Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Ellis Miah
A. I create wherever I go. It happens on the road most times! A song I wrote with artist Maggie Szabo, "Wide Awake," was written during a bout of jetlag in Amsterdam. We were excited to be in the city, were definitely sleep deprived and kept going out into the city when we should have been asleep! My Song "Walk on Water" was written partially on a plane after meeting someone who stole my heart in France. Living in the U.S. where you can get to most places by driving, I realized that the distance between us felt greater because of the ocean. So my desire to walk on water started to form on the plane and most of the lyrics came from the flight. I recorded voice memos on my phone in the plane bathroom at 30,000 feet.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Summertime in Amsterdam has been a favorite for me. I love the boating picnics people invite you to and biking through the city.
London in the fall before it gets too cold is a treat, because living in L.A., I miss out on winter fashion! And the green you see in a non-tropical city is supreme. Also, there is a Jamaican patty place I visit every time I'm in London called Jamaican Patty Co. There is a small town outside of Paris called Troyes that's enchanting. Some of its earliest buildings date back to the medieval era. They are brightly colored and slanted. Simply beautiful. Every other block has a bakery. I think I've sampled every croissant in that town.
Q. Have you ever traveled out of state to go see a band perform?
A. Yes! When I was growing up, we traveled from New York City to Philly for a Salt-N-Pepa concert. As soon as Paula Abdul announces new dates for her residency in Vegas, I will be front and center.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. Probably upstate New York to a ski town in Tannersville. It was at least a three-hour drive with no traffic and as a New York City kid, it was a different world. I remember not liking that there were only two TV channels and the radio didn't play any songs I knew, but I enjoyed skiing and walking around the town.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. That traveling is something everyone should do, if possible. It's a luxury that should be afforded to us all.
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