OT Where have your travels taken you lately
Lauren Gottlieb I stay continents away from my parents, and so I&rsquom forever running back home to Arizona. And that&rsquos when I do the things that one does on a holiday sleep, eat, party and all that.
OT Your most memorable holiday&hellip
Lauren Gottlieb My family and I were once going to Hawaii on vacation. The flight was overbooked, so the airline announced that if anyone was willing to take the next flight, they would offer some travel vouchers. It sounded exciting, so we thought we&rsquod hang out at the airport. After waiting for four hours, the next flight too was overbooked We took the offer again. Finally, after eight hours, we boarded a flight, and pretty much got our entire vacation travel paid for. Trust me, the wait was worth it.
OT What do you enjoy most on holidays
Lauren Gottlieb If I&rsquom at home, I enjoy doing nothing at all I simply laze around. If I&rsquom travelling, I love exploring the place, especially checking out spas and shopping.
OT Who packs your bags
Lauren Gottlieb I like to do it myself because, that way, I know exactly what&rsquos where.
OT And what do you always carry in them
Lauren Gottlieb I cannot do without my dry shampoo, especially if I&rsquom travelling for work or a performance my hair gets very sweaty after dancing. If I&rsquom driving somewhere, it would be my portable speaker since I&rsquom fond of music. It also helps keep my driver awake High boots are a must my feet get cold on flights. Other travel essentials are my sunglasses and Hindi notes, so I can practice.
OT What do you splurge on while on holiday
Lauren Gottlieb Gadgets, music, clothes and shoes.
OT Some of your favourite destinations...
Lauren Gottlieb I&rsquom not saying this because India is home now, but I do feel that I have a spiritual connection with India. I don&rsquot know if it has a connection with my past life, but in my heart and soul, I feel like an Indian. Now, even if I have friends coming over from abroad, I am constantly giving them travel tips about India what&rsquos okay and what&rsquos not, and places to go to. I love the buzz of Mumbai and the food in Delhi. I find Rajasthan stunningly beautiful. There&rsquos so much of India I want to explore.
OT Any destinations on your wish list
Lauren Gottlieb Globally, it would have to be Dubai and Australia. In India, I want to explore South India extensively because I am besotted by Bharatanatyam. I want to learn the dance form. I also want to travel to Lucknow I&rsquove heard so much about the food