My Holidays: Comedian Bill Bailey

Earl of whimsey: English comedian Bill Bailey.

Bill Bailey tours his new show, Earl of Whimsy, from September 21-October 1, in Dunedin, Christchurch, Tauranga, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Auckland and Wellington.

What was your greatest holiday?
A trek through the Indonesian jungle, camping by a river, seeing elephants, orangutans and turtles.

And the worst?
Christmas in Cornwall ... a bunch of us rented a house there, it ended in pneumonia, fights and break-ups.

If we bump into you on holiday, what are you most likely to be doing? These days, I'll be on a mountain bike, or a paddle-board.

If we could teleport you to one place in New Zealand for a week-long holiday, where would it be?
Coromandel ... I long to revisit Hot Water Beach.

How about for a dream holiday internationally?
Antarctica is my dream.

What's the dumbest thing you've ever done when travelling?
In Crete, once I rode a motorbike through a hotel lobby.

Complete this sentence: I can't travel without ... correct footwear.

What's the best travel tip you've ever been given?
Take less stuff.

What was the most memorable meal you've had while travelling?
Once when I was about 10, on holiday with my parents in France, I ordered omelette and chips. The chips were not on the side, but folded into the actual omelette. We still talk about it.

What's the best thing you've brought back from a trip?
A 16th century Portuguese swivel cannon, the forerunner of the machine gun.

Favourite airport at which to land?
Sumburgh Airport, in the Shetland Isles.

What's the next trip you've got planned?
A build-your-own log-raft and camping expedition in Sweden.