Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Lucas Neff
Raised in Chicago and now a resident of Los Angeles, Lucas Neff is best known to television viewers as Jimmy Chance, the young dad on the Fox series "Raising Hope" whose series finale is scheduled to air on Friday, April 4. And he's the first to admit that chance had a lot to do with his career trajectory. He gave acting a shot after he was mistakenly admitted into his university's performing arts department. The actor -- who won his "Raising Hope" role a year after he graduated from college -- also acted with the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Neff's next big role will be voicing Arlo in the animated Pixar film "The Good Dinosaur," which is slated for a 2015 release. Fans may follow Neff on Twitter at https://twitter.com/reallucasneff.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Someplace new. I hate returning to the same place. I always feel like I'm missing out. The unknown offers far more. I'm less about vacation, more about experience. I try to avoid places where beheadings are popular though.
Q. To someone who was traveling overseas for the first time, what would you recommend?
A. Get the appropriate vaccines. Learn what drugs are legal. Don't do anything stupid at customs. If you don't speak the language, make friends with a local that does, preferably before you go. Hang with the natives. Fall in love. Briefly. If you're pale, bring sunscreen.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
A. The Philippines are gorgeous. Heartbreaking and poverty-stricken in places. But you'll see true untouched virgin islands and the people are lovely. Nothing like sea urchins fresh from the ocean.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. When I was 12, I went to Beijing for an international baseball tournament. Since I was unequivocally the worst player on the team, I spent the grand majority of the trip riding the bench, which filled me with a deep patriotic shame and broke my competitive little heart. But it was still a fairly revelatory experience. We climbed the Great Wall, went to the Forbidden City, checked out the Summer Palace and bought battle axes from desperate, sweating peddlers in Silk Alley for pennies on the dollar. Some of the boys shattered the revolving door at the hotel, and I bought a laser pointer. Ah, memories.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
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