Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Josh Gates
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. To just go with it. No matter how well you plan a trip, everything goes wrong at some point. Every day on "Expedition Unknown" is filled with the unexpected. But, if you approach the flat tires, bumpy roads and lost luggage with a good sense of humor, the setbacks end up being the most memorable and hilarious parts of the journey.
Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
A. I love a road trip through the desert from Los Angeles to Vegas. Everyone driving north on Interstate 15 looks so happy. People are blasting their radios, gleefully anticipating a weekend of debauchery. On the other side of the freeway, everyone driving home looks miserable, hung over and broke. But the two days in between are a blast.
Q. What are your five favorite cities?
A. Istanbul, Bangkok, New York City, Rome and Edinburgh.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A. Currently planning to film in the Mustang Region of Nepal to explore the legend of Shangri-La. This is a place that hasn't been filmed very much, so I'm thrilled to bring our viewers along for the adventure.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. I always carry an anonymous-looking black backpack. Never carry a bag that calls attention to itself. Inside my pack you'd find a reliable Parker click pen, a Moleskin notebook, Bose noise-canceling headphones, an iPod, a good book and a solid camera. Oh, and probably some Pepto-Bismol.
Q. What would be your dream trip?
A. Motor-biking the Silk Road, or a trip on Virgin Galactic. I'm open to either.
Q. What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A. Best: Getting engaged on elephant-back in the jungles of Thailand. Worst: I once had the roof rip off a small plane mid-flight. When you're flying and then suddenly you're outdoors -- that's not a good sign.
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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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