Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Kelly Clark
A. The more prepared I am, the more enjoyable it is. If I don't have things well thought out, I stress out about finding the shampoo that I forgot or whatever. I like being prepared in general. Honestly, with my snowboarding and different things, it's so easy to overpack. But I've found that keeping it really simple works. I basically wear the same thing every day when I snowboard.
Q. Do you unpack right away when you return home?
A. I pack in November and stay packed until April, basically. I'm home for maybe three days and then hit the road again, so that's the most efficient way.
Q. What are your five favorite cities?
A. Tokyo is probably my favorite city. I liked Santiago, Chile, as lot as well. It was a really cool city. Innsbruck right in the middle of the mountains was nice. And then who doesn't like New York City? It's an amazing city. And then I recently moved to the Sacramento area and I really like it here.
Q. What do you always travel with?
A. I have to work out every day, even if I'm on vacation. I have to get creative sometimes, depending on the gym facilities. So I always have a little backpack that has exercise bands and cones and a heart-rate monitor. Most hotel gyms aren't five stars, but that's OK. I run up and down the stairs in the stairwells.
Q. How do you pass the time on your flights?
A. Being on the plane is one of my favorite things. I never get Wi-Fi on planes. I use it as my downtime. I love those few hours when I'm not on the phone and not dealing with social media. I listen to a lot of music, read and sleep.
Q. If you had extended time off from training, what would you do?
A. I would turn off my phone for a month and take it easy. I went camping (recently) and was out of cell service. It was paradise. I think that it would be healthy for me to turn off my phone periodically and go to the beach or drive up the coast and just relax.
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