I had initially signed up for the hostel's Beverley Hills walking tour but due to illness the tour was unfortunately cancelled, so me and several others decided to make our way there independently.
Having caught a bus there, we had a look around the designer boutiques that none of us had any hopes of being able to buy something from, before heading towards our destination of choice, the playboy mansion.
On our way down the plush, green, suburban neighbourhoods, we passed some grand houses that words can't really do justice. Unfortunately many of the bigger properties have strategically placed walls and hedges to stop people gawping at their splendor.
Beverley Hills is a beautiful area that feels far removed for the suburban sprawl that is much of Los Angeles.
After being refused entry to the playboy mansion and a considerable hike back to the bus stop, I grabbed a bite to eat and an hour's recovery time, before it was time to go and check out Steel Panther.
For anybody who's unaware of Steel Panther, they are effectively a giant piss take of 80s rock, but actually produce some pretty good music in the process.
They were playing at the House of Blues that happens to be their local venue and the compact setting gave the concert an intimate feel. Me and two English people I met that night were only about twenty yards back from the band.
Panther fired through much of their back catalog and also threw a few covers into the mix. Living up to the 80s rock lifestyle, the band naturally invited attractive females from the audience onto the stage, encouraging them to remove items of their clothing and dance around while the guys continued to blast out the tunes.
A great gig was followed by an incredibly long walk, due to the severe lack of buses in LA at 1am. Stepping over homeless people and dodging beggars were examples of the hazards that I encountered during my one and a half hour walk.
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