Blogs from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 3

First of all I’d just like to say BEST HALLOWEEN EVER!!! Now I can begin. As I have already mentioned in my ‘Cannabis Doctor’ blog My Halloween started off very well. I got to meet one of my childhood heroes and in less than ten words he managed to insult my current workplace lol. During the rest of the day we went to Universal Studios, I’m not sure if it was because it was Halloween or not but it was a lot quieter than I expected. The longest queue for a ride was 30 minutes, most other rides we just walked on to. There were lots of signs up warning guests about some of the Halloween decorations up around the studios. Universal studios is family friendly, therefore welcoming to kids. But the Halloween decorations were for ... read more

Le sourire et la bonne humeur sont revenus. Aujourd'hui nous avons fait la visite d'Universal Studio où un bon nombre de séries et films connus sont ou ont été tournés. Nous avons visités les attractions de Jurassique Park , Transformers , Le retour de la momie , Waterworld ( vidéos ), Schrek , Les Simpson et King Kong en faisant le tour des différents Bâtiments où sont tournés les films ou séries. (Photos des plateaux de Desperate Housewives, Les dents de la mer, La guerre des mondes etc.). Les photos ne reflètent pas l'immensité de l'endroit mais on peut y voir la beauté des différents plateaux. En 5 heures nous avons pu visiter ce que nous voulions et nous avons donc pu partir plus tôt pour Palm Springs. Et arrivés à Palm Springs, nous sommes tombés ... read more

Set out to be discovered by Hollywood today. Parked at Hollywood and Highland, and visited the stars on the walk of fame. Whilst we had looked forward to this, they are really just a bunch of stars set in concrete on a sidewalk. You get the photo, and then....well, another photo, and another. Hmmm. tick. Had bought tickets to Madam Tussauds online last night, so headed there next. Pretty cool and good value for money. Some of the models looked crap, but some were very realistic. Whilst there I met the real Sandra Bullock, so got a photo with her (see attached). She had dressed up like she was on the red carpet, and her skin was really waxy. Must be because of wearing stage makeup all the time we figured. Found that the California Pizza ... read more

Hello everybody, I had a few days before I left Los Angeles for my cruise, so I took a 6 hour city tour. They told us that Hollywood starrted around 1927. It was the year the first Academy Awards were held as a luncheon at the Roosevelt Hotel. It was also when studios chose LA as the place for film premieres. I did all the touristy stuff--stood on the square where the likes of Joan Rivers screams, "who are you wearing?" and "who do you have with you?" I then walked up that long staircase to the entrance of the Dolby theatre that holds 3400 people. Enjoy the pictures, Donna... read more

SURFTRAVEL TIP #1 : "The Beginning of Boldness". Make that first step. Pack up everything, store what you don't need (which is alot) and sublet or rent your place. Then watch the $ work. We tend to forget that renting a place or a mortgage is a huge monthly expense. Why not leave your sentimental valuables with a loved one and make the world your rental? I bought my ticket to England from Honolulu in two stages. I got on a travel website that specializes in mass ticket deals and used the "multi-city" feature. I traveled mid-week and overland sometimes, tried major cities and logical legs - I could go into further detail but long story short: After a few hours I had a ticket from Honolulu to LA to Peru to Miami and Atlanta to ... read more