Travel

In this section, it's all about memorable places I have visited, and like to visit again and again. And the focus is on food - where to get some good eats while travelling.

I thoroughly enjoy visiting cities, exploring all the streets and suburbs of a city, taking things very slow and just wasting time sitting on a city bench or a sidewalk cafe, spending all the time watching the local people go about with their daily duties. Then there is food - absolutely the best part of travelling is exploring restaurants of all types, and what draws me back to a place is usually the memory of particular foods - for example, Schwartz's in Montreal, Jerusalem Cafe in NYC, and the taquerias in Mexico City.

I travel solo, and never make any definite plans about what I'll do when I get to a place - other than walk and eat, a strategy that works only in the truly memorable cities of the world.

Right now, I have two very favorite destinations -- Montreal, and any Latin America city. Montreal is just a six hour drive from Boston, so any three-day weekend is a sufficient excuse for me to get to Montreal. And my fascination with Latin America and its people have given me my most important hobby -- I am trying to learn Spanish (sad to say, I have made little progress on that count even after multiple years of attending non-credit courses at the local school -- but that is ok, this is turning out to be a lifelong quest :-) ).

Of all the cities described here, I'm most often in Montreal (at least 3-4 times in a year), and in Manhattan (at least 4-6 times in a year).

Ratings Guide

Two ratings provided - overall Food rating - flavor, quality, and value - how far does a dollar go. Best food or value gets 4 stars out of 4.

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