Gary Janetti really wants air travel attire to step it up. The television veteran — he’s a longtime writer and producer of “Family Guy” and did the same on “Will & Grace,” “Vicious” and “The Prince” — chronicles his own travel in his new and third collection of essays, “We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay.” And let’s just say he’s not a fan of casual flying.
“Flip flops should only be worn by the pool,” says Janetti, who has also gained a fandom for his witty captions on Instagram (he has about 954,000 followers on the social media platform). “I don’t need to see your feet on a plane. I don’t understand — how comfortable does one need to be in order to travel? Most people fly as if they’re in bed on day seven of the flu.
” In the new book, Janetti recalls taking many cruises when he was a child because his father was a salesman for Cunard, hosting a charity event on the Orient Express to Venice with his celebrity stylist husband Brad Goreski , an unforgettable dinner with Maggie Smith in London and much more. I talked to Janetti while he was – what else? — traveling to promote the book before vacationing in Italy. You have a rule that no matter how long the trip is, you usually only bring a carry-on.
You never check luggage. I have one carry-on with me right now and I’m gone for three weeks. One carry-on and a backpack.
What kind of carry-on do you use? It’s actually the one on the book cover. It’s an old Louis Vuitton bag.