Plan ahead to go local
One of the best things about travel is getting an authentic feel for what a new place is really like. That can mean tasting regional delicacies, trying new hobbies and activities or seeing different sides of places you’ve heard about but not yet investigated for yourself.
For the latest episode of Tour & Explore, I talked to Allison Fishman, host of Yahoo! series Blue Ribbon Hunter, for tips on how to discover the best of any scene. Every city has a specialty, she says — you just have to dig a little.
Among her favorite things: history lessons through food. Try wandering through Thomas Jefferson’s vegetable garden, for example, to learn which foods and spices he insisted on bringing over from the Old World.
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Watch the video above for more tips on how to get a local’s view of any new destination.
