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A. All the time. But I'm a thriller writer, so incorporating a place into my work can be complicated. It usually involves bloodshed. A few years ago my husband and daughter and I were having lunch at Timberline Lodge, a ski lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon. I was overcome by what a great location it was, and I said, quite loudly, "I'm going to murder someone here!" And everyone else around us in the dining room got really quiet.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A. Morocco. I've had a hotel picked out since I was 14 years old. I also know exactly what caftan I'm wearing. I'm going to look fabulous.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. I always figure if I have my passport, my boarding pass and a credit card, I'll be OK. But ideally I have a trip journal, earplugs, a good book and my 9-year-old daughter, who is, incidentally, my favorite traveling companion.
Q. What is your best vacation memory?
A. I took my daughter to London for the royal wedding. I was eight when Diana and Charles got married and I remember getting up early and watching the wedding on TV and then spending the summer drawing Diana's dress over and over again. I was obsessed. So when William and Kate's engagement was announced I turned to my daughter -- who was in kindergarten at the time -- and said, "We're going!" I'd been to London many times, but never with her. My husband, having recognized the craziness of traveling to London at exactly the same time as 10 million other people, decided to stay home. It was Eliza's first international trip. We were there five days. She was a champ. Wedding aside, we visited a lot of places that it would not have occurred to me to visit without a kid to entertain -- the Tower of London, the London Eye. I kept Eliza fueled with a constant supply of ice cream. It's amazing what she still remembers. Sugar is a powerful stimulant.
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Jae-Ha Kim is a New York Times bestselling author and travel writer. You can respond to this column by visiting her website at www.jaehakim.com. You may also follow "Go Away With..." on Twitter at @GoAwayWithJae where Jae-Ha Kim welcomes your questions and comments.
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