Home is where the heart is, and newlywed Britney Spears decided to spend her first few days as Mrs. Federline visiting old haunts at her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana.  Venturing from her palatial mansion, Serenity, the pop princess and her husband were spotted at the local diner, Nyla's Burger Basket. After Britney's stroll down memory lane, the lovebirds flew to a secluded spot on the island of Fiji, where the singer, who just announced plans to bow out of the spotlight, could focus on her new life.

 

Kevin Costner began life as a married man at St. Andrews, Scotland, where the "Tin Cup" star participated in a golfing tournament alongside fellow celebrities Michael Douglas and Hugh Grant.  The actor first met his new bride on a golf course, so the Scottish town known for the sport was a natural choice for the honeymooners.  (Other than golf, what is St. Andrews' claim to fame?  The town is currently home to the future King of England, who is working on  his degree at St. Andrews University).

 

Is Charlotte Church hearing the distant peal of wedding bells?  Rumors are rampant that the eighteen year old singer will soon walk down the aisle with boyfriend Kyle Johnson after sightings of the couple frolicking in the Indian Ocean during their stay at an exclusive villa in the Maldives.

 

Winter weather may be just around the corner, but on a beach in Santa Monica "Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind" star Kate Winslet enjoyed the sun's rays with her two children on a summer-like autumn day.   

 

Taking a sabbatical from life in the fast lane, racecar driver Dario Franchitti and his wife, actress Ashley Judd, toured the sites of Rome, including the Coliseum and the Vatican.

In celebration of his twenty-sixth birthday, singer Usher turned back the clock with a flapper-influenced fete at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.  Among the revelers were music and fashion mogel P. Diddy and Usher's latest gal pal, model Naomi Campbell.

 

A fellow Libra, actor Matt Damon blew out thirty-four candles at a party held in his honor at Crobar in Miami.  The nightclub holds a special place in the heart of the thespian,  as it was the place where he met his current lady love, Luciana Barroso.

 

Singer Enrique Iglesias and tennis star Anna Kournikova turned up the heat on their romance in sultry Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where the duo spent their time soaking up the sun and shopping.

 

 

Tom Cruise paid a return visit to Toyko, where the star of "The Last Samurai" was awarded a place in Japan's version of the Walk of Fame.  The actor is the first American to be inducted into the elite group of Japanese thespians.

 

Balancing work and play, actress Demi Moore took a few hours respite from filming her latest thriller "Half Light" in Cornwall to engage in the sport of rope sliding with boyfriend Ashton Kutcher and children Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.

 

An oasis in the heart of a bustling metropolis, actress Uma Thurman was spotted enjoying the beauty of New York's Central Park during the filming of her latest movie, "Prime."

 

 View September 2004 Romantic Travel News