Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Bob Saget
Actor Bob Saget is best known for his work on the '80s sitcom "Full House" and as the host of "America's Funniest Home Videos." But the comic also has a cult following of fans that enjoy his off-color stand-up routines. Saget, 58, is also an author who writes about his life in the book, "Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian" (It Books, $26.99). A resident of Los Angeles, the entertainer describes himself as a Twitter-head, who may be found at https://twitter.com/bobsaget.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. I like tropical places. Waterfalls, ferns, gullies -- anywhere, in fact, that looks like a scene from "FernGully: The Last Rainforest." I enjoy the ocean, beach and suntan lotion with a SPF factor over 50. I'd recommended going there with someone who doesn't complain about the tropics. Make sure the person you're going with -- even if it's your partner of five to 10 years -- just adores the tropics. I've always liked Hawaii a lot. With my kids, in relationships ... I always loved Hawaii 'cause it's a dry, yet moist heat. I've always liked the combination of things dry yet moist.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
A. Wow, that's a tough one. Untapped means people haven't been there. I guess Johnny Depp's (Caribbean) island (Little Hall's Pond Cay), but I wouldn't wanna go there because I don't know him. It'd be super creepy and probably close to impossible for me to just show up there. I did enjoy going to Bora Bora a couple years ago, but that's far from untapped. I do look forward to escaping to an untapped little island one day with someone special who is also relatively untapped.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. I traveled so little as a child. One of my favorites was just a road trip with my dad, Ben, who drove us a mere two hours from Norfolk to Richmond, Virginia. I think I was nine. It was a business trip for him. The special part of it was getting a crazy good deli sandwich in Richmond. Just him and me eating hardcore deli. I've always been like that with my own kids. Sometimes the best trip is the smallest and most economical trip that just happened, and you got to spend special time with your dad, or your mom, or your caretaker, if you're getting up there in years.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. To be in the moment. Kind of what I strive to do if I'm at home not even going anywhere. But one of the things that's so wonderful, as I've been fortunate enough to travel, is it's a reboot of your life. A good trip away has allowed me to step back just when things seem to reach a boiling point and take in completely different surroundings. That inherently gives you a mark in time and a disconnect from the same patterns that can sometimes lead to futility. Sorry, I got a little heavy with that one.
Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
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