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A. My family didn't travel a lot, but when we did it was only by car. I grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and during the 1960s, for a boy, it was all about the space program and the race to the moon. My father took me to Houston to go to the Johnson Space Center and we did a tour. I was about 10 or 12 years old when we did that tour. I still remember that time we spent together. Many years later, I would be covering the space program for CBS.

Q. How do you handle being in places where you feel as if you are in danger?

A. I have spent a lot of time covering wars for CBS, so I have been in some pretty dodgy places. There are times when you're not in a safe area and your senses are heightened. I always have a team with me and am careful and smart about risks. But it's not so much feeling frightened, but an awareness of being cautious. When I go into a war zone or the wilderness, I bring a nifty emergency locator beacon that sends a signal to a satellite and gives it GPS coordinates and identifies my team and essentially calls for a rescue. I've never had to use it, but it's a nice thing to have.

Q. What else do you always pack?

A. A workout routine is very important, so I always bring workout clothes. I also bring a bag of raw, unsalted cashews and protein bars, because meals are unpredictable when you're working. You can go all day without eating real food.

Q. If you had the time and money to head anywhere for a great meal, where would you go?

A. I would gladly get on a plane to visit a number of favorite restaurants in Paris and the Amalfi Coast. I'd be thrilled to visit places in Hong Kong and Delhi. I'm a big fan of Indian cuisine. I have to say that I'm lucky because New York has some of the best restaurants in the world. One of the benefits of living here is you can taste the world from right here.

Q. What is still on your travel bucket list?

A. I would like to go through Burma, also known as Myanmar. I've never been there. I've worked quite a bit with Burmese refugees in Thailand, but I've never crossed over into Burma. I've never seen Mt. Everest and I need to do that. I don't really aspire to climb it at this age, but I do want to see it.

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