Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Barry Watson
Barry Watson rose to fame portraying the eldest child on "7th Heaven." In his latest project -- the UP TV dramedy, "Date My Dad" -- the actor stars as Ricky Cooper, a widowed father of three girls, who tackles raising his young children with the help of his mother-in-law (Raquel Welch). A self-described homebody who loves being close to his own family, Watson, 43, says his "father-in-law's farm in south Wales (reminds him of home). As far away as it is, when I am there, I never want to leave." Born in Traverse City, Mich., Watson is based out of Venice, Calif. Fans may interact with him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/realbarrywatson) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/realbarrywatson).
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Well, it's not just my favorite vacay destination. It is also my hometown, Traverse City. I loved growing up there and now I take my family there every summer. Grand Traverse Bay. Unsalted and shark free!
Q. To someone who was going there for the first time, what would you recommend that they do during their visit?
A. Get in the lake, eat cherry pie, get in the lake, go to Sleeping Bear Dunes (National Lakeshore), get back in the lake, go to John Cross (Fisheries) in Charlevoix, buy some white fish, go home and grill it with lemon and paprika, then get back in the lake.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. It was to Grand Cayman Island. My mom was a scuba instructor and she got to bring her family on this particular trip. It was one of my first times on an airplane. I was 10.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. To be spontaneous, flexible and curious. I have also learned that when something does not go as planned on a vacation, often that is when the most memorable experiences happen. A delayed flight, a wrong turn on a roundabout in France, 24 hours without your suitcase, as long as you stay open and flexible to what life is teaching you in those moments and have a sense of humor, all is well.
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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