Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Salvador Paskowitz
Salvador Paskowitz is the screenwriter for new film "The Age of Adaline," which stars Blake Lively and Harrison Ford. If he were to script his own past, he couldn't have made up his fascinating family background, he says. Raised by bohemian parents, Salvador and his siblings were raised in a camper on a beach in Southern California. His father -- the late Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz -- had given up his career as a physician to become a surfer. All the children grew up surfing. The family's story is being developed both for the big screen and a television series. Paskowitz, 43, resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Kristin, and their two daughters.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. We are huge Disney heads! Our favorite destination is just 30 miles away as we visit Disneyland at least twice a month. It's the perfect place for my Haunted Mansion-fan daughter, Halo, 22, and my princess-loving daughter Emma, 3, to visit. Yes, my wife and I had them (that far) apart! The place immediately re-plugs you into a childlike inspirational zone and is a reminder of how big creative ideas can blossom.
Q. To someone who was going to Disneyland for the first time, what would you recommend?
A. Wait till it rains! And go between January and May, but skip spring break.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
A. Growing up traveling -- and surfing -- the world, one of our home-base spots was San Onofre, California. But most people forget that if you continue to drive south, still inside the State Park, you can visit trails. There are many, I think 10 in all, that are just a few miles away, but can be incredibly remote. A long cliffside walk down to bright skies, blue water and hot sandy beach.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. My childhood was unique. With my father as a secular missionary doctor, we were constantly traveling. Life was a constant trip. The jungles of Mexico' the frozen plains of Montana, I traveled through every state in the union, except for Alaska and Maine. But I must say I fell in love with the Carolinas in early childhood. Sand migrating through small towns, sandy reeds in dunes and the sun rising over the steaming Atlantic -- I was hooked.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
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