Blogs from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 45

One of the things people tend to hear about LA is that a lot of the people there are quite mad and that if so stay too there too long there is a genuine danger that one could go insane. Well i heard all that and wondered if it was true and now that i am there it seems as though it is very true. We've stayed largely in the area in and around Hollywood but have encountered some people who could be termed somewhat crazy (incidently i am not trying to use this term offensively). On the greyhound bus (or "the dog" as its often called) Elaine and i met a 49 year old african american man who was in the marines (and he genuinely was in the marines as he proudly showed us identification). ... read more

Finally I have been able to find some internet access over here! It has been a struggle... Here goes the big catch up on what we have been up to... Our third day in Hollywood was spent as traditional tourists on the "Tour of the stars homes" where we sat on a bus and drove around the Hollywood hills and Beverly Hills areas being shown all of the big houses. We also saw things like the shop Wynona Rider was caught shoplifting in and other out of the ordinary places that made the tour a little more interesting. The houses were absolutely huge. I can not believe that anyone would ever be able to live in them comfortably, but I guess they all have to do something with their money. We also go to do a ... read more

Dear All, We finished our California trip with the big city of Los Angeles. It really is huge and we didn't really have a clue, until we tried to drive the length of the Santa Monica Boulevard! We came into the city from the north and so passed through the plush coastal town of Santa Barbara. The university at Santa Barbara is something else. Students have fantastic facilities, and classrooms with sea views, how they get any work done is beyond us. Our interest was piqued by a friend (Anita Ballantyne) who did a semester there and it was all she had described. The town itself is also very pretty and postcard perfect. We continued down the coast, stopping for the night in a town just north of LA, called Ventura. Not exactly a hotspot but ... read more

We came back to Hollywood on friday night and checked back into the hostel just off the boulevard. The reason we had returned was for 2 concerts over the weekend... On Saturday night we went to see Queen & Paul Rodgers at the amazingly recognisable Hollywood Bowl (remember the Monty Python show?). They played a great mix of old favourites plus some good old Free/Bad Company songs. The highlight, however, had to be be when Brian May introduced "a local boy done gone" to the stage and SLASH walked on to play along to "Can't get enough of your love". After the show, we were herded onto the wrong shuttle bus and had an impromtu tour of Universal City before persuading our bus driver to drop us back at the bowl once all the passengers had ... read more

Greetings from Hollywood! Caitlin and I have safely arrived in LA. Our flight from the East Coast was a shaky start to our global adventures. Melissa (Caitlin's girlfriend) had kindly agreed to drive us from MA to Bradley International in Connecticut. After a hectic morning at the Head of the Charles, they picked me up from the Starfish house of love in JP and we quickly got on our way! Our initial excitement was soon dampened, literally. There was pouring rain, slick road and stand-still traffic on Route 9. To top it all off, we realized in the car that we had miscommunicated about the departure time. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 5:30 instead of 6:30! Melissa's excellent driving skills and her all-weather tires were put to the test. I placed a frantic phone ... read more