Away with Rachel Griffiths: ‘I feel more relaxed holidaying in Australia’

Australian actor Rachel Griffiths: ‘Relaxing [on holiday] is when you don’t feel obligated to go to that gallery or that museum or that Instagram site.’ Photograph: Channel Nine

There are a few travel rules Rachel Griffiths swears by. Don’t drink on the plane. In fact, don’t eat on the plane. Get on local time as quickly as possible. And never forget your packing cubes.

Travel is a necessary part of the job for an actor. Ever since her breakthrough role in Muriel’s Wedding, Griffiths has spent a lot of time working abroad. Many gigs take her to Hollywood, but her latest took her to New Zealand. In the new TV show Madam, on Channel Nine, she stars as an American woman in small-town New Zealand who opens an ethical brothel to provide for her family.