World traveler Asha Gill is currently one of the co-hosts of the travel TV series “Lonely Planet Six Degrees,” which airs on the Discovery Travel & Living Channel. Previously, she was a popular VJ at Channel. Scott Murphy asked for her travel tips.

What’s one thing you bring with you wherever you go?
My Chinese oil. That is the best thing for bites, headaches, nausea, whatever. My incense also always comes with me.

What do you do about jetlag?
As far as that goes, when we flew to Buenos Aires, it was just a nightmare. I do actually take sleep aids the first couple days when I’m there. These could be sleeping tablets.

Tell us some traveling tips.
Don’t overpack. You don’t need as much as you think. You can always buy underwear wherever you are. Funnily enough, that’s the one thing people forget to pack enough of. Read up on a place before you go. Be safe.

Are you concerned about fashion while traveling?
If you’ve watched the programs, I’m one of the most unfashionable people ever. It’s pretty much me wearing the same thing every day. It’s one suitcase because I can’t bear taking anything more than I have to. I wear clothes that are first and foremost bloody comfortable. I really am a bit of a slob and it’s got to be comfort.

You’ve traveled around the world. So where are your favorite places?
My top three places in the world are Istanbul, Buenos Aires and funnily enough I’d have to say Taipei. I think Buenos Aires was someplace that was different, and it was quite rare for the reality to exceed your expectations. I never thought it would be so European. It’s a shock to your system, a mini-Europe but it’s 50 years ago. I love their streets and cemeteries. I love Istanbul because I have a love affair with old cities. I love the Greeks, Romans, trading, and it was kind of bizarre to be there and find out all sorts of things. It was one of those magical places where you could really feel how old it was. Taiwan was weird because I had this opinion based on photographs on what I’ve seen. It was a pretty industrious place, but these people are like the Italians of Asia. They’re really eccentric and the food was unreal.

Where do you like to go when you’re in Hong Kong?
I love dai pai dongs. Also, I love going to the bar Feather Boa for a drink. I don’t really go to Lan Kwai Fong. On the other hand I always go for a martini upstairs at the Peninsula. It’s more nostalgic than a particular meal. I’ll go to the women’s market for shopping. I wonder around Wan Chai or Times Square and Lee Gardens. I also visit Lamma Island because I used to live there. Shopping wise, I don’t find it gratifying to spend a lot of money on stuff I don’t need.

What makes you happiest?
Eating food, cooking food and reading a book. Actually loads of things make me happy. Hanging out with friends, eating and cooking. We have a feeding ritual once a week where we eat and eat and eat, and go into a food coma.

Tell us a travel story.
In Buenos Aires, the demonstration of the mothers of the disappeared, which has gone on since the bloodshed and turmoil in that country. I couldn’t stop crying. It was a really raw moment. It was hard to hear their story but also to hear how brave they are. How they started in church quietly and then how they did this silent protest. The human soul can be so strong when it comes to love and not letting go. These women meet Tuesdays, and a lot of these people still haven’t been found. They are helped along by the younger ones. It is mind blowing, I have to say.

What’s one of the strangest things that you’ve eaten during your travels?
I don’t eat meat so there are a lot of local dishes that I could have tried that make me vomit. There was one dish in Taiwan which was supposedly a local delicacy. It was jelly on a stick that was made of pig’s blood. It was disgusting. Alternatively, I also ate locust flowers on a bed of rice there, just divine. They serve it with honey. It has the most unbelievable taste.

What are some important life lessons you’ve learned?
One of the big things is opinions. I think a lot of people hold on to opinions and ways because of their own comfort zone. I think tolerance comes into play too. The more tolerant you are, the more open you are. You get to a point where you say ‘I don’t think that anymore.’ I guess it’s being really open and being able to let go in your own environment. I also think I’m never going to lose my spiritual side. You get this feeling that the more you travel, that there is this chaos theory that works on a human level. There are so many situations that lead onto something else. It’s a huge web, and there’s no way you’re going to work it out. I do light my candles and feel safe, and do what it takes to make me feel centered.

Where do you dream of going?
I keep trying to convince my bosses to send me to Iceland. I’ve never seen glaciers or fjords or the Northern Lights. There are so many places: Egypt, Damascus. I could sit here and keep going. Desert and ice.