Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great travel books. I wouldn't say that I'm a travel novelist but rather a novelist who travels - and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places.
A travel book is about someone who goes somewhere travels on the ground...
There's no need to travel further. The Los Angeles area is big enough for us.
I can't stay away from Chinese food. I really love that stuff.