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A. I went to a province in Holland called Zeeland -- not to be confused with New Zealand -- with my brother, parents and grandparents in a caravan. I remember liking it a lot. It's a really beautiful place with a lot of nice beaches. I love to still go there when I have the time.

Q. If you could only pick one place to eat, which would you choose: A casual meal at a street cart or fine dining at a nice restaurant?

A. Definitely food truck food. I had the most amazing pad thai when I was in Asia at a street cart when I was there last year. I'm not really the fine-dining type of guy.

Q. Where is the most romantic destination?

A. I know it's cliche, but I have a lot of fond memories of Paris.

Q. Do you speak any foreign languages?

A. I can speak Dutch and English fluently. I did have French and German classes in high school, but that didn't really stick well enough for me to speak fluently.

Q. What are your five favorite cities?

A. L.A., Sydney, Portland (and in the Netherlands) Zoetermeer and Zeeland.

Q. Where have you traveled to that most reminded you of home?

A. When I was in L.A. last year, I really felt at home. But I always love coming back to Zoetermeer after a tour. I don't know why, but I guess that's where everything started for me and I think it's such an ugly city that it's beautiful, if that makes sense (Laughs).

Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?

A. The essentials would be my passport, laptop, headphones, toothbrush and some clean clothes.

Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?

A. Pad thai and Boba tea, all day, every day.

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