Check out who decided to ring in the new year relaxing under the sun and who hit the fresh powder on the ski slopes …” (via nydailynews.com ) by ROSANNE SALVATORE AND JOANNA SLOAME

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You’ve obviously never stayed at the Cabo San Lucas resorts like Esperanza or Las Ventanas—places so fancy that the views have views—or the five-star digs in Punta Mita…

There’s a reason why celebrities are skipping St. Barts or Lake Como, and it only partially has to do with proximity…

Though distance does have something to do with it. Yes, a two-hour flight—versus, say, six, including a stopover in Miami—is appealing to even stars who can afford private jets…

But even more valuable than convenience is privacy, and these days, Mexico has plenty of it.

“A lot of these celebrities travel with their own protection, their own bodyguards,” Horne says. “And often the hotel is nice enough to grace them with extra security, all behind the scenes.”

Lastly, stars are looking at pretty deep discounts at the five-star resorts.

“A $20,000 presidential suite is now between $5,000 and $8,000 a night,” Horne says. “It’s a huge savings.”

And even stars tend to love a good discount. ” (via  eonline.com) by LESLIE GORNSTEIN

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Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie had to experience the new stricter TSA security rules yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport as she headed to board a flight to New York.

The 35-year-old star had to de-layer and go through the new full body scanners just like everybody else.

The singer was spotted putting her bags through the hand-luggage scanner before taking off her many layers of scarves and other accessories so she could step into the scanner.

The star was subjected to the same security checks as everybody else

If the passenger chooses to skip the scanner, which you are entitled to do, they are subject to an invasive full body pat down.” (via dailymail.co.uk ) by DAILY MAIL REPORTER

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The 38-year-old actress showed off her bikini body while vacationing with the New York Yankees slugger over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. ” (via justjared.buzznet.com)

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During a girlfriend getaway in Vegas, Katie Fish saw model /actress Carmen Electra in a hotel bathroom. “Carmen was crying and saying something about Dennis [Rodman] making her sad.” About an hour later when she and her friend spotted Electra in the casino VIP gaming area watching Rodman “from afar” playing blackjack, Fish says “I approached her and told her, ‘You deserve better and you deserve to be happy when you are in Vegas.’ She thought it was sweet and happily smiled for a photo with both of us and her gal pal. We told her she looked great, chatted with her gal pal about her cowboy hat and we parted ways with smiles.”

Apologize, compliment, fist bump

Having met several celebs while living in Vegas, Scott Hardy came up with a routine for approaching celebrities that he found worked in almost every case. “If you want to meet them, walk calmly up to them, wait for a break in conversation, and introduce yourself. Always apologize for interrupting if they’re with a friend,” he says. After saying sorry, briefly introduce yourself, offer a compliment, and in lieu of a handshake – “shaking hands might be icky for both parties,” Hardy suggests – offer to do a fist bump with the celebrity. Several of these steps came together when Hardy met actor David Spade in Arizona a few weeks ago. Hardy did “a quick ‘I’m sorry for interrupting David, I just wanted to say I’m a big fan and keep doing what you do best. You crack me up.’ [Spade] said ‘Thanks bro! I appreciate it’ [and then we] did a quick fist bump” and parted ways

While flying home from Costa Rica in 1992, Michael Brein spotted actor Gerard Depardieu sitting across the aisle. The actor had just finished some filming for the movie “1492: Conquest of Paradise” and was settling in for the trip back to Miami.

Brein, an author and travel psychologist, decided to approach Depardieu “by opening my passport and showing him a couple of unusual stamps I had of animals of Ecuador that I got officials to stamp in my passport upon entering [the] Galapagos. I said, ‘I’ll bet you’ve been to a lot of places but don’t have stamps like these in your passport.’” The actor “looked, laughed and offered me a glass of wine” and introduced Brein to a crewmember on the flight and pointed out others. “I don’t remember much of or what other conversation ensued,” Brein says, “but it was very pleasant and friendly.”

Then there was the time several years ago when travel blogger Beth Blair, then a flight attendant for a major airline, encountered author Tom Clancy, who she says “was a typical polite passenger,” up until the moment one of Blair’s fellow flight attendants approached the author and asked him to review a script he wrote. “I warned him not to do it,” Blair says of her coworker. “Let’s just say the query wasn’t accepted very well.”

While Blair found many of the celebrities she met over the years to be cordial — especially those not badgered to give notes on unpublished masterpieces — her overall impression is that the celebs “are not as excited to see you as you are to see them.”

Brein has gleaned from his and other travelers’ celebrity encounters that “the best results were when people acted normal and natural but friendly, warm, and inquisitive without being forced or overbearing, and when both parties were in a shared circumstance that enabled relatively unforced dialogue.”

Brein admits his opening with Depardieu was unusual, “but it did work as an ice-breaker for me.” If your travels put you in proximity to a celebrity and you’re determined to break the ice, here are some other things to keep in mind.” (via  foxnews.com) by Paul Eisenberg

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Reported Celebrity Honeymooners: Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
Known for its outstanding service and immaculate grounds, travelers are treated like celebrities at this Hawaiian paradise with chilled towels, beachside Evian spritzes, and sunglass cleaning.

2. Las Ventanas Al Paraiso, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Reported Celebrity Honeymooners: Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman; Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
Boasting an actual “department of romance,” this amazing resort offers its posh clientele in-room couple’s massages, private dining options,  aromatherapy turndown services, and more.

3. The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Reported Celebrity Honeymooners: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Featuring spacious bungalows over dazzling turquoise water, this retreat’s far-flung location and commitment to privacy make it a perfect hideaway for celebrity couples.

Bedroom at the Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran Bay, Bali

4. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, Jimbaran, Bali

Reported Celebrity Honeymooners: Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman
Famous honeymooners are drawn to this property for its fantastic ocean views, unobtrusive service and fun activities including Balinese massages, and cooking lessons.

5. One&Only Reethi Rah, North Male Atoll, Maldives

Reported Celebrity Honeymooners: Fergie and Josh Duhamel
Posh yet peaceful, famous couples will enjoy this resort’s pristine white sand beaches, lush flora and fauna, and millions of glittering stars in the sky each evening.” (via tripadvisor.wordpress.com )

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Can you guess which alias belongs to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton, and Johnny Depp?-

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   3. Bruce and Jasmine Pilaf

4. Tinkerbell   
5. Prince Albert
   6. Bobo Latrine/Brian Bigbum/Sir Humphrey Handbag

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8. Matthew Carlsson-Page

9. Slappy White
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