If you’re one of those types who goes to the expense of buying a ticket, and booking a hotel, just so you can see your idol who’s now probably ageing faster than light and languishing in a small villa by a lake, waiting to die, then this guide might be for you.
Celebrity stalking, and in particular the visiting of celebrity death places, is a more common activity than you might think. Graceland, Memphis, the place where Elvis Presley unceremoniously kicked the bucket whilst a-seated on the toilet, receives well over half a million adoring fans each year.
So let’s start with locations. If you didn’t already know, Europe is simply drenched in stardom, with some of the prime spots being Marbella, London, Paris, Rome, and Monaco.
Get the right apparel.
So once you’ve got your location sorted, it’s important to have the right apparel. If you intend to stand outside their estate hoping to catch a glimpse, it’s probably OK to remain as you are, but, if you intend to get close to them in say, a nightclub, you might have to buy some smart clothes as a dress code – and no, crocodile skin shoes and a sparkly gold jacket probably classify as a little too smart. But of course, if you’re travelling then you’ll have to find a source of information as to where exactly all the celebrity hang-out spots are. Good ways to do this generally include a) a hotel porter b) a tourist information bureau representative with “behind the counter” knowledge or c) the good old internet.
You’ll have to think about gadgets too.
Binoculars would be useful for sneaking views of them at home or in their garden, but you might want a concealable camera if you intend to track your prey down in the nightclub – they won’t usually let “journalists” inside. Small cameras can be purchased online at a relatively low cost that can fit in a lapel, wristwatch, or even inside a mock-zippo lighter – technology just makes things easier and easier nowadays, doesn’t it?
Turn your break into something real
Now comes the point where you can recoup your loss and turn your break into something real. But be warned, the risks for this stunt are very high – so are the returns. Here’s the rundown: Tabloid newspapers love nothing more than a star caught in a “compromising” position, such as bending down or falling over. So here’s what you must do: shortly before you see then coming, casually chuck a banana skin you’ve been holding onto the pavement or ground they’re about to walk on. If you play it just right and they’re inattentive enough, they’ll slip over, giving you a quick opportunity to steady your (concealed or otherwise) camera and shoot away. Think of what an article it’ll make! Although not to mention, that Failure may lead to imprisonment. Spending the rest of your holiday behind bars awaiting extradition is seldom the best way to end a holiday, unless of course you’re writing The Guide to Europe’s Finest Prisons.
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Photo of paparazzi statue in Bratislava, Slovakia, by jaime.silva
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Paul Crompton is an avid reader and has a passion for cars and technology, primarily. He loves traveling to whichever exotic travel location which is cheap. His dream is to become an advertising executive.
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