Incredibly well said — I travel internationally about 2-3 year for work (and then tacking on personal time somewhere adjacent) and feel such a tremendous pressure to Try It All and Eat All The Empirically Best Things because time and money are finite and I have failed to get anything lesser then The Best! A great deal of it is from socia…
Incredibly well said — I travel internationally about 2-3 year for work (and then tacking on personal time somewhere adjacent) and feel such a tremendous pressure to Try It All and Eat All The Empirically Best Things because time and money are finite and I have failed to get anything lesser then The Best! A great deal of it is from social media and best/first commenter mentality, but so much of it is self-imposed pressure (and subsequent guilt) for being solely responsible for my own enjoyment and maximization of time and resources. Paris, especially, is THE city to just stumble upon the most magical meals and evenings of your life.
I'm going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul soon, and I'll need to carry this lesson with me — release the reins and follow the vibe, because odds are that any random sushi, ramen, or soba spot I happen upon in any given neighborhood will be heads above anything I'll get at home...and the experience itself and the freedom from self-imposed, high pressure decision-making is the actual vacation.
Worth noting, though, that I went to Clown Bar after seeing it on your feed and it did end up being one of the most special, mentally quiet self-care moments of my time in Paris. Mokonuts is also such an absolute gem!
Incredibly well said — I travel internationally about 2-3 year for work (and then tacking on personal time somewhere adjacent) and feel such a tremendous pressure to Try It All and Eat All The Empirically Best Things because time and money are finite and I have failed to get anything lesser then The Best! A great deal of it is from social media and best/first commenter mentality, but so much of it is self-imposed pressure (and subsequent guilt) for being solely responsible for my own enjoyment and maximization of time and resources. Paris, especially, is THE city to just stumble upon the most magical meals and evenings of your life.
I'm going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul soon, and I'll need to carry this lesson with me — release the reins and follow the vibe, because odds are that any random sushi, ramen, or soba spot I happen upon in any given neighborhood will be heads above anything I'll get at home...and the experience itself and the freedom from self-imposed, high pressure decision-making is the actual vacation.
Worth noting, though, that I went to Clown Bar after seeing it on your feed and it did end up being one of the most special, mentally quiet self-care moments of my time in Paris. Mokonuts is also such an absolute gem!