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The website sympatico.ca<\/a> posted a brand new interview with Simple Plan’s lead guitar player Jeff Stinco<\/b>, in which he discussed his travelling habits and where he’d like to go in the future. Check out the English translation of this interview below:<\/p>\n

\"\" Traveling with Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan<\/b><\/u>
\nOriginal French article by David Nathan – sympatico.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you a frequent traveler?<\/b>
\nI love traveling, I travel a lot, but I would not say I’m a great traveler, I just don’t have it in my blood. And furthermore, I have a very bad sense of direction. Once I got totally lost while walking in a city in the United States. I put the correct city name in the GPS, but … not the correct state! We played two hours late that evening. <\/p>\n

Where have you travelled?<\/b>
\nAfter high school, I went to Europe for three months with a friend. It was an incredible journey, and I will always remember the Ray Charles concert in Carcassonne, France. I read a lot of novels when I was a teenager, including novels that took place in Europe, so after that I took this trip to Spain, Belgium, Italy, and I saw the same scenery as the characters in those books I read. Literature became reality. <\/p>\n

Do you get to travel besides touring?<\/b>
\nI do it once per year. My next trip should be Tunisia. My father is of Italian descent, but was born in Tunisia and I would love to go there to see where he was born, where he grew up. <\/p>\n

Where else would you like to travel? <\/b>
\nI dream of visiting Machu Picchu, but I’d like to get there by doing a multi-day hike. I like challenges and having to climb to deserve this incredible site is an idea that I really like. I am always appreciative of the people who pass the Camino de Santiago for example. That is an adventure. <\/p>\n

Are you rather lazy on your holidays or hyperactive?<\/b>
\nI can be lazy for two or three days, but that’s the maximum. Then I need to move, do something special, something different from what I usually do. It can be a hike, bike, whatever, but I like to move and paradoxically, it is very relaxing for the mind to do something different! <\/p>\n

A memory of unpleasant trip? <\/b>
\nMy trip to Japan was not unpleasant, but I must admit that it was a real culture shock, a change of scenery which had its bad sides. It was very noisy, I had no references at all, at the time the subway stations were not yet translated into English. There was a very oppressive side, but at the same time, it was fascinating. At 4am in downtown Tokyo there are a lot of people in the streets! <\/p>\n

You’re the type to photograph your travels?<\/b>
\nYes, I have a camera that I carry with me. Otherwise when I jog, I use my cell phone to take pictures. One of my fondest memories was in South Africa, when we opened for Metallica. There were only three shows in a week, so we had some time to discover the country. I remember the safari was absolutely amazing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n