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Trip Tips with Chris
In many parts of Southeast Asia (including Thailand and Japan), you will see signs in hotels and public transit specifically banning a fruit. What is this fruit that is so smelly it's treated like a hazardous material?
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Trip Tips with Chris
The "Second Seoul" is live! 🇰🇷🏮
I recently dropped the latest episode in the "World in LA" series, and Koreatown did not disappoint. We’re going way beyond the surface level - from the 1970s history that started it all to a secret 80s club hidden behind a loading dock. 🕵️♂️
What’s inside:
The "Cheese Volcano" at Sun Nong Dan (worth every penny).
The architecture of The Wiltern and Chapman Plaza.
The powerful history of Sa-I-Gu (4-2-9).
How to find the city's coolest speakeasy at the LINE Hotel.
📺 Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/sJhL3tOKy-I
🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab free guides of Koreatown, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, and El Pueblo on my Mindtrip page: bit.ly/mindtripTTWC
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Trip Tips with Chris
Later this week, I’m releasing a video about Koreatown Los Angeles. While the neighborhood is famous for the food - especially Korean BBQ, it also contains the largest collection of a specific 1920s architectural style in the city. What is this glamorous "hidden" style found throughout the neighborhood?
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2025 was a record-breaking year for global tourism, with travel numbers fully exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Which country officially held onto its title as the most visited nation in the world for 2025?
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On Thursday I’m releasing Episode 3 of the World in LA Series: Chinatown!
At the Central Plaza you can see a famous bronze statue of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. While he is a global icon, Bruce Lee had a very specific connection to the streets of LA Chinatown. What was his link to the neighborhood?
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Trip Tips with Chris
The next episode of the World in LA Series will be about Chinatown. Most historic Chinatowns in the U.S. grew organically over time, but Los Angeles' current Chinatown was actually planned and built from scratch in the 1930s. What was the main reason for this "re-birth"?
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On Thursday I am releasing Episode 2 of the World in LA series: Little Tokyo! It’s home to a massive, highly detailed monument that you’d usually expect to see at NASA. What unique object is on display there?
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In my next video I’m exploring Little Tokyo in Downtown Los Angeles. How many officially designated "Japantowns" currently exist in the entire United States?
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Trip Tips with Chris
Happy New Year everyone!! On Thursday I’m releasing my first video of the year. It will be the Episode 1 of a new series where I explore several Ethnic Enclaves of Los Angeles. The first episode will be about El Pueblo - the birthplace of LA!
So here’s the first trivia question of the year:
Where did the 44 founders of Los Angeles actually begin their journey?
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In Spain, thousands of people gather in city squares like Madrid’s Puerta del Sol to ring in the New Year by performing which specific tradition as the clock strikes midnight?
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