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The Hollywood Celebrity Hotel – Los Angeles – Hotel Review

traveltripz — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:12:59 +0000

After a rather long day having set out from our Hawaii hotel at 5am, and finally arriving at The Celebrity Hotel at around 6pm we were just looking forward to having a shower and having a cup of tea. Paula had already advised me not to expect too much from the hotel as it was only 2 star. So it was nice to be pleasantly surprised when we arrived. The check in process was easy and the receptionist was friendly. The foyer has pictures of stars and some comfortable chairs to sit while you wait for transport and it is...

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The 80th Academy Awards 2008 – The Oscars!

Wanda — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:04:59 +0000

Now that the writers strike is over, the Oscars are going ahead and we have arrived here in Los Angeles right in the middle of all the preparation. Actually the 80th Academy Awards takes place tomorrow night, we of course will be in Las Vegas at the Affiliate Summit so will miss all the live excitement. The annual Oscar presentation which recognises the best in their field for the past year, has been held since 1929. A large block of Hollywood Boulevard has been cordoned off with steel fencing and the lighting and speakers and the red carpet have all...

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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre – Los Angeles

Wanda — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:24:29 +0000

Yesterday we made a visit to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre – or to be exact, the outside of the theatre which is famous for the foot and hand prints of some of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities. The theatre is set within a courtyard and is quite sought after for studio premiers in Hollywood. Of course it was packed with tourists all wanting to take plenty of photos of the hand and foot prints. It was also full of touters trying to sell us things including a young man by the name Jamal aka Young Mystro who pushed his CD into our hands...

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Arrival in LA

Wanda — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:12:22 +0000

Landing in LA this time is so much different from the last time, when we were on our way to New York. The flight from Hawaii is of course a domestic flight within the US so as we had already been through customs we did not have to repeat the process. LA airport is not very user friendly. We collected our bags and made our way outside to find a shuttle bus. This proved to be somewhat challenging as the signage is almost non-existant, but we finally found where the shuttle buses leave from and had a short wait for the shuttle...

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