Ever since the famed international football player hung up his boots three years ago, travel went to the top of his agenda. Whether it's to support his fashion designer wife, Victoria Beckham, promote\u00a0Haig Club Scotch Whisky as an ambassador or for his many fashion endorsements, there's no denying that he's a true frequent flier.<\/p>
Speaking to British Airways\u2019 High Life<\/em> magazine, David Beckham reveals below just some of his favourite locales - from pub lunches back home in London to family vacations in America and incredible moments in Maldives. Of course, our very own Singapore hits a soft spot too.<\/p> You fly all over the world for work \u2013 where is your favourite place to visit?<\/strong><\/p> That\u2019s a tough one.\u00a0 New York and LA are pretty special but I also like Singapore (I love staying at Marina Bay Sands) Then again, can you ever beat Paris?\u00a0 I\u2019d say it can be matched but not beaten.\u00a0 Of course, I love coming back to my home, London.\u00a0 It has everything you could ask for in a city.<\/p> What\u2019s your favourite London restaurant?<\/strong><\/p> Restaurants in London are some of the best in the world, so it\u2019s difficult to pick only one.\u00a0 I\u2019m really into pub lunches at the moment - The Cow in Notting Hill is great.<\/p> What do you enjoy doing in London with your family?<\/strong><\/p> There is nothing better than walking my dog with the kids in Hyde Park.\u00a0 You feel you\u2019re in the heart of the greatest city in the world. What's been your best holiday to date?<\/strong><\/p> We had an incredible time in the Maldives for our last few Christmas holidays, it has it all for the whole family.\u00a0 I\u2019m also a huge fan of Bali.<\/p> Where\u2019s your favourite US destination?<\/strong><\/p> I\u2019ve had so many great holidays in the US, especially with Victoria and the kids, but our most memorable holiday has been to Utah.\u00a0 The landscapes are breath-taking.<\/p> What's the most exhilarating live sport to watch?<\/strong><\/p> Football of course!\u00a0 Though I also love basketball and tennis. There\u2019s always a great atmosphere at Wimbledon.\u00a0 I would love to watch the Palio di Siena horse race in Italy one year.\u00a0 It\u2019s something I\u2019ve always wanted to see.<\/p> Do you have a favourite sports stadium?<\/strong><\/p> The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Wembley Stadium in London and Old Trafford in Manchester are of course my personal favourites.\u00a0 They have all you could ask for as a player and a fan including scale and atmosphere.\u00a0 I have never been to La Bombonera in Buenos Aires but I\u2019d love to see it.\u00a0 It\u2019s supposed to be amazing.<\/p> You travel a lot.\u00a0Is there anywhere left on your bucket list?<\/strong><\/p> I\u2019m incredibly fortunate to have visited many places around the world.\u00a0 Antarctica for example, was pretty special and somewhere I will never forget.\u00a0 There are so many places still to see but it\u2019s difficult to pick out one in particular.\u00a0 I like to visit destinations where food is the central part of the journey so my next holiday will be somewhere I can try different cuisines.<\/p> Tarandip Kaur<\/em><\/p> Photo: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whoever knew that the former Manchester United star has a thing for sunny Singapore? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":155991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":true,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17132],"tags":[1638734,1639914,1639915,18540,1639916,17662],"class_list":["post-337497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-news-hk","tag-british-airways-hk","tag-david-beckham-hk","tag-footballer-hk","tag-singapore-hk","tag-soccer-hk","tag-travel-hk"],"yoast_head":"\n
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