Below is my highly refined checklist of what makes me feel like I actually visited a place when I travel to visit a place. Because as some of you may relate, there have been plenty of times when I visited a place, did some things, left, and felt like I didn’t really visit the place at all. The list below is my unique concoction of things that act as an antidote to that feeling.
In no particular order:
- One local bookstore
- One quaint coffee shop
- One offbeat nature path
- One unique-to-the-area attraction
- One conversation with a stranger
- One conversation with a local friend (if applicable)
…How about you? What makes you feel like you’ve actually visited a place when you visit a place? I’d love to hear in a reply.
P.s. This was my vacation reflection from Monday, April 24, 2023.