Celebrity Travel: Go away with John Brodeur aka Bird Streets
A: Keep your passport on you at all times and pack the toothbrush in your carry-on.
Q: Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A: Where do I begin? I’ve actually done very little traveling abroad. I suppose I always thought music would take me around the world, but things haven’t quite worked out that way. So there are a lot of boxes left to tick. Japan, Paris, Costa Rica, Iceland — I hear they have lots of lagoons — Cuba. ... Buy me a ticket anywhere and I’ll start packing.
Q: When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A: Believe it or not, I carry my breakfast cereal with me almost every time I travel. It’s a granola concoction I make every day with a bunch of seeds and super foods and whatnot. It’s been my little morning ritual ever since I went vegan about six years ago. I suppose I’m a creature of habit. Plus, I can’t always find a vegan-friendly breakfast place on the road, though it’s a lot easier than it used to be.
Q: What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A: Record stores! That’s also my guilty pleasure at home, to be honest. I’ve been known to fill an entire suitcase with LPs over the course of a tour or long trip.
Q: What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A: The first time I played in Los Angeles, my band and I took a day trip down to Tijuana which went predictably off the rails. But I should probably save that story for the book.
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