I estimate 220 to 240 days. I just got home yesterday for
\n24 hours for the first time in three weeks.<\/p>\n
It\u2018s getting more and more stressful. Maybe that\u2018s because I\u2018m getting older, however travelling has also changed. The reliability is gone. Not just with the railway, but also with the airlines. It used to take me an hour to change planes at airports. Today, I only book flights with two to three hours in between. Unless there\u2018s a delay, the luggage won\u2018t come with me. I prefer travelling by car.<\/p>\n
I fly Business in Europe and only First intercontinentally. Also when I\u2018m with my family.<\/p>\n
I\u2018ve been a HON with Lufthansa for many years. What can I say, since the coronavirus I\u2018ve also taken advantage of the VIP service at the airport whenever possible. It\u2018s simply less stress if something is cancelled, I can continue onwards quickly.<\/p>\n
Laptop, passport and a bag with medication etc.<\/p>\n
I prefer to eat in the lounge, not during the flight. It\u2018s all too bland and boring for me, and I tend to only drink water and a glass of white wine in the air.<\/p>\n
I always have my laptop with me. Of course, I answer my emails when I can. During flights, I enjoy the mobile phone and Wifi-free zone.<\/p>\n
Never alone. When I go on tour to the USA, my wife and son sometimes come with me and we combine my concerts with a few days of holiday. A concert in New York and relaxing in the Hamptons, for example. Otherwise I play so many shows around the world that I\u2018m glad to be home from time to time.<\/p>\n
If possible, always the ones I already know or from hotel chains that I like. Kempinski, for example, or Ritz-Carlton. Five stars doesn\u2018t just stand for luxury, but above all for a functioning 24-hour service. If I come back to the hotel at night after a performance and need something, it should work perfectly – no matter what it is.
\nMy absolute no-go is a room without a window that I can open.<\/p>\n
I always have a small bottle of lavender spray with me. I spray it on my pillow. It gives me such a cosy feeling and I can fall asleep better. The same scent all over the world.<\/p>\n
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In 2024, Thomas Anders will be travelling a lot again and giving concerts, including tours in the USA, South Africa and France.
\nIn Germany he will sing his own songs on an XXL tour and go on tour again with Florian Silbereisen. His current cookbook is called:
\nThomas Anders – Meine Lieblingsrezepte, TreTorri Verlag.<\/p>\n
Foto: \u00a9 Julia Guillo<\/p>\n