urban imbalance

My arriving at this house was mildly comical and took a long time. It’s pretty much a straight shot from LAX (the main Los Angeles airport) to Malibu, and any local could do it quickly and without difficulty. But I kept getting stuck in “exit only” lanes and then having to ask directions for detours back onto the freeway.

The point being that, despite my long and memorable decade in Chicago, and my now extensive travel record in 60 countries, I’ve still spent only a week apiece in both Los Angeles and New York, the two main cities of my country. Maybe my next exotic vacation should be New York.