Comments on: Travel Dining Myths Busted (And How To Eat Well While Traveling) /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling travel. eat. write. Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:14:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Amanda Slavinsky /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8314 Amanda Slavinsky Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:28:37 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8314 I agree, it would be harder to find a place that doesn't have an English menu than does in most countries. Asking the hotel is also a good idea. I've had mixed results, but I find in smaller, more local places they usually give good tips. I agree, it would be harder to find a place that doesn’t have an English menu than does in most countries. Asking the hotel is also a good idea. I’ve had mixed results, but I find in smaller, more local places they usually give good tips.

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8313 Amanda Slavinsky Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:27:40 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8313 That sounds amazing! Japanese food is delicious. Also, you should email the food tour before and see if they can accommodate you. Sometimes they will offer vegetarian dishes instead! That sounds amazing! Japanese food is delicious. Also, you should email the food tour before and see if they can accommodate you. Sometimes they will offer vegetarian dishes instead!

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8294 Amanda Slavinsky Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:53:28 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8294 I am sorry ;) But I completely agree. Still haven't found good xiao long bao in London! I am sorry ;) But I completely agree. Still haven’t found good xiao long bao in London!

]]> By: Jennifer /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8234 Jennifer Thu, 29 May 2014 17:16:07 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8234 You're the devil! You've just reminded me how bad I miss Din Tai Fung! You’re the devil! You’ve just reminded me how bad I miss Din Tai Fung!

]]> By: Ceri /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8190 Ceri Mon, 26 May 2014 01:45:46 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8190 I've always wanted to go on a food tour but, unfortunately, there aren't a lot of vegetarian ones in the places I visit. I am signing up for a vegetarian cooking class when I visit Japan this summer though so that should be fun. :D And I love your point about the fact that it's filled with locals so it must be good. haha. McDonalds! So true! I’ve always wanted to go on a food tour but, unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of vegetarian ones in the places I visit. I am signing up for a vegetarian cooking class when I visit Japan this summer though so that should be fun. :D

And I love your point about the fact that it’s filled with locals so it must be good. haha. McDonalds! So true!

]]> By: Heather /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8187 Heather Sun, 25 May 2014 18:35:26 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8187 This is spot on! Enjoying the local food is a big component of my travel and, like you, I do a lot of research before I go somewhere new. I usually ask the people working at my hotel for restaurant recommendations and also rely heavily on my guidebook. I've had very few terrible meals so I guess it's a pretty good system! Though searching for local food blogs is a great suggestion and I will be adding that to the mix. And if I never ate at a place with an English menu, I'd starve! It's hard to find a place anymore that DOESN'T have an English menu at the ready. Even the road-side stands in Cambodia had them and I'd hardly call those places tourist traps. This is spot on! Enjoying the local food is a big component of my travel and, like you, I do a lot of research before I go somewhere new. I usually ask the people working at my hotel for restaurant recommendations and also rely heavily on my guidebook. I’ve had very few terrible meals so I guess it’s a pretty good system! Though searching for local food blogs is a great suggestion and I will be adding that to the mix.

And if I never ate at a place with an English menu, I’d starve! It’s hard to find a place anymore that DOESN’T have an English menu at the ready. Even the road-side stands in Cambodia had them and I’d hardly call those places tourist traps.

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8142 Amanda Slavinsky Thu, 22 May 2014 13:57:15 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8142 Yeah, it's definitely an easy trap to fall into! That's why I like to do my research beforehand, preferably from a local who likes good food :) Yeah, it’s definitely an easy trap to fall into! That’s why I like to do my research beforehand, preferably from a local who likes good food :)

]]> By: Laura /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8139 Laura Thu, 22 May 2014 11:11:50 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8139 This is so funny! Although I know it's not always a truth I often find myself saying "this place is full of locals, it must be good!" haha, I've been wrong before, but I still allow myself to fall into that trap! This is so funny! Although I know it’s not always a truth I often find myself saying “this place is full of locals, it must be good!” haha, I’ve been wrong before, but I still allow myself to fall into that trap!

]]> By: Amanda Slavinsky /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8137 Amanda Slavinsky Thu, 22 May 2014 09:09:21 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8137 Thanks, Karisa! I believed that for a long time too after reading it in countless places and then on my most recent trip it just kind of dawned on me (after eating in a lot of places filled with locals that weren't great) that it's not always true. Thanks, Karisa! I believed that for a long time too after reading it in countless places and then on my most recent trip it just kind of dawned on me (after eating in a lot of places filled with locals that weren’t great) that it’s not always true.

]]> By: Karisa /travel-dining-myths-busted-eat-well-traveling/#comment-8131 Karisa Wed, 21 May 2014 19:01:08 +0000 /?p=3780#comment-8131 Hey, Amanda! I loved reading about these myths. I've always followed the line of thinking that if a place is filled with local it's great. The comparison to Applebees is genius! Hey, Amanda! I loved reading about these myths. I’ve always followed the line of thinking that if a place is filled with local it’s great. The comparison to Applebees is genius!

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