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If you ain't got a car in LA you're a nobody. Walking hasn't quite been outlawed, but it's certainly deemed suspicious behaviour and jaywalking is downright subversive. If you don't know your way around get hold of a copy of the Thomas Bros Guide and, preferably, a navigator. If there are two of you in the car you can also take advantage of the "Carpool Only" lanes.

The Los Angeles Lakers are perhaps the only sports team on the planet whose supporters are as famous as its players. If Kobe Bryant and company don't keep you entertained then there's always plenty of star-spotting to be done with Jack Nicholson and Goldie Hawn among the regular celebrity fans.

Take home some Hollywood stardust by paying a trip to Off the Wall on Melrose Avenue -- home to an extensive collection of movie memorabilia as well as vintage collectibles such as pinball machines and Wurlitzer jukeboxes. Even better, dress like a star at It's a Wrap on Magnolia Boulevard, which sells off movie wardrobes with every item tagged by the movie it appeared in and the star who wore it.

When the pollution haze clears for long enough during winter months, the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains can be seen surrounding Los Angeles, offering the tantalizing possibility of water sports in the morning and winter sports in the afternoon. Once you've swapped your surfboard for snowboard, head for Highway 210 and Mount Baldy, the largest resort in California.

Keep up with what's happening on the L.A. social scene by picking up a copy of L.A .Weekly

-- a freebie along the lines of New York's Village Voice.

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