Lang Lang on Packing: Mom Does It

By Alexandra Wexler Road Warrior provides travel tips from those who know best: busy executives and other globetrotters. Lang Lang is a world-renowned pianist who lives in New York and Beijing, but when asked where he calls home, he says “airplanes or hotels.” He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and at a White House dinner for China President Hu Jintao. In 2009, he made the Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of influential people. How often are you up in the air? Maybe 15% of the time. I spend much more time at <a href="http://wk.putianb2b.com/"><strong>网赚项目 </strong></a> the hotels than at home. I think I'm at hotels more than 300 days a year, maybe more. Where do you spend the most time? Europe, probably, the most. I spend half the time there, and then the U.S. and Asia divided — three months in North America, and then three months in Asia. What's your favorite airline? It's different in different parts of the world. In the U.S., I'd say it's United, and then Asia I'd say a few, Air China and Cathay Pacific, and Lufthansa in Europe. I've spent a lot of time on those airlines, and I have a lot of frequent-flier miles there. Sometimes I <a href="http://wk.putianb2b.com/"><strong>挂机网赚 </strong></a> travel private on Bombardier jets — that's truly the best way to travel. Which airline has the best food? I'm more into the Chinese food, so I always think that the Chinese airlines have the best food. But the others also have pretty good service. Who has the best airport? Dallas is a really good airport, Chicago <a href="http://wk.putianb2b.com/"><strong>网络兼职工作 </strong></a> O'Hare I like, Munich, Beijing. Dubai is also great. Favorite luggage? I like Rimowa. Samsonite is also good. I actually have both. What's your idea of the perfect vacation? Always on the beach or at a spa. Some of my favorite places are Sanya on Hainan Island, or a beach in the south of France. Miami I like too. How do you beat jetlag? Sometime I just force myself to sleep. There are some pills you can take, but those don't really work for me. Normally I start to sleep when I know where I'm going on the plane, and I'm already trying to rest. Normally the first day you're really tired anyway so you sleep really well, but the second night, it's a struggle. How do you practice when you're on the road? I normally have a piano at my hotel so I can practice. Typically it's for two hours a day, sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on the travel schedule. How long does it take you to pack? My mom does it for me, so she's <a href="http://photos.pulsradio.fr/displayimage.php?pos=-1772"><strong>Converse Jack Purcell Mid Boat Leather « MixTure 潮流品牌服饰官方 ...</strong></a> very fast, but if I'm doing it, then it takes a long time. A really long time. – Edited from an interview with Alexandra Wexler Get the Scene Asia app for your iPhone.