Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Lisa Loeb
In 1994, Lisa Loeb's "Stay" hit number one on the singles charts after being featured in the Ethan Hawke film, "Reality Bites." Since then, Loeb, 46, who lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children, has written children's songbooks ("Lisa Loeb's Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs"), starred in a Food Network reality series ("Dweezil and Lisa") and toured to promote albums such as her current CD, "No Fairy Tale." And the artist, whose signature look includes fashionable spectacles, has her own line of glasses called Lisa Loeb Eyewear. For more information on Loeb, check out her website (www.lisaloeb.com) or follow her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/LisaLoeb).
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. I've learned that you don't have to buy everything you see. I love going to Japan, but when I started looking at the millions of things I needed to have, I started looking at the stores like they were museums, instead of stores. Also, it's always important to take some long walks. My favorite part of most of my traveling and also touring as a musician has been taking long walks. It's amazing to connect with people all over the globe, from the minute you sit next to someone on an airplane until you're heading back home. Keep your eyes and ears open.
Q. What are some of the places you've traveled to that have made it into your songs and books?
A. In my song, "The Disappointing Pancake," the pancake that's disappointing at breakfast for dinner finds its strengths in other places, including a sombrero in Spain and a coaster in Maine. You might not know it, but in my song "Bring Me Up," I mention "Smokey's," a restaurant in Turks and Caicos.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. I love Hawaii. I love visiting as a tourist, but I've made some friends in Maui, Kauai, Honolulu and other places and love the food, the air and the creative people, too.
Q. To someone who was going there for the first time, what would you recommend that they do during their visit?
A. I'd say they should go to some local restaurants, bakeries and drugstores to get a feel for Hawaii, in addition to the obvious visits to the beaches and waterfalls.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
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