Why settle for just savouring the local cuisine when you could learn the ins and outs of Vietnamese cooking and bring some of the country’s culture with you? Join a cooking class at a local villa, where you'll receive expert guidance and hands-on experience crafting traditional dishes. Before getting your hands dirty, dive into the hustle and bustle of a local market, where you'll select the freshest ingredients for your culinary creations.

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles boasts an impressive permanent collection of contemporary art and hosts dynamic rotating exhibitions. MOCA operates three distinct venues: the main facility on Grand Avenue, the Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo, accommodating larger works and installations, and the MOCA Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

Stretching along Hollywood Boulevard, the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a tribute to entertainment legends, with over 2,700 brass stars embedded in the sidewalks honoring actors, musicians, directors, and more. And a few steps away, the TCL Chinese Theatre is impossible to miss, with its dramatic, pagoda-style facade. The real magic, though, is in the forecourt, where generations of stars, from Marilyn Monroe to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, have left their handprints and signatures in cement. Since its first movie premiere in 1927, the theater has been at the center of Hollywood’s biggest moments, and even today, it’s one of the best places to catch a film in true Hollywood style.

The chilling, heartbreaking exhibits of the Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum are guaranteed to leave no visitor indifferent. Atrocities commuted during Mengistu’s Derg regime are laid bare, to be processed at your own pace or with an English-speaking guide. The museum operates on donations alone; entry is free of charge.