Los Angeles loves to date. We've almost made an institution out of coming up with clever new date ideas, because when there's so much to do and see, dinner and a movie is about the least interesting date idea one can imagine.
So you've always wanted to play Freddy Kreuger from 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' series. Or perhaps a horror movie scream queen is your thing. But there's a problem - before your big break to make your presence felt this Halloween, you must pass this thing called the auditions.
I hadn't expected to feel like a movie star. But as our 4x4 manoeuvres past hulking boulders of black volcanic rock as big as cars, I half expect to see Anne Hathaway strolling around the corner in her Interstellar spacesuit, or Bruce Willis drilling away, as he does in Armageddon. So, can't afford space travel? Come to Djibouti.