Blogs from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 44

Hey everybody, Its been a while!! We have made it to New Zealand. Fiji was amazing, but you are going to have to wait for that because this will be the last of the US. Look out for the Fiji blog very very soon…. California, being originally Mexican is very Mexican in places. Los Pueblos is the original LA, established by a group of people, chosen in Mexico, who walked the entire way to set up a village in a relatively unknown area. A plaque here lists all the men, women and children who made the trip. Its an amazing concept. Flagstaff was supposed to be warm, you know, in the middle of the Arizona desert and everything. Apparently the fact that they are 6000ish feet up changes that. So after another night on the train ... read more

LA: 25th - 27th February 2006 As we left the hotel in Las Vegas at 6 am in the morning, the hardcore gamblers were still piling the coins into the slots.... Our flight out of the craziness of Las Vegas to LA got us in around 9am, and we made it to our hostel by 11am (only find that the water would be off until mid afternoon...). We ambled round the corner to wander down Hollywood Blvd (which was a slightly strange anti-climax...think I had this image of spangly lights with the stars on the pavement in some glitzy area, but it's mostly a bit grubby and the stars stretch for miles down this random street that happens to have a few more prestigious tourist attractions in the middle...). We swung by the Kodak Theatre and ... read more

We are now in LA, which is the last stop on Laura’s round the world tour. We are staying in Hollywood but we have not seen any movie stars yet. Nor have I been spotted as “the next BIG thing”! We did see all the handprints outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre though. I’ll be back in the lab in a few days. Wonder where I will be going next and with whom? ... read more

Hello everybody, just a quick message from LA, I'm staying in Hollywood at the moment, which is a wierd place, havent actually met any americans here yet, everyone is Australian or Canadian. I thought the place was gonna be crime land, but its no worse than London - obviously I havent gone to Compton or anything, that would just be silly. Sorry Im rambling, I have had no sleep in the last 4 days, and Ive done a lot of walking! I met up with this girl from Sydney that Ive been hanging around with, there arent that many people here that are too normal, only the ozzy guys seem ok, there are a lot of people who litterally live in the hostel as they are trying to "Make it" in Hollywood, jackasses, I dont know ... read more

Hello, I am in LA right now, all by my lonesome self in a complete hole called Hollywood. Thankfully today I am on a bus to Santa Cruz to meet up with a friend I haven't seen for 10 years, Kelly. Here's a quick recap of the past few days while I am waiting for my bus. 22nd Jan 06 Chichen Itza ruins, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico The 8 hour return bus trip was definitely worth it - Chichen Itza was incredible, though in a different way to Tikal and the other ruins. There is something spooky about CI and as an American tourist I happened to pass put it "There's something weird going on here." For example, one building is made entirely of stone blocks that each have a human skull on it. One theory is ... read more