Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Ian Harding
Television viewers know Ian Harding as Ezra Fitz on Freeform's "Pretty Little Liars" -- the role that won him seven Teen Choice Awards. With the release of his first book, "Odd Birds" (St. Martin's Press, $25.99), he can also add author to his resume. In his collection of essays, Harding shares vignettes of his life in Hollywood, interspersed with tales about his hobby, bird-watching. Harding will next be seen in the indie film "Office Uprising." Born in Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, and raised in Virginia, the actor currently resides in Los Angeles. Fans may follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ianmharding) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/IANMHARDING).
Q. Where are some of the places that you've filmed on location?
A. I've spent most of my professional acting career on a sound stage, but the pilot for "Pretty Little Liars" was shot in Vancouver, Canada. At the time, I begged the powers-that-be to shoot up in the blustery north, since I wanted to explore British Columbia and discover -- if only for a few months out of the year -- what it was like to live in a foreign country.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. I was apparently very well-traveled before I could even walk. Having been born in Germany, I was able to travel to multiple European countries while strapped to my dad's back. I'm guessing since I still love to wander so much, I must have had some positive early experiences.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. Perspective. Whether I'm on a three-day hike or on an all-expenses paid island getaway, I can't help but see the world -- and hopefully my place in it -- a little differently.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A. Japan, especially Hokkaido, in both the spring for the pink moss and winter for the epic skiing.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
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