Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Scott Pelley
Scott Pelley is a correspondent for "60 Minutes," as well as the anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News." The 57-year-old journalist travels constantly for his work and says he wouldn't have it any other way. "Whenever I give commencement addresses at colleges, I tell young people to get a passport," Pelley says. "There is no education on earth as good as the education you get from travel. I never tire of going to a place I've never been before. I'm still filled with excitement about getting on a plane, boat or train." To keep up with Pelley, check out his Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/ScottPelley.
Q. What has been your most memorable trip?
A. I have been from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle and just about every place in between. It's hard to pick just one, but Antarctica is one of my favorite places on earth. It is so pristine and beautiful there. It's one of the most unspoiled places on the earth, because no one lives there except for some research scientists. You can be bobbing up and down in a rubber boat and you can see whales and dolphins swimming under you.
Q. Do you travel with your family?
A. Having our children travel has always been my wife's priority and one Jane (Boone Pelley) has worked very hard to make happen. We've traveled with them since they were itty bitty all over the United States. Then we started going to Europe and Asia and the Middle East. ... We have had the great fortune to be able to take the children to many of the places around the world on many of my "60 Minutes" adventures. I took my son, Reece, to Antarctica when he was about eight years old. It was one of the greatest father-son memories that I have of the two of us. My little boy is now 22 years old and 6-foot-6, but I still remember him as a little guy all wrapped up in his parka in a rubber boat watching the seals and the walruses. We had an amazing time.
Q. After Antarctica, does a trip to Disneyland pale in comparison?
A. (Laughs) No, I think the Disney formula works no matter what.
Q. Now that your children are young adults, do you still travel together?
A. We do. My favorite trip with all of us was going to Angkor in Cambodia, which we combined with a trip to Vietnam. This was about three years ago. We have wonderful memories of seeing the tombs and temples scattered all over the jungle. Reece and my daughter, Blair, adapt well to wherever they are. They have worked in refugee camps in various places around the world, including Thailand on the Burmese border in particular, where they were used to roughing it in a serious way. They're a pair of really well traveled kids who know how fortunate they are to have had those opportunities.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
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