Our trip to see Dr. G (loooong)

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

We just got back from our trip to LA and thought some people might want to hear

of our travel experience.

Our trip was a very short one, we left Toronto on Monday evening and got home

Friday morning.

We checked at the Park and Fly and Air Canada checked us in and issued us

boarding passes right there, while and I stayed in the car. They advised

us to go to the Special Services counter for Air Canada in the airport. Those

people were fantastic they escorted us and carried our luggage though the entire

airport right to our gate! We got to take our stroller right to the gate and it

was retrieved at LA and given to us at the gate there. We preboarded in Toronto,

but I would suggest if the flight is full as it was coming home that you

actually get on last, it's less time on the plane. Our flight was at 6:30pm so

we gave some Gravol at 6pm. We lucked out because the plane was only

half full. We found the best seating arrangement was at a window seat,

Doug next to him in the aisle and me across the aisle. He had a really good

Gluten Free meal (pre-ordered). Then after dinner he cuddled in on a bed made of

two seats, pillows and blankets, had a bottle and didn't wake up until landing.

WOW. In LA we got our bags and headed for the Thrifty shuttle which was right

outside, we had prebooked our rental car from Thrifty over the internet. It was

$30 a day, unlimited mileage (we didn't have any special discounts) and $15 for

the booster for the week. They filled it back up with gas at the end of the

week because gas was significantly cheaper through them. I found a maps

site on the internet where I could type in Thrifty's address and the Days Inn

address and it gave me a printable map both in pictures and written instructions

on exactly how to get to the Hotel, it was amazing. We were at the hotel within

one hour of landing! We got in at about 9;30 pm LA time and there was no

traffic. If someone wanted to take a cab however, I got some names and numbers.

I would not recommend driving on the freeway during the day if you are not

comfortable in really fast, unpredictable traffic ( for any Canadians reading

this, it's like Montreal!). These are the cab companies;Primetime Shuttle

1-800-773-8267 & Super Shuttle 1-818-556-6600. These two companies were about

$30.

Carnival car and limousine service 1-800-928-2899 & 818-345-5466 www.limo1.com,

about $60. This company claims they are the " only transportation allowed to

pick-up & drop off inside the terminal " . That would save getting the shuttle.

We stayed at the Days Inn 1-818-345-9410 . It's not the Ritz but it was clean

and the staff was very friendly, and we didn't get strange looks when

was whooping it up out at the pool. It looked a bit like the set of Melrose

Place. We spoke with Randy the Manager (ask to speak with him and mention that

you are going to see Dr. G, for a reduced rate)in advance and he gave us a

reduced rate of $80/nt, that consisted of 2 queen beds, coffeemaker, iron,

hairdryer, fridge which is empty (that was great, we stocked up at the

supermarket). The rate also included continental breakfast which was great. It

was in a hotel room converted into a kitchen with a few tables in it. There was

lots of fresh fruit, bread bagels, danish's, doughnuts,cereal, condiments, OJ,

milk, tea, coffee a toaster (we used it for our GFCF bread that we brought with

us) and a microwave. We took the tray that was in our room and carried breakfast

back to the room.

Although all they have is breakfast, this room can be opened by a staff at any

time during the day if you need to use the microwave. We loved the pool area, it

was totally fenced in and provided towels, we could actually sit and relax while

played. Except when he would go after the sand in the ashtrays

aaaargh!!! At night we always kept the fan running in the room for " white

noise " . He also had a suite available with a full kichen and a separate bedroom,

I think it was $160/nt but I have temporarily lost my notes. Dr G's office was

about a five minute walk from the hotel, so if you don't rent a car it's a

breeze to get there. It's right next to Mcs.

There is a health food store two blocks from the hotel, on your way to Dr. G's,

they don't have a lot but they do sell rice and soy milk.

There are a lot of restaurants in the area. The first Mcs you get to is

right next to Dr. G's, if you go a couple of miles down the road they have one

with an outdoor playplace yayyy!

