Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Dominic Monaghan
A. Galway in Ireland really reminds me of home. I feel very at home in New South Wales, Australia. I have had some of my favorite days ever in Sydney.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A. So many places! Christmas Island, Easter Island, the Cook Islands, Tasmania, Jordan, Antarctica, Iceland, China, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Svalbard, Hong Kong, Tonga, Tavarua...
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. Camera, iPod, headphones, books, thin hoodies, board shorts, flashlight, sunglasses and, hopefully, a lady!
Q. What would be your dream trip?
A. I've yet to do Nepal, and everyone I know falls in love with it. I'd like to escape there for a month and write, read and escape.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A. My tablet filled with movies and episodes of "Survivor" and protein bars and sachets of peanut butter in my suitcase.
Q. What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A. Best holiday memory? I was starving and had spent all day traveling to Goa from Bengaluru. I arrived at a beach and a gentleman asked me if I was hungry. I told him I was. He told me to go swim in the ocean and when I got back, he would have food. I watched him from the sea build a fire and make some bread. By the time I'd returned, he had made me a fantastic spicy chicken tikka and fresh naan bread. It was the best meal I've ever had and it cost me about $2. I worked in the Ukraine once. Awful from start to finish. Everyone seemed to be trying to take my money. The food was awful. The Champions League Final was on, but I couldn't watch it anywhere. We finished work at 7 p.m. All of the hotel's amenities shut at 6 p.m. Awful. Just awful.
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