Barcelona

Barcelona is another major European city that you must visit. If you're looking for great weather, lively ambiance, wonderful food, cheap to reasonable prices, the beach, all mixed with chilled and laid back people, then look no further!

Some pictures contributed by SKO

 

 

 

 

24 hours in Paris

Paris is one of my favorite cities in the world! I think you can take 1,000 pictures of Paris and still never fully capture the awesomeness of this city. Below are a few pictures of why I loudly say "Paris, je t'aime."

 

 

 

 

 

Eating Exotic Food

A French friend of mine recently came back from her first trip to America. I asked her what did she eat and what was her favorite food. She proceeds to tell me that she only likes French food and she didn't like anything that she ate in America... She then confesses to me that she actually only ate out two or three times and then cooked the rest of her 2 week  holiday. (And NO, she didn't go to any of the places I had recommended to her!!)

The purpose of going somewhere different is to learn, appreciate and expose yourself to something DIFFERENT! Trying things that are new and exotic is what makes your trip fun and provides a break from your normal life.  If you're only going to eat food that you know, you might as well stay home!

 

Before traveling, find out what the locals like to eat. Ask others who have been there before what they liked; then get names and addresses of good places to eat. Once you arrive in the city, ask the locals (the doorman at the hotel, the taxi driver, the mother pushing a stroller) what's their favorite food and where you can find it.  Four different restaurants can make the same meal totally different. Try to find the one that has good reviews but is still cheap.

Don't be closed minded and think that just because the food is "different" that it's not going to be just as savory as food from your country. If you try something that you don't fancy, try something else!  Granted you might not like it and might not ever want to eat it again, but don't forget there are probably millions of people who love this type of food!