LA Marathon/ March 17, 2013

The LA Marathon will be happening tomorrow, March 17, 2013 starting at Dodger Stadium and ending in Santa Monica. All information regarding street closures and marathon map can be found at: http://ktla.com/2013/03/15/46823/#axzz2NeCq1cVT

Daylight Spring Forward

Today, March 9, 2013 is Daylight Savings Time Eve. The clock moves forward officially at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. To make it easy, set clocks ahead tonight.

Fun fact: Benjamin Franklin brought up the idea of Daylight Savings way back in 1784. He didn't want to change the clocks though, he wanted people to change the time they woke up. By firing cannons.

Fail.

LAX Construction Project and Delays

If you have recently travelled in or out of LAX you may have noticed delays around the Bradley International Terminal. A construction project at LAX has caused periodic limited access to the terminal and a lot of traffic due to lane closures. The following is an article printed in the Los Angeles Times on June 5, 2012 that explains what is happening and what will be happening through June of 2014.

Article: June 5, 2012

Beginning Tuesday, a massive construction project at Los Angeles International Airport will result in various traffic lanes being closed to passenger terminals over the next two years.
Officials at the nation's third-busiest airport said the first closures will involve the three inner lanes on the lower arrivals level from Terminal 3 to the Tom Bradley International Terminal.
There will also be closures on the upper departures level involving curbside lanes between the west side of Terminal 3 and the north side of the Bradley. The first round of traffic restrictions is expected to end in July.
Pedestrians will still be able to access the sidewalk around the construction, but the escalators and stairs on the north side of the Bradley will be closed through September.
"The lanes that will be closed will be the ones where people normally go to drop off and pick up loved ones," said Albert Rodriguez, an LAX spokesperson.

For the next few weeks, temporary lane restrictions will occur overnight from 1 to 5 a.m. on the lower arrivals level at Terminals 4, 5 and 7.The lane closures are related to replacement of the airport's central utility plant, which provides air conditioning, heating, ventilation and hot water to passenger terminals and other facilities. Some excavation will be required to extend new water and power lines to the terminals.
The central utility plant is part of a $4.1-billion modernization program at LAX, which includes expansion of the Bradley terminal and 18 new gates for international passengers.

Duct Tape--Pack it!

Pack it! Ten practical uses for Duct Tape while traveling:

1. Patch up that suitcase you refuse to replace :)
2. Seal a drain in a sink to wash laundry
3. Tightly twist a length of it to create a clothesline to dry the laundry
4. Used with a piece of tissue or cotton it can be a makeshift Bandaid
5. Remove lint
6. Mark luggage
7. Babyproof a hotel room
8. Close the blackout drape in the hotel room
9. Entertain the kids in the hotel. Make wallets, outline hopscotch, make a race track for toy cars...
10. Insert sardonic comment about what you may want to do with it to the stranger snoring in the seat next to you on the airplane

Street Closures for the Oscars

Starting tonight, February 17, 2013 at 10PM Hollywood Boulevard will be shut down between Highland and Orange in preparation for The Oscars. Excelsior Limousine is gearing up for the special night! Seven days and counting...

Excelsior Limousine App

Excelsior Limousine has it's very own mobile App. It's free! Visit our website  www.ExcelsiorLA.com to find out how to download it. With the App you can get a quote, book a car, track your flight, check the weather and link to major airports and hotels. Let us know what you think!

Ten reasons to book with Excelsior Limousine

Ten reasons to book with Excelsior Limousine:

 

10. New car smell.
  9. The FlyAway bus seems to have changed its name to the PassMeBy bus.
  8. Uber…wasn’t.
  7. Tinted windows—SPF 30.
  6. Little Black Dress + Yellow Cab= Bumble Bee.
  5. It’s the 48^th time you’ve asked Bob to drive you to the airport. Bob needs a break.
  4. With gas prices this high—you may as well.
  3. You’re the Joneses.
  2. Online booking is a cinch. So is booking through our APP.
  1. Because you’re worth it.