For s years I\u2018ve been taking the whole month of August off to do a complete reset programme. There\u2018s no work. Just chilling, reading books, enjoying red wine and not thinking about work.<\/p>\n
I\u2018m extreme that way. I always travel with two suitcases and two pieces of hand luggage. I take a blanket, pillow and all cosmetics with me. Always the same, for many years. With so many trips, no matter where I am, I want to define a feeling of home. I don\u2018t let anything touch my body that I\u2018m not used to.<\/p>\n
(Laughs) Of course not. If I had to use a shampoo from the hotel, I would have a problem. Trying street food anywhere in the world, no problem.<\/p>\n
I\u2018m a hotel fan. When I\u2018m working, I don\u2018t want to worry about anything. However, personally I want my peace and privacy, no room service. My room must have space and be functional, and I have to be able to open a window. I don\u2018t like air conditioning. It can be a 5-star hotel or a functional hotel like Motel One.<\/p>\n
I am mobile everywhere in the world. I\u2018m always careful with Wi-Fi. I prefer roaming to answer my 150 emails a day.<\/p>\n
I use everything that saves me time more intensively. VIP lounges with fast check-in, security checks, shuttle to the plane. The main thing is that it\u2018s efficient. I also make intensive use of the airlines\u2018 Wi-Fi, although there are still some gaps.<\/p>\n
Yes, I would like to do that more. When I run my pop-up restaurant in the Maldives, that is of course already a kind of Bleisure. With \u201cMr Raue travels\u201c I often wish I could add a few days. That hasn\u2018t worked so far. Next year.<\/p>\n
Warsaw was a culinary and personal highlight. A vibrant city with incredibly nice people. Vancouver blew me away with its mix of nature and big city. Cuba – our first episode on Magenta TV in September – was a journey back in time to the 1950s. Awesome.<\/p>\n
Yes, it was very important to me – apart from the TV show – to share my feelings, experiences and recipes that I have tasted with my viewers. Therefore, from mid-September, at the start of the new season, there will be a really thick book of our culinary adventures from the previous three seasons of the show. I want to share my culinary world with the fans.<\/p>\n
Photo: Kathy Wagner<\/p>\n