Ireland is always calling to actor Kathy St. George
Do you prefer booking trips through a travel agent or on your own?
We usually plan trips on our own, but I'll use a travel agent sometimes for help with negotiated rates, amenities, and local intel that the general public doesn't have access to. I use a virtuoso agent named Holly Hauser with Largay Travel.
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Thoughts on an 'unplugged' vacation?
That sounds positively heavenly to me. Peace, quiet, and open air. Daily massages. Lots of beautiful gardens, a swimming pool or ocean, delicious meals, and a good script.
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What has been your worst vacation experience?
Hmm … I can't think of one.
What is your favorite childhood travel memory?
The whole family piling into my dad's station wagon and heading up to our 'camp' in Warner, N.H. We had a cottage on Diamond Lake, and we made so many happy memories there: Campfires, boating, swimming with our cousins across the pond, reading, relaxing, playing Chinese checkers, sleeping in our bunk beds, and waking up to the sound of mom singing and dad cooking home fries and bacon. Bliss.
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Do you vacation to relax, to learn, or for the adventure of it all?
All of the above.
What book do you plan on bringing with you to read on your next vacation?
'Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies,' by Ted Chapin.
If you could travel with one famous person/celebrity, who would it be?
Eugene Levy. We've been watching his show on Apple TV, 'The Reluctant Traveler.'
What is the best gift to give a traveler?
Apple AirTags.
What is your go-to snack for a flight or a road trip?
A big Fuji apple, cheese sticks, baby carrots, and a wheat germ cookie.
What is the coolest souvenir you've picked up on a vacation?
A piece of Tyrone House, County Galway, the ancestral home of the St. Georges. I also have a beautiful wooden plaque from Neuschwanstein [in Germany], a small stuffed camel figurine that I bought in Morocco, and Matryoshka dolls from Russia.
What is your favorite app/website for travel?
I like to shop around. There are so many out there.
What has travel taught you?
To be in the moment. To open my heart and mind to new experiences. To practice gratitude.
What is your best travel tip?
An eye mask and noise-canceling headphones.
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