Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Isaiah Mustafa
Former football player Isaiah Mustafa is known to TV viewers as Luke Garroway in the Freeform series "Shadowhunters: Mortal Instruments." He also won an Emmy for Outstanding Commercial for his work in the Old Spice commercials. An avid photographer, Mustafa shares his photos with fans on his website (https://www.iamphotographs.com), Twitter (https://twitter.com/isaiahmustafa) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/isaiahmustafa).
Q. What is your worst vacation memory?
A. I've never had a really bad experience. I've never gotten really sick from food on a trip and when I got lost, it was never bad. It ended up kind of interesting and fun. But there was this one time when I was in Argentina. I was there doing a job and they gave me this driver named Roberto. He was probably 82 years old. He had these piercing blue eyes and was just an older, mellow guy. Roberto had said zero words to me the whole trip. One evening, after dinner, I told him that I would walk back (to the hotel). He put his hand on my back, looked me in the eyes and said, "This is South America. You don't walk at night." I wasn't going to argue with him. (Laughs) I just got in the car.
Q. How thorough are you when you plan a trip?
A. If it's a place I've always wanted to go, I will plan it out and figure out all the details. But if I have maybe 12 days and I want to get away to some place really quick, I like to roll the dice. I will think about the top six places that are within my budget right now, assign a number to each (pip) and throw a little craps to see what happens. (Laughs)
Q. Where are some of the most memorable places you have been?
A. Holland is a great place. I have a lot of Dutch friends. When I played football for the Barcelona Dragons, I got to enjoy the great nightlife. I love Northern California to kind of chill and relax. And New Zealand blew me away. It was incredible and I'd like to go back there. I went to Marseilles once. I did that by train from Paris to Barcelona and it was awesome.
Q. How have your views on traveling changed?
A. I used to say getting lost is the best way to find a place, but that's not always safe to do these days. I do like walking around, but I'm very aware of my surroundings.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
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