SB: Yeah, definitely. I mean, at the time, I thought I was woefully inadequate for the job. So at th

Samantha Brown is the delightfully perky Travel Channel host of such shows as Girl Meets Hawaii , Passport to Europe , Great Weekends , Samantha Brown's Asia , and more. Samantha spoke with The Flash List about her life and adventures, the world's perception of Americans, having her ears cleaned in public, and showing westin hotel pittsburgh Anthony Bourdain how to smile.
SB: No, I had never traveled before. Growing up in New Hampshire, we were close to Canada so we went there; we d go to Cape Cod for the summer and Pennsylvania, so I d never really traveled. And so for me the job, especially when we did Passport to Europe , was to bring the viewer westin hotel pittsburgh along with me. I didn t try to be an expert, I wasn t one, and I just thought, I m discovering the world for the first time, so that s how I m going to present myself to the viewer, westin hotel pittsburgh so they can discover the world for the first time with me.
TFL: When you began working for the Travel Channel westin hotel pittsburgh doing Great Vacation Homes , you didn t consider yourself a travel expert or host, but just a normal, everyday person. Do you think that was in some ways actually a benefit for that role, and how have your experiences caused you to grow and evolve over the years?
SB: Yeah, definitely. I mean, at the time, I thought I was woefully inadequate for the job. So at the time I didn t think it was good. I wish I had known more. But now looking back, what it really allowed me to do was develop a fan base that grew with me; and so there is a more emotional connection between me and I think my viewers, and that s what I always wanted. I wanted to be their friend, and when you see the crowd down there, and the line, it s so nice. That means so much to me; it means that what I wanted to do really paid off. And that is, again, I m not talking westin hotel pittsburgh above you, I m not lecturing you, we re making these mistakes together - and there s a lot of mistakes to make when you travel. In the end, I think it s always advantageous to say, This is who I am, and not be something westin hotel pittsburgh that you re not.