One of the wonderful aspects of living in Los Angeles is that you can have a big city job and yet still be able to get out in nature to heal the mind and body in a matter of minutes. Yes, it is a sprawling city — and you will need a car to get around. But there are also plenty of opportunities to walk, hang out and just relax. A view of downtown Los Angeles in pictured from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 1, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole I first arrived in Los Angeles in 2006 from Buenos Aires and absolutely loved the vibe of the city. I was supposed to be born in Pasadena, in the northeast of Los Angeles County, but my family moved to the Chicago suburbs months before my birth. It is no wonder that I instantly felt at home in Los Angeles, where I currentl...
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Parish rooms turned into B&B in impoverished Palermo district Tourism brings benefits but requires strategy, councillor says Most residents happy with revenues, but some complain Operators say visitors improved city after mafia war In a rundown neighbourhood of Sicily's capital Palermo, a whitewashed old farmhouse that accommodates pilgrims now offers two rooms to tourists for bed and breakfast after a renovation. As foreign visitors flock to Sicily, last year Brother Mauro Billetta, head of the parish in the Danisinni neighbourhood, decided that revenue from B&B guests could help lift the area out of decades of neglect. Two months ago he also opened a cafe at the farmhouse, overlooking the vegetable garden. Tourists walk along Maqueda street, in Palermo, Ita...
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