Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Jeannie Mai
A. Austin reminds me a lot of the food in San Francisco and New York's beautiful melting pot reminds me what the Bay Area people are like.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A. I have a long list, but right off the top of my head Holland, Santorini and Amsterdam.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. I absolutely must have my bag of tricks -- what I call my skincare bag. It's filled with all my secrets and goodies to preserve this face.
Q. What would be your dream trip?
A. Istanbul. I've heard it's so beautiful and I would immerse myself in the street shopping for days.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A. Hitting up local grocery stores and buying every type of potato chip bag in exotic flavors. Asia is the best for that. My second guilty pleasure is visiting the McDonald's and seeing what dipping sauces they have, like curry sauce in London!
Q. What kind of research do you do before you go away on a trip?
A. I research everything you can think of, local blogs, Instagram hashtags. I follow Anthony Bourdain's trails, if he's been there before, and I also research the best local foods and shopping. Of course, when I get there this list only gets longer because I'll talk to locals and get the nitty gritty on where the good stuff is at. After one hour in Hong Kong, I knew exactly where to find all the discount luxury bags, like the Chanel chain link belt bag I named Shaneezy, which I rock today.
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(Jae-Ha Kim is a New York Times bestselling author and travel writer. You can respond to this column by visiting her website at www.jaehakim.com. You may also follow "Go Away With..." on Twitter at @GoAwayWithJae where Jae-Ha Kim welcomes your questions and comments.)
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