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Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Megan Alexander

By Jae-Ha Kim, Tribune Content Agency on

Megan Alexander lives the good life, she says. Besides writing, acting and producing, she's a TV correspondent for the syndicated show "Inside Edition." But football fans know her best as a sports reporter covering the NFL on CBS' "Thursday Night Football." Due to her work, she splits her time between New York City and Nashville. To read more about Alexander, check out her website (www.meganalexander.com) or follow her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/MeganAlexander1).

Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?

A. One (of them) is Hawaii. I grew up in Seattle, so Hawaii was a popular destination for my family and a decently close plane ride. Lahaina, Maui, has got to be one of the most beautiful islands on the planet. The beaches are beautiful, the Hawaiian people are so relaxed and friendly and the tropical drinks are delicious, because of the fresh fruit. There is just something magical about the plane touching down in Hawaii and the pilot saying, "Aloha and Mahalo."

Q. To someone who was going to Hawaii for the first time, what would you recommend that they do during their visit?

A. Take a surfing lesson, hike a volcano, sleep in, tour a pineapple farm, learn how to climb a palm tree for your first coconut, enjoy the magic of a luau and get up early one morning to experience a Hawaiian sunrise.

Q. What untapped destination should people know about?

 

A. There is a wonderful vacation spot in Eastern Washington called Lake Chelan. It's where a lot of people from Seattle go in the summer. Just lovely.

Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?

A. Vancouver, British Columbia, with my family. I loved it. There was a beautiful hotel called the Bayshore that we used to stay at for the weekend. My fondest memory is swimming in the pool as a family, walking through the botanical gardens of Vancouver and enjoying the hotel. And nearly every single time we stayed there, on our last day, my father would call down to the front desk and extend our stay for one more day. We did that in Hawaii, too. We never wanted to leave!

Q. Where have you traveled to for work that you'd like to return to for a vacation?

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