Zip between popular travel destinations by tour bus and you’ll return home with an anecdotal overview of the cultures you visited. You’ll make some great memories and tell stories of beautiful resorts and unusual foods, a play-by-play of the holiday you planned for.
We love tours and the insight that professional guides can offer, but when heading somewhere new, we always try to dedicate a day or two to directionless exploration. Setting off in the morning, we’ll follow labyrinthine streets, peer into shop windows and people watch from local cafes. We’ll try unusual street foods and chat to locals, spend time getting lost and learning our way. We might aim to check out an eccentric neighbourhood we heard about on Instagram or find that bar which is said to make the worlds best cocktail, but really these slow days are about experiencing a towns distinct rhythm and beat.
Do as the locals do and absorb the city sounds, sights and patterns that make this…