My holidays: Jeremy Redmore

Jeremy Redmore's dream Kiwi holiday would involve back yard cricket and historical fiction. Photo / Supplied

What was your greatest holiday?
When myself and four other old mates from high school booked a catamaran to sail around the Gulf of Thailand for a week. It was just us, a stoner Canadian skipper and a Thai chef named Porn. Lack of facilities also forced us all to learn how to poo in the sea.

And the worst?
When a New Year's festival I was supposed to play at was cancelled last-minute - let's just say minigolf, 10-pin bowling and Globe Bar were bad options to go for in Auckland that year.

If we bump into you on holiday, what are you most likely to be doing?
Reading historical fiction near a body of water.

If we could teleport you to one place in New Zealand for a week-long holiday, where would it be?
A beachside bach with a great backyard cricket pitch in the Catlins in summer.

How about for a dream holiday internationally?
I would hire a villa in the hills of southern Spain - adventures around the countryside during the day before a siesta, then stories and drinks all night.

What's the dumbest thing you've ever done when travelling?
I once let a bandmate put some things in my case as his was full - apparently he liked butterfly knives and they are highly frowned upon in airports.

Complete this sentence - I can't travel without ...
... historical fiction.

What's the best travel tip you've ever been given?
If you pull your regular headphone jack just slightly out of one of the double plane headphone inputs, the sound comes through both ears.

What was the most memorable meal you've had while travelling?
I once attended a Tuscan Feast event where the food was accompanied by a large Italian man playing Meatloaf covers.

What's the best thing you've brought back from a trip?
Flu relief medication that actually works.

Favourite airport at which to land?
La Guardia, New York. Smack bang in the middle of the city of dreams.

What's the next trip you've got planned?
Montreal, Novia Scotia then down to NYC via the East Coast.

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