The meeting with Dr. G was great, we had a little bit of bloodwork left and " the

vampire " from the lab was amazing, barely knew what happened.

We found a huge dollar store down the strip past Dr.G's where we got pool toys

(we left them at the hotel, so you may not need any) souviners and snacks. I had

a blast and blew $38. A little further down the road there is a large grocery

store called Ralphs where we stocked up on groceries.

We spent two wonderful evenings with president Marc Share and his beautiful

family, and we miss them already. There was a rock band from England called

Glisten staying at the hotel who were very friendly and very interested in ,

they gave us their CD (which is pretty good, they sound like U2)and promised if

they make it big they will be

spokes people for , (you never know).

On the last day we headed slowly back to the airport, we had about 7 hours to

kill. We got on to the Pacific Coast Highway and made our way to the Santa

Pier. We played in the sand, watched fish being caught and then moved on

a little further south to Venice beach where they had some awesome playgrounds,

you can kind of parkhop all the way down the beach.

Eventually we got to the airport, they didn't appear to have special services

there so we had to go through the " system " like everyone else. Oh Well!

The flight home was uneventfull, fell asleep before boarding, it was an

11pm departure and slept the whole way home.

I wish the best of luck to anyone making this journey. I lived in dread for the

last eight months of doing this and it turned out just fine.

Happy Mothers Day,

McCreary

[Guest guest]

Hi Nikki,

We were out in Tarzana in May and I posted it when we got home. Maybe something

in here can be of help.

Our trip to see Dr. G (loooong)

Hi all,

We just got back from our trip to LA and thought some people might want to hear

of our travel experience.

Our trip was a very short one, we left Toronto on Monday evening and got home

Friday morning.

We checked at the Park and Fly and Air Canada checked us in and issued us

boarding passes right there, while and I stayed in the car. They advised

us to go to the Special Services counter for Air Canada in the airport. Those

people were fantastic they escorted us and carried our luggage though the entire

airport right to our gate! We got to take our stroller right to the gate and it

was retrieved at LA and given to us at the gate there. We preboarded in Toronto,

but I would suggest if the flight is full as it was coming home that you

actually get on last, it's less time on the plane. Our flight was at 6:30pm so

we gave some Gravol at 6pm. We lucked out because the plane was only

half full. We found the best seating arrangement was at a window seat,

Doug next to him in the aisle and me across the aisle. He had a really good

Gluten Free meal (pre-ordered). Then after dinner he cuddled in on a bed made of

two seats, pillows and blankets, had a bottle and didn't wake up until landing.

WOW. In LA we got our bags and headed for the Thrifty shuttle which was right

outside, we had prebooked our rental car from Thrifty over the internet. It was

$30 a day, unlimited mileage (we didn't have any special discounts) and $15 for

the booster for the week. They filled it back up with gas at the end of the

week because gas was significantly cheaper through them. I found a maps

site on the internet where I could type in Thrifty's address and the Days Inn

address and it gave me a printable map both in pictures and written instructions

on exactly how to get to the Hotel, it was amazing. We were at the hotel within

one hour of landing! We got in at about 9;30 pm LA time and there was no

traffic. If someone wanted to take a cab however, I got some names and numbers.

I would not recommend driving on the freeway during the day if you are not

comfortable in really fast, unpredictable traffic ( for any Canadians reading

this, it's like Montreal!). These are the cab companies;Primetime Shuttle

1-800-773-8267 & Super Shuttle 1-818-556-6600. These two companies were about

$30.

Carnival car and limousine service 1-800-928-2899 & 818-345-5466 www.limo1.com,

about $60. This company claims they are the " only transportation allowed to

pick-up & drop off inside the terminal " . That would save getting the shuttle.

