Would you like to know about a summer travel destination that offers a tremendous amount of diversity in the vacation opportunities and activities? We are all different in exactly what we’d like to do during our summer travel. It may include hitting a bunch of theme parks like Knott’s Berry Farm, or relaxing in the mountains. For others it is visiting the local museums or hiking or deep sea sport fishing.
One of the most well-known vacation attractions in Southern California is the resort area around Disneyland; this includes the Downtown Disney retail entertainment center and California Adventure, on which Disney is spending around one billion dollars over the next few years.
Anyone who has not visited Anaheim in awhile will be surprised at its evolution over time. California Adventure exhibits the diversity of California culture, from citrus orchards to downtown Los Angeles to the northern California Wine Country. If you do any people watching, you will notice a very international mix of visitors at the Resort. It is a great place for people watching—a veritable cultural melting pot.
There are not a lot of other places in the world where you’ll find such a complex melting pot of nationalities as in Southern California. 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).
You’ll find quite a number of ethnic communities scattered throughout Southern California, and worth a visit in your summer travel activities. 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. Orange County is home to Little Saigon and Fourth Street in downtown Santa Ana.