Introduce A Bit Of Variety to Your Southern California Vacation

I’d like to make a suggestion for a summer vacation travel destination where you can find a great deal of variety in the type of local attractions offered.  Summer vacation travel means different things to different people, that’s for sure.  Some of us want to visit Disneyland and some just want to relax on the beach.  Others love to see historical sites and still others love to play golf.

One of the first places one thinks of in terms of Southern California vacation destinations is the Resort devoted to California Adventure, Downtown Disney and, of course, Disneyland.

Anyone who has not visited Anaheim in awhile will be surprised at its evolution over time.  The addition of Disney’s California Adventure alone has changed the whole atmosphere of the Resort, and with the billion-dollar upgrade now underway this will only continue into the future.  You will observe an international blend of cultures in the visitors at the parks and at Downtown Disney.  It is a great place for people watching—a veritable cultural melting pot.

You will likely find this melting pot of international ethnicities to be common throughout much of SoCal.  There is a particularly strong presence from Pacific Rim countries, but Europe, Asia and Africa are likewise well represented (not so many folks from Antarctica).

Along with visits to theme parks and the beach, it may be worthwhile to visit some of the permanent ethnic communities spread around Orange and Los Angeles counties in particular.  In Los Angeles County the obvious targest would be Koreatown, west of downtown, Little Tokyo to the west and Chinatown just north of the central business district.  Some of the best-known ethnic communities in Orange County include the Vietnamese community in Little Saigon, and the Hispanic community around Fourth Street in Santa Ana.