We stayed at the Days Inn 1-818-345-9410 . It's not the Ritz but it was clean

and the staff was very friendly, and we didn't get strange looks when

was whooping it up out at the pool. It looked a bit like the set of Melrose

Place. We spoke with Randy the Manager (ask to speak with him and mention that

you are going to see Dr. G, for a reduced rate)in advance and he gave us a

reduced rate of $80/nt, that consisted of 2 queen beds, coffeemaker, iron,

hairdryer, fridge which is empty (that was great, we stocked up at the

supermarket). The rate also included continental breakfast which was great. It

was in a hotel room converted into a kitchen with a few tables in it. There was

lots of fresh fruit, bread bagels, danish's, doughnuts,cereal, condiments, OJ,

milk, tea, coffee a toaster (we used it for our GFCF bread that we brought with

us) and a microwave. We took the tray that was in our room and carried breakfast

back to the room.

Although all they have is breakfast, this room can be opened by a staff at any

time during the day if you need to use the microwave. We loved the pool area, it

was totally fenced in and provided towels, we could actually sit and relax while

played. Except when he would go after the sand in the ashtrays

aaaargh!!! At night we always kept the fan running in the room for " white

noise " . He also had a suite available with a full kichen and a separate bedroom,

I think it was $160/nt but I have temporarily lost my notes. Dr G's office was

about a five minute walk from the hotel, so if you don't rent a car it's a

breeze to get there. It's right next to Mcs.

There is a health food store two blocks from the hotel, on your way to Dr. G's,

they don't have a lot but they do sell rice and soy milk.

There are a lot of restaurants in the area. The first Mcs you get to is

right next to Dr. G's, if you go a couple of miles down the road they have one

with an outdoor playplace yayyy!

The meeting with Dr. G was great, we had a little bit of bloodwork left and " the

vampire " from the lab was amazing, barely knew what happened.

We found a huge dollar store down the strip past Dr.G's where we got pool toys

(we left them at the hotel, so you may not need any) souviners and snacks. I had

a blast and blew $38. A little further down the road there is a large grocery

store called Ralphs where we stocked up on groceries.

We spent two wonderful evenings with president Marc Share and his beautiful

family, and we miss them already. There was a rock band from England called

Glisten staying at the hotel who were very friendly and very interested in ,

they gave us their CD (which is pretty good, they sound like U2)and promised if

they make it big they will be

spokes people for , (you never know).

On the last day we headed slowly back to the airport, we had about 7 hours to

kill. We got on to the Pacific Coast Highway and made our way to the Santa

Pier. We played in the sand, watched fish being caught and then moved on

a little further south to Venice beach where they had some awesome playgrounds,

you can kind of parkhop all the way down the beach.

Eventually we got to the airport, they didn't appear to have special services

there so we had to go through the " system " like everyone else. Oh Well!

The flight home was uneventfull, fell asleep before boarding, it was an

11pm departure and slept the whole way home.

I wish the best of luck to anyone making this journey. I lived in dread for the

last eight months of doing this and it turned out just fine.

Happy Mothers Day,

McCreary

[Guest guest]

Here is a copy of a post from our trip in May.

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Hi all,

We just got back from our trip to LA and thought some people might want to hear

of our travel experience.

Our trip was a very short one, we left Toronto on Monday evening and got home

Friday morning.

We checked at the Park and Fly and Air Canada checked us in and issued us

boarding passes right there, while and I stayed in the car. They advised

us to go to the Special Services counter for Air Canada in the airport. Those

people were fantastic they escorted us and carried our luggage though the entire

airport right to our gate! We got to take our stroller right to the gate and it

was retrieved at LA and given to us at the gate there. We preboarded in Toronto,

but I would suggest if the flight is full as it was coming home that you

actually get on last, it's less time on the plane. Our flight was at 6:30pm so

we gave some Gravol at 6pm. We lucked out because the plane was only

half full. We found the best seating arrangement was at a window seat,

Doug next to him in the aisle and me across the aisle. He had a really good

Gluten Free meal (pre-ordered). Then after dinner he cuddled in on a bed made of

two seats, pillows and blankets, had a bottle and didn't wake up until landing.

