Nimrat Kaur

OT What does a holiday mean to you
Nimrat Kaur For me, a holiday is me time Or family time, if I am travelling with them. It is a chance to connect, reconnect and disconnect.

OT What are your favourite holiday destinations
Nimrat Kaur Several places are close to my heart. Los Angeles because it is work, vacation and fun. New York is always buzzing with life and activity. I have been there several times but, no matter what, I always find something interesting and new to do there. Another favourite for the sheer joy of how the place is has to be Cape Town. It has all the quintessentially necessary things that could make for an amazing holiday&mdashmountains, sea, wildlife, great food, spas, nightlife, and shopping To satisfy my retail therapy urges, I like Dubai.

OT Which has been your most memorable holiday
Nimrat Kaur I will choose a few for varied reasons. Attending the Screen Actors&rsquo Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles was work too, but more like a vacation&mdashand a dream one at that I was standing on the same carpet as Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Ethan Hawke

Another vacation that is vividly carved in my memory is swimming with sharks in Cape Town. During my childhood, my grandparents&rsquo house in Pilani was my idea of total fun. We&rsquod sleep on cots on the roofs of mud houses and bathe with tubewells. My trips to Delhi, especially around Diwali, which involve endless feasting, are holidays I look forward to.

OT What do you enjoy most on holidays
Nimrat Kaur I love to not have an agenda. I read a lot, and if I am lucky and can catch a few plays, so much the better

OT Any travel tips
Nimrat Kaur I am the worst person to be asked because I am so disorganised. My packing begins several days before I am to travel. I take forever to decide&mdashnot just what to pack or not&mdashbut even when I have to get ready to leave. I have this paranoia about getting dehydrated on flights. So I drink water like a camel and moisturise myself before, during and after a flight. I finish a whole tube of my lip balm on a return flight. I also don&rsquot drink alcohol because I am worried if I overdo it and fall into a stupor, I will not be able to cope in any emergency

OT What do you pick up while on holiday
Nimrat Kaur Everything. Right from art and curios to little trinkets, make-up, shoes, clothes&mdashyou name it

OT Which places do you want to visit
Nimrat Kaur All of South America, Spain, Bordeaux, Japan and Greenland.