Celebrity Travel: Go away with Isa Briones
A: Joshua Tree and Paso Robles [California].
Q: Do you speak any foreign languages?
A: I don’t, unfortunately. However, I spent two weeks in Paris over the summer while taking a summer art course focusing on drawing and sketching. Going to school for those two weeks forced me to immerse myself and feel like a local and I was surprised how naturally you start to pick up the basics of a language when you’re alone and surrounded by it.
Q: What are your favorite cities?
A: London, Paris, Florence.
Q: When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A: Sketchbook. I love sitting at a cafe and drawing the world around me. A journal – getting away always triggers some good journaling sessions as I spend time out of my element. And my perfume – Gaiac by Le Labo – because when you’re traveling, you’re often on-the-go for hours at a time and need to re-up your scent.
Q: What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A: Going out to local restaurants. I can spend every night of travel sitting outside in a restaurant with wine and cheese, people-watching.
Q: What kind of research do you do before you go away on a trip?
A: I like to find the must-try restaurants. Especially if it’s a hole-in-the-wall mom-and-pop shop.
Q: What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A: My friend gashed their hand open in Paris, so I had to get them to the ER without knowing much French. That was a bit of a nightmare. But I honestly loved it, because it showed me I can be good and resourceful in a crisis.
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