WOW. In LA we got our bags and headed for the Thrifty shuttle which was right

outside, we had prebooked our rental car from Thrifty over the internet. It was

$30 a day, unlimited mileage (we didn't have any special discounts) and $15 for

the booster for the week. They filled it back up with gas at the end of the

week because gas was significantly cheaper through them. I found a maps

site on the internet where I could type in Thrifty's address and the Days Inn

address and it gave me a printable map both in pictures and written instructions

on exactly how to get to the Hotel, it was amazing. We were at the hotel within

one hour of landing! We got in at about 9;30 pm LA time and there was no

traffic. If someone wanted to take a cab however, I got some names and numbers.

I would not recommend driving on the freeway during the day if you are not

comfortable in really fast, unpredictable traffic ( for any Canadians reading

this, it's like Montreal!). These are the cab companies;Primetime Shuttle

1-800-773-8267 & Super Shuttle 1-818-556-6600. These two companies were about

$30.

Carnival car and limousine service 1-800-928-2899 & 818-345-5466 www.limo1.com,

about $60. This company claims they are the " only transportation allowed to

pick-up & drop off inside the terminal " . That would save getting the shuttle.

We stayed at the Days Inn 1-818-345-9410 . It's not the Ritz but it was clean

and the staff was very friendly, and we didn't get strange looks when

was whooping it up out at the pool. It looked a bit like the set of Melrose

Place. We spoke with Randy the Manager (ask to speak with him and mention that

you are going to see Dr. G, for a reduced rate)in advance and he gave us a

reduced rate of $80/nt, that consisted of 2 queen beds, coffeemaker, iron,

hairdryer, fridge which is empty (that was great, we stocked up at the

supermarket). The rate also included continental breakfast which was great. It

was in a hotel room converted into a kitchen with a few tables in it. There was

lots of fresh fruit, bread bagels, danish's, doughnuts,cereal, condiments, OJ,

milk, tea, coffee a toaster (we used it for our GFCF bread that we brought with

us) and a microwave. We took the tray that was in our room and carried breakfast

back to the room.

Although all they have is breakfast, this room can be opened by a staff at any

time during the day if you need to use the microwave. We loved the pool area, it

was totally fenced in and provided towels, we could actually sit and relax while

played. Except when he would go after the sand in the ashtrays

aaaargh!!! At night we always kept the fan running in the room for " white

noise " . He also had a suite available with a full kichen and a separate bedroom,

I think it was $160/nt but I have temporarily lost my notes. Dr G's office was

about a five minute walk from the hotel, so if you don't rent a car it's a

breeze to get there. It's right next to Mcs.

There is a health food store two blocks from the hotel, on your way to Dr. G's,

they don't have a lot but they do sell rice and soy milk.

There are a lot of restaurants in the area. The first Mcs you get to is

right next to Dr. G's, if you go a couple of miles down the road they have one

with an outdoor playplace yayyy!

The meeting with Dr. G was great, we had a little bit of bloodwork left and " the

vampire " from the lab was amazing, barely knew what happened.

We found a huge dollar store down the strip past Dr.G's where we got pool toys

(we left them at the hotel, so you may not need any) souviners and snacks. I had

a blast and blew $38. A little further down the road there is a large grocery

store called Ralphs where we stocked up on groceries.

We spent two wonderful evenings with president Marc Share and his beautiful

family, and we miss them already. There was a rock band from England called

Glisten staying at the hotel who were very friendly and very interested in ,

they gave us their CD (which is pretty good, they sound like U2)and promised if

they make it big they will be

spokes people for , (you never know).

On the last day we headed slowly back to the airport, we had about 7 hours to

kill. We got on to the Pacific Coast Highway and made our way to the Santa

Pier. We played in the sand, watched fish being caught and then moved on

a little further south to Venice beach where they had some awesome playgrounds,

you can kind of parkhop all the way down the beach.

Eventually we got to the airport, they didn't appear to have special services

there so we had to go through the " system " like everyone else. Oh Well!

The flight home was uneventfull, fell asleep before boarding, it was an

11pm departure and slept the whole way home.

I wish the best of luck to anyone making this journey. I lived in dread for the

last eight months of doing this and it turned out just fine.

McCreary