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Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Cary Elwes

By Jae-Ha Kim, Tribune Content Agency on

"I'm blessed in my life to have had the good fortune to travel and I never take that for granted," says actor Cary Elwes. "It's a wonderful gift to go to new places and meet new people." Elwes' breakthrough role came almost 30 years ago when he was selected to play the dashing (and funny) Westley in the movie "The Princess Bride." Since then, the Los Angeles-based Brit has appeared in numerous films, such as "Glory," "Liar Liar" and "Saw." Elwes, 53, is the author of The New York Times best seller "As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride" (Touchstone, $26). He currently is one of the stars of the new Crackle drama series, "The Art of More." Fans may follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cary(underscore)elwes.

Q. Have you traveled to a place that felt like it could be the perfect home for Westley and Buttercup?

A. Honestly? I would imagine that Derbyshire (England), where the movie was filmed, was pretty much that perfect place.

Q. If time weren't an issue right now, where would you return to for the best meal ever?

A. That's easy. It was in Palermo, Sicily, in a restaurant that was overlooking a courtyard with a fresh market. The smell was intoxicating. As we passed the kitchen, the aroma there would make us stop for a second. Then you go to a table and it's overlooking the courtyard and the guy recommends the fish, which we -- of course -- got. He lowers a basket down and another guy puts a fish in the basket, which is taken into the kitchen. Ten minutes later, I'm eating literally the best fish meal I've ever eaten in my life. It was just with parsley, lemon juice, a little olive oil and a couple of potatoes. So simple, but fresh and delicious. I'll never forget that meal.

Q. Are you an adventurous eater?

 

A. Yes, I am an adventurous eater and like to try new things. It caught up with me in India and I got really sick, but I managed to power through it. I had really good doctors taking care of me. But it was a wonderful trip.

Q. What are some of your favorite destinations?

A. I love traveling through Europe, but my favorite thing to do is go to new places. I've been to Japan and spent some time in Kyoto, which was very beautiful. I most recently just visited Montreal and fell in love with it. It has incredible culture. If you go in the summertime, they have all these fantastic festivals for music and theater. It's just a very vibrant city that's festive and fun. The people are also very nice there.

Q. What is on your travel bucket list?

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