tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post9036311604266436590..comments2024-01-02T21:26:43.391-05:00Comments on the rikrak studio: choose your own adventure!the rikrak studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07106137919472965174noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-52807100102672017812009-05-18T06:01:00.000-04:002009-05-18T06:01:00.000-04:00First, it's a place of interest, like a long time ...First, it's a place of interest, like a long time dream or something that you feel is close to your heart. Must definitely try the local cuisines after all there's so much culture to learn from the dishes and palate taste.Leslie Smithhttp://earthling.uberjournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-77701397911132016252009-04-08T16:34:00.000-04:002009-04-08T16:34:00.000-04:00I like to pick up the local entertainment paper an...I like to pick up the local entertainment paper and see what's happening, sometimes you can come across some interesting unusual events, lectures maybe. I also like to read the local paper to get a sense of what people in that place are talking about...it can also be a source for new discoveries. And I like to look at bulletin boards like at a libray or grocery store. Now that I'm into cycling, I'd look into cycling clubs...would be fun to go for a ride in a new place with the locals. And of course it would be neat to join the local 'stitch & bitch' meet up...more opportunity to meet the locals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-90354109074724187292009-04-08T09:06:00.000-04:002009-04-08T09:06:00.000-04:00Food of course! Whether in funky restaurants or br...Food of course! Whether in funky restaurants or browsing through markets and big grocery stores, Yum!!<BR/>I do love crafts shops, galleries and so on.. I am from a teeny weenie town, anything bigger is an excitement of it's own!Pegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306468259998646864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-62572121447611521242009-04-07T20:02:00.000-04:002009-04-07T20:02:00.000-04:00For the last 12 (yikes) years, it's been trying to...For the last 12 (yikes) years, it's been trying to see through the eyes of a child. What would my kids find interesting? What would be a new experience for them? What would they not be able to experience on home turf? This usually includes wonders of nature, unusual museums and landmarks, and local cuisine.PrairiePeasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501884283182432694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-59709978860290123052009-04-07T19:39:00.000-04:002009-04-07T19:39:00.000-04:00thanks so much for all of the funfun responses! i ...thanks so much for all of the funfun responses! i love it!the rikrak studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106137919472965174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-21266472551973620242009-04-07T16:21:00.000-04:002009-04-07T16:21:00.000-04:00good question! i hadn't really thought about i...good question! i hadn't really thought about it like this, so it should be fun. <BR/><BR/>i love to explore. not, go to the mall explore, but walk the real streets and neighbourhoods of an area. (nyc being my fave!) eat in smaller offbeat places... try and really get to know the place you're in, you know?<BR/><BR/>so my top 5 list include:<BR/>a) book a hotel in a district I can walk to and from any 'things' I want to do. (i tend to research)<BR/>b) don't preplan meals. rely on the locals to tell you where to go to eat, so you can just wing it!<BR/>c) drink coffee on the street, while walking around in the morning & read a local newspaper. <BR/>d) buy myself a local souvenir from my trip; i like to bring back clothing or shoes i can't get locally or local artwork.<BR/>e) see if there is anyone launching or signing a book (newspaper)- i got michael moore to sign my book in NYC that way! <BR/><BR/>wow. so fun! and long... ;Pleelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270248444506772043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-13533520501856709842009-04-07T11:34:00.000-04:002009-04-07T11:34:00.000-04:00- Eat! I love experiencing a place through its fo...- Eat! I love experiencing a place through its food!<BR/>- Go browsing/shopping (preferably in a local market.) eg- One of my favorite parts of my recent trip to Vancouver was China Town!<BR/>- walk around and explore!<BR/>- find a cozy place to relax!<BR/>- take in some outdoors time- in whatever the area has to offer!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765321512060481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-11555485715129399632009-04-07T09:46:00.000-04:002009-04-07T09:46:00.000-04:00We do see the famous sites because it's almost an ...We do see the famous sites because it's almost an obligation but for us, that's not where the adventure is. We love walking, walking walking everywhere. Getting lost and asking locals for directions and restaurant recommendations. <BR/><BR/>Grocery shopping with the kids has been one thing that we have grown to love - finding the familiar and trying the unfamiliar while learning new vocabulary and figuring out exchange rates.reiter8https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956725453016027359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-32336278915549875452009-04-07T09:21:00.000-04:002009-04-07T09:21:00.000-04:00A few years ago while walking around Chicago, I lo...A few years ago while walking around Chicago, I looked up and I re-discovered a city that I had long loved. There were so many amazing architectural details that I hadn't seen, so many vantage points I hadn't paid attention to. That changed my thinking some, and on my next trip instead of walking the same path I've always walked, I decided to alter my path by a block and discovered a great plaza with a small but lovely fountain and some sculpture I hadn't yet seen. So while the opportunity to explore new cities doesn't come to me very often, if I remember to look up and walk over, I can make my familiar places new again.Lisa at lil fish studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264613554041175072noreply@blogger.com