Thousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area, approximately 35 miles (56 km) from Downtown Los Angeles and is less than 15 mi (24 km) from the Los Angeles city neighborhood of Woodland Hills.
Tom Hanks, I owe you so much of my heart. 1. Talk to strangers, you never know who you are going to meet. Forrest Gump is almost entirely a story told by a man sitting on a park bench, waiting for the number 9 bus as he talks to anyone who will sit down next to him.
Barclay Oudersluys is recreating Forrest Gump's gruelling run across the United States, aiming to complete the epic journey in 100 days. Barclay Oudersluys on Route 66 in Arizona during his attempt to run across America in 100 days Photo: Reuters. By Telegraph Men. 9:48AM BST 10 Jul 2015.