Dr Nick Coatsworth on the 'special' place he discovered via TV show

Dr Nick Coatsworth has travelled the world as a medic, and became a familiar face on TV during the pandemic when he was the nation's Deputy Chief Medical Officer.He is currently starring on Nine show Do you Want to Live Forever with Tracy Grimshaw.And it was as part of that show he got to travel to Japan, which he says has been one of the most "special" places he's ever been.READ MORE: Always cold on airplanes? A flight attendant explains the unexpected reason whyDr's Japan highlights"It is so culturally different," he tells 9Travel."It appears to be the most functional place."What did I love about Tokyo? It's clean. It's what, triple, quadruple the size of our busiest cities... you cannot see a single road work."Coatsworth recommends visiting the Golden Gai district of Tokyo.It's an area of little streets filled with tiny bars which only fit a handful of people.READ MORE: Cruise expert shares mistake you might be making at the buffet"You just open the door and the guy says, 'yes come in or go somewhere else," Coatsworth tells us."It's a pub crawl in the space of abut 100m."Calling Canberra homeCloser to home, Coatsworth lives in Canberra, and while he says it's a "stereotype" there's one spot he likes to recommend to visitors."Actually going around Lake Burley Griffin makes people go 'ah, this is quite beautiful," he says."It is the bush capital.READ MORE: Top five mountains to visit in Japan, beyond the iconic Mount Fuji"If you're anyone who loves the outdoors - or, this is tying into the series - if you're just trying to change your habits and get outdoors, there's no better place than Canberra."His top spot to eat in the capital is acclaimed restaurant Italian and sonsElemental in Bradden.Favourite Australian travel spotsMeanwhile, he's counting down to his next family holiday, which will be in Bright in Regional Victoria.While the focus will be on his kids who are aged nine, 11 and 13, he and wife Dr Rebecca Pearson, also plan to enjoy the food and wine the area is known for.Other family spots he loves in Australia include Mollymook Beach south of Sydney in NSW, and the Sapphire Coast down to the border of NSW and Victoria.He also likes the Sunshine Coast of Queensland."We'd be a bit partial to heading to Noosa, but it is seriously expensive," he said.Meanwhile, on his bucket list is the only continent he hasn't yet been - South America.He's inspired by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman show, Long Way Up.Catch up on Do you Want to Live Forever on 9Now.