Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Les Stroud
Q. Where would you like to get to that you haven't visited yet?
A. Nepal. I think that's on a lot of people's wish lists, to visit the mountains and climb them.
Q. What are some favorite destinations?
A. The Canadian Arctic and the high Andes of Peru. I went down to Costa Rica for five days just to chill.
Q. Given the choice, would you prefer to eat off a street cart or go out for fine dining?
A. I'm always seeking out the best and finest restaurants with the greatest dining experience! I've become a total foodie. You can eat all the steak that you want, but sometimes you need a good cheeseburger. But I don't do street carts. I got traveler's belly during one trip and never again.
Q. How important is it for people to get things like their Hepatitis A shots and other vaccinations before traveling overseas?
A. I think it's important, but also overblown. My daughter does trips with school and they want to pump kids up with every inoculation. For instance, some people might think they need to take malaria pills before going to Peru, even though they're going to be thousands of miles away from where there's any malaria. You don't want to put toxic chemicals in your body for no reason. Don't just go and get shots because someone thought you should. Research where you're going to be. See what your doctor recommends. Then make an informed decision.
Q. How much did you travel when you were a child?
A. We didn't take any trips. I grew up on the west end of Toronto. We did have our cottage in (Ontario's) Lake Country. I'd make my own trips by going out our back door to explore the forest. That was a lot of fun. I was a late bloomer when it came to travel. It wasn't until I was around 25 that I went on a canoeing trip with a church group to northern Ontario and I fell in love with everything about the trip.
...continued
(c) 2014 DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.
