So ‘travelling solo’ won last month’s poll by a margin, but as some of you pointed out, find the right person to travel with, and your time away can be an enjoyable one. Perhaps!
When you’re travelling, though, do you find pleasure in escaping all traces of your home land, or would stumbling across a restaurant that serves your all-time favourite (but definitely home-grown) dish see you reserving yourself a table?
Now I may be a proud English girl that loves the country I was born in, but when I’m in another country, that’s where I want to feel as if I am, not as if I’m still at home but with different scenery and a different language. English pubs are a perfect example of this. They seem to crop up all over the world, each one offering their own unique version of what they presumably think to be a classic English venue. I do my best to avoid them, not only because they’re usually pretty dingy, but because I don’t want to be surrounded by my fellow countrymen when I’m exploring a new country. Fortunately there’s little chance of you stumbling across the threshold of one of these places by accident, even if you are a bit sozzled, as more often than not there is either a great big neon Union Jack flag emblazoned across the side of the building, or the chalk boards outside will loudly inform you that they have Sky Sports channels and beer on tap, a clear indication of what lies within.
So what about you? Do you love to travel but equally love to find those little tasters of home while you’re away, or do you avoid all reminders of home like the plague? It only takes a second to vote, so visit our Facebook poll now and let us know what you think.
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