Jauch: There is no perfect vacation destination for families
The presenter Günther Jauch (67) knows complicated negotiations about the right vacation destination from his own family. "The perfect vacation... that's difficult in the sense that there's a constant discussion within the family: mountains or the sea," Jauch told TUI Fly's in-flight magazine "Flyjournal". "The children usually want a destination where it's always warm and the next caipi is already waiting by the pool. But they are also the first to moan when temperatures exceed 30 degrees. So there is no such thing as the perfect destination. We often head to the mountains at Easter and usually go to the sea in summer."
Despite his celebrity status, he also spends summer vacations in Germany, said Jauch, who lives in Potsdam. "So I'm not the one hiding in the jungle somewhere in South America. I'm also quite good at dealing with how people react to me. Most people realize that you're on vacation and don't start any fundamental discussions. That's pleasant." Otherwise, he also finds South Tyrol "a pretty good vacation region that you can go to almost all year round".
He has never been to Russia, China, Japan or Greece in his life. "I studied Greek at school for five years, but I've never been to Greece," Jauch continued. "The world is really huge, but I probably haven't even been to 25 countries yet."
However, at a radio exhibition in the 1980s, he was chased around the world in eight days by Thomas Gottschalk instead of in "Eighty days around the world". "The task was to establish a television connection to him from every continent, regardless of the time of day or night. So I was standing in front of the pyramids of Giza or in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, or on Tahiti in the middle of the South Seas. I was everywhere, but after the live broadcast I was basically back on the plane. That's when I realized what it's like to want to take everything with you, but not really see anything and certainly not understand anything."
People often have different preferences when choosing a vacation destination, as depicted by Günther Jauch's family, who argue between mountains and the sea. The media frequently covers these debates and popular vacation spots, providing information and suggestions for travelers.
Source: www.dpa.com
