‘Cease Dreaming and E-book It’

Kaley Cuoco has traveled to a number of the dreamiest locations all over the world for work, together with Thailand to movie the primary season of Max’s Flight Attendant, which premiered in 2020, and Berlin for the 2024 Prime Video film “Position Play.” However of all the attractive locations she’s traveled for work, Iceland was her favourite.

“I didn’t know what to anticipate, and I hate being chilly, but it surely ended up being actually one in every of my favourite locations I’ve ever been,”The Large Bang Idea star informed Journey + Leisure in an interview final week.

Taking pictures the second season of Flight Attendant in Iceland throughout a December just a few years again, she skilled only some hours of daylight, which was “a wild journey.” Even so, she was taken by the friendliness of the locals, the benefit of getting round, and the “gorgeous” views at each flip. “You’re surrounded by glaciers and open sky, and the meals was wonderful,” she mentioned. “I can’t say sufficient good issues.”

Cuoco has lengthy been a proponent of constructing these fantasy journeys a actuality. That’s why she’s teamed up with Priceline on a brand new marketing campaign to cease folks from “dreamscrolling,” or simply imagining themselves on these dream getaways, and really ebook the journey. 

“All of us do it, whether or not we’re dreamscrolling by holidays, a brand new dwelling, or sure make-up, we simply preserve going, going, going,” she mentioned. “I really like that with this marketing campaign, we’re popping in and saying, cease. While you ebook that journey, more often than not, it’s the appropriate thought, and also you gained’t remorse it.”

Regardless of the far-flung locations Cuoco’s work has taken her, with regards to her personal leisure travels, she prefers to remain low-key. “Upstate New York is our completely satisfied place,” she mentioned of herself, associate Tom Pelphrey, their 23-month-old daughter Matilda, and their canine. “It’s at all times a dream journey since we don’t get on the market usually, but it surely’s a really particular place for us and our household.” 

Not solely did she meet Pelphrey in New York, however she additionally loves the downtime they spend there having fun with the outside. “It’s approach up within the mountains, so there’s tons of lovely hikes,” she mentioned, including that they love each cooking and heading into city for dinner. 

Greater than something, it’s all concerning the little moments, like enjoying within the yard, mentioned Cuoco. “You get such intense seasons, like within the winter with the snow, and within the spring and fall with the leaves altering—there’s one thing actually magical about it,” she mentioned.

The three-time Emmy nominee additionally craves that homey feeling when she travels to a brand new metropolis for a mission. “I’ve by no means been an excellent comfy traveler,” she admitted. “I really feel like as we become older, there are simply belongings you want, like I want my pillow, a sure blanket, my espresso maker, and sure issues that give me the texture of dwelling, however assist me get pleasure from the brand new surroundings.”

As soon as she settles in, she enjoys doing a deep dive. “You’ve acquired to sort of get immersed in your surroundings,” she mentioned, including that she’s wanting ahead to an upcoming mission that can enable her to spend fairly a little bit of time in France.

As a mother to a toddler, she’s additionally needed to be taught to regulate her journey habits for her baby, and he or she mentioned she’s turned to Priceline’s built-in filters designed for fogeys and pet house owners. These options have helped her discover family-friendly and pet-friendly lodge choices and see critiques from different vacationers who share the identical wants.

“On a private stage, touring with a child continues to be very new for me, and I am studying to be additional ready with snacks, iPad, and all of the issues you may think about,” she mentioned. However her true secret: “A really stiff drink after I get on a airplane!” 

In addition to studying to stuff as many toys into her bag as doable and ensuring she’s downloaded all of the kid-friendly leisure onto her system, she mentioned her greatest journey hack is to keep away from the entrance row. 

“Individuals suppose that is like a very cool factor to get on the airplane first and get off first, but it surely’s the worst since you can not retailer something,” she mentioned of the dearth of under-seat area. Most of all, she mentioned the largest factor to do on a flight is provide “a variety of apologies to anybody else sitting in your class.”

That mentioned, Cuoco is worked up to point out little Matilda the world, just lately taking her to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, for the primary time over the Christmas holidays. 

“Our household used to save lots of up all 12 months to take me and my sister to Disneyland, and I’ve so many unbelievable reminiscences,” she mentioned, calling taking her personal daughter there “the most effective factor we may have ever executed.” “I keep in mind [my childhood visits] prefer it was yesterday, so I am hoping though she’s solely two, she’s going to recollect the journey without end.” 

Cuoco hopes to search out extra Disney magic, along with her present dream journey being an prolonged household trip to Walt Disney World in Florida: “I have been to so many wonderful locations, however we as a household need to carry our daughter and household and do a complete week there. Truthfully, that will be the journey of a lifetime.”

So when you’ve been dreamscrolling and fantasizing about your subsequent getaway, Cuoco recommends you simply dive in and make it occur. “Journey is necessary—that is the place the reminiscences are made,” she mentioned. “There’s at all times a purpose to not go, however then you definitely ebook it and you’ve got this wonderful time and all these reminiscences. That’s what life is all about.”