Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Bert Kreischer
On his Travel Channel series, "Trip Flip," comedian and on-air personality Bert Kreischer surprises people with action-packed vacations that are designed to fulfill items on their travel bucket list. Kreischer, 41, resides in Los Angeles with his family. Of California, he says, "I absolutely love it. It stinks that I'm not here enough!" His book, "Life of the Party" (St. Martin's Press), will be in stores on May 27. Fans may follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bertkreischer.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Without a doubt, my favorite vacation destination is Hawaii. Any of the islands. As a matter of fact, I leave tomorrow to take my family to Hawaii for five days -- a trip I have been planning for about five months. Funny how I make people take trips at the drop of a hat, but for me, it takes five months to get one alone with my family!
Q. To someone who was going there for the first time, what would you recommend that they do during their visit?
A. For us, we are literally doing everything in Hawaii that my daughters have seen me do on Travel Channel -- swimming with sharks, luau, paddle-boarding, snorkeling, surfing. Everything except for boar hunting!
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
A. Idaho is a diamond in the rough. We shot an episode of "Trip Flip" in Idaho this year and it blew all of our minds away -- and you're talking about a crew of 11 people who have literally traveled the world with me for three years. Sturgeon fishing, rock-crawling, tandem base jumping, skijoring (skiing while pulled by a horse, dogs or a motor vehicle), skiing and snowboarding. It is an adventurer's paradise!
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. This may sound boring, but the most important thing I've learned from my travels is to organize your gear. A comedian named John Heffron told me this about five years ago and I ignored him, and now I am so organized it's ridiculous. I get those space bags and pack everything accordingly and it makes finding things so easy. That, and I've said this until my ears ring, but airline loyalty. Getting upgraded for free on a five-hour flight to Hawaii because the airline respects the fact that you book your travel through them, that's the greatest gift a traveler can get.
Q. Have you traveled to a place that stood out so much that you felt compelled to incorporate it into your work?
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