Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Maria Menounos
Television viewers are accustomed to seeing Maria Menounos interviewing other celebrities on programs such as "Extra," but the 35-year-old on-air personality is also a bestselling author, "Dancing with the Stars" alum and occasional actress. Her latest project is producing and starring in the Oxygen reality series, "Chasing Maria Menounos," where she juggles a fast-paced career and a close-knit family that would like her to get married. Fans may follow Menounos on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mariamenounos.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Greece! It's unbelievable, and not just because it's the motherland. Everyone who's been there and who's well traveled has always told me they loved Greece. So it's not just me! (Laughs) The food there is amazing. I was eating so much homemade food that had fresh ingredients in it.
Q. When you're on a flight, do you tend to veg out?
A. People used to tap me on the shoulder and want to talk, not because I'm a celebrity but because they were bored. And I appreciate that, but I feel like my flights are sacred. Those are my only times alone where no one can bother me. I get to watch shows, read or just go to sleep. So I feel like it's up to me to kind of set the tone when I get in my seat. I put on my earbuds, make no eye contact and just do what I need to do. I edited part of my book on my last flight.
Q. Where would you return to, just for the food?
A. I want to fly back to Boston just to eat. When I'm there, I literally eat seven meals a day. I'll stop by Regina Pizzeria and then go to Bob's (Italian Foods) in my hometown of Medford. I'm thinking about lobster rolls right now and getting hungry.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
A. I went to Rhinebeck, N.Y., for Chelsea Clinton's wedding. We were there for four days. It was so quaint and cute with all these Mom and Pop places in town. I would love to go back for a long weekend and explore.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
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