"WHERE THE HELL AM I?"
...JUST KEEP GOING WEST. WHEN YOU HIT WATER...STOP.
While it is easy to get lost when you first get to LA, a good tip is to use a few landmarks to keep your sense of direction.
Hollywood and “The Valley,” are separated by a small "mountain" range (The Hollywood Hills). The Valley is on the north side of the hills, and Hollywood is on the south side. The Hollywood Sign is on the Hollywood (or south) side of "the Hill". So if you can see the Hollywood Sign, you are south of the Valley. And so driving towards the Hollywood sign means you are going north.
So if you know this, then you can figure out which way is west (left) and which way is east (right). The ocean is west of course, and going east is going towards the desert. Usually the farther west you go, the “nicer” (more upscale and more expensive/exclusive) the neighborhoods and townships become (Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Malibu are “west”). You’ll also notice that weather gets better the farther west you go. This is due to the marine layer of the Pacific. It keeps the air cleaner and temperatures cooler in summer and warmer in winter. There can be as much as a 20-25 degree difference in the daily temps between Santa Monica and say, Pasadena a mere 15 miles east…and the valley? Hotter than hell in summer.
This is a desert climate though- don’t let the ocean proximity fool you. It can get cold at night. People out west dress in multiple, thin layers. Keep it in mind. It’s also a good idea to keep a blanket in your car for this reason- should you be stranded overnight somewhere, decide to take an impromptu trip to the beach etc.
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