Detour: Venice Beach

June 1, 2010

With just a month to go before we hit the road, what did this GirlVenturer do?

Hit the road, of course!

With tires squealing and coffee in hand, The Husband and I tore out of the desert and set the GPS for “ocean.”

We arrived in Venice Beach before the sand was even warm.

The ocean isn’t really the main attraction at this beach. Here it’s all about the crazy artists, fortune tellers, b-boys and street performers on the promenade. There’s a ridiculous amount of talent squeezed in between every hotdog hut and flip-flop shop.

The fabric of Venice Beach was woven decades ago by counterculture artists, beat poets and musicians, which explains why this town is still one of the most colorful, eclectic beach communities along the California coastline.

It’s where piggies fly.

The skate park looks like an ultramodern sand dune.

 

Monsters perch on top of houses.

Alleys make for unexpected beauty.

And even the street art is a nod to something great.

 

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