Club people • October 2013
Gold Member, George Galica, tells us where he'd eat his last meal, how he'd spend his perfect day and his plans for future adventures
Where do you live?
Munich, but I still use British Airways as my primary airline. It has a
great network and many of the schedules, for example to San Francisco, are tailored around the business
day, so even if the flight is longer than flying direct, it's more
convenient. Plus it can be up to 60 per cent cheaper to travel via
London.
Do you travel for business or leisure?
Primarily for business, but I try and get away on holiday
when I can.
What sort of leisure traveller are you?
I go for the culture. I went to Costa Rica in January and it was definitely
for the adventure rather than the beach.
Where have you been in the past year?
For business I went all over Europe, down to South Africa and West
Africa, the Far East and North America. On holiday I went to the
Caribbean (Nevis and Grenada), to Las Vegas and New York, Costa
Rica and Italy - Tuscany, Venice and to northern Italy for skiing
in the Italian Alps. I'm in Sri Lanka as we speak.
Where's next?
I'd like to explore the Middle East, particularly Doha in Qatar.
Where do you always go back to?
Las Vegas. It's completely different to
anywhere else in the world.
Describe your Perfect Day.
I'd be somewhere in the Caribbean with good diving. I'd eat
freshly caught fish, there'd be plenty of sunshine and I'd feel a
world away from all city life.
Grilling freshly caught fish Caribbean-style
Where would you eat your last meal?
A Japanese restaurant in London called Zuma. The food is fresh, the service is great
and it's a fun place to be.
What would you recommend people do in your home
city?
Explore the Bavarian countryside, which is not far from Munich. It
is quite unlike anywhere else I've been in the world.
Where's the one place in the world you'd like to be kept
a secret?
A small village called Hin Wong Bay in the north-eastern part of
Koh Tao in Thailand. It's quiet, there's very little electricity
and you can walk from the restaurant straight into the ocean, where
you'll find the water teeming with multi-coloured fish.
What's your most memorable holiday?
When I went to Australia for a friend's 30th birthday.
We ate dinner in the Sydney Opera House, went wine tasting in the
Hunter Valley and then spent time in Noosa on the Sunshine
Coast.
What's the best way to earn Avios?
Nothing earns you Avios like flying.
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