com for more news on where Cerca is going and to sign up for special access to new features.
Episodes
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Los Angeles. The City of Angels. Even if you’ve never set foot here in person, chances are you’ve been here in your imagination - or in someone else's via film a...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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Los Angeles has long been home to the glamorous Hollywood lunch - and we’ll tell you about these old Hollywood standards - but these days the most exciting food in LA is also really,...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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Like the people who populate this city - the crimes that happen here seem fit for the big screen. In a place full of cameras, paparazzi, and superstars - it makes sense. If you take a surv...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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In the second part of our series on the crimes that changed Los Angeles we’re going to explore an era when LA of modern Hollywood came into its own, and the flip-side to that glamorous l...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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On its face LA’s architecture looks like a collection of various styles - pockets of neighborhoods with interesting design but little context. But scratch just below this surface and you...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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There is no better drive than the coast of California, and there are some secrets to making it the most spectacular road trip ever, including appreciating the history of this gorgeous land...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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There is no better drive than the the coast of California, and there are some secrets to making it the most spectacular road trip ever, including appreciating the history of this gorgeous ...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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Los Angeles has more than its fair share of kid-friendly things to do, so we've outlined a week of perfect So-Cal days, from the beach to the mountains - and don't worry, parents will like...
For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.
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Hollywood loves a good ghost story, so we're going to take you to some of the most famous haunted sites in the city and introduce you to some famous spirits. From Marilyn Monroe at the Roo...
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