TRAVEL BY NIC…….The
Perpetual Tourist!
TMZ Tour –
LA, CA
Ok, those
of you that know me know I love the Hollywood Vibe! With it being Award season I’m in my Hey
Day! TMZ has a website, TV show and
tours that you can pick up in Hollwood. TMZ stands for “Thirty Mile Zone”. They cover the Hollywood news within 30 miles of the
original guild location which is now the Beverly Center.
We pre-purchased
our $49per person tickets and our tour lasted 1 ½ hours. We picked up our voucher at a stand located
in the Chinese Theatre area. From there
they directed us up to the next floor to wait for our ride in a candy store
located in the Dolby Theatre (Formally the Kodak Theatre). Just gotta give a shout out to “Sweet” it was
a fun store! Make your own candy bar,
Wonka chocolate, all kinds of fun treats!
The
shuttles that we rode on were comfortable.
Two seats on either side, I’m guessing it seated around 24. You have a roof over your head; however there
are no sides to the shuttle, so it’s kinda cool to have that inside/outside
feel. The driver & the guide are 2
different people so you do don’t have to worry about the driver being
distracted. Our guide’s name was
Nazarene, she did an awesome job. The
guides also work over at TMZ and often you’ll see them on the tv program. Nazarene encouraged us to be on the lookout
for celebrities and if we find any they have a handy cam ready so that they can
put it on their program.
Besides the
guides being very knowledgeable, we also have video clips that will explain some
of the places we are seeing. This tour
mainly covers the restaurants, jails, clubs, and stores celebrities
frequent. If you are expecting to see
homes, this is not the tour for you.
Sad to say…..we
didn’t see any stars! We zoomed in on who we THOUGHT was Joe Jonas at "The Ivy," but no, it wasn't him! Oh well….it was
still fun! Do plan on tipping your guide at the end of
the tour.
So are you
interested in my restaurant suggestions?!
Well we like several places in LA/Hollywood area, but since it was our friends’
birthday we went to one of his favorites….El Coyote! (12 Beverly Blvd. Los
Angeles) Located just down from CBS Studios.
Prices are very reasonable and the atmosphere is very fun and family
oriented. The March family opened the
restaurant back in 1931. The waitresses
where bright colored, hand embroidered skirts and blouses. They can seat over 300 people, and that does
include an outdoor patio. I love any
restaurant strings “Christmas” lights”.
El Coyote’s ceiling is covered with the multi colored lights! Again, fun & festive. Here is a sad but interesting
fact….those of you that are old enough to remember the Manson murders? Sharon Tate’s last meal was at the El Coyote,
we were told she dined at a booth that you pass as your walking to the
bathrooms.
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