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Q2: Please share a photo of the most unique market or shop OR the most unique item you have purchased in a market or shop on The Road Less Traveled. via @annika_ed @FuninFairfax #TRLT
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A2: I still have some of the frankincense I bought in this market in Muscat @annika_ed @FuninFairfax #TRLT #travel #TravelTuesday
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A2: I purchased this Tibetan instrument on a market at the Barkhor in Lhasa. It was quite a challenge to get this into my backpack 😂.... or not?😂
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2: That would be a guinea pig at the local market in Pedro Ruiz (North Peru). Yes, we bought it for food. #TRLT
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RT @WorldWideWriter: A2: I still have some of the frankincense I bought in this market in Muscat @annika_ed @FuninFairfax #TRLT #travel #Tr…
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A2: I loved the Aleppo Souq in Syria - it was an incredible place to visit. Due to the war, it is likely to look different now. #TRLT
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A2: Whenever I visit Hyderabad, #India, I really enjoy going to the Shilparamam market which features unique handicrafts from all over the country. #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2: cheating here slightly, but my former milkshake/smoothie retail business based in Cheltenham, England #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2. The chocolate shops in Kodaikanal are quite famous. I visited this chocolate shop today morning and it was so very tempting #TRLT
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A2: The Witches Market in La Paz, Bolivia was certainly the most unique I'd seen, with good luck charms, potions and desiccated llama fetuses'! #Trlt
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replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2. I go to the Absinthe Festival in Switzerland every year and the market they throw is fabulous for picking up interesting absinthes and accoutrements! #TRLT
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A2 Buying meat and veggies and cooking them right in the market in Oaxaca, Mexico #TRLT
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RT @markandkylee: A2 Buying meat and veggies and cooking them right in the market in Oaxaca, Mexico #TRLT https://t.co/FxJCDasclM
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A2. This jewelry shop in Jaipur, India. It is located in the former royal family's residence. They have a lot of jewelry that belonged to the royals, and let me try some of it on because 'this is not a museum' (but they loan it all out to museums)
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replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2. I got this cool squash at the farmers market - they said it just grew out of their compost so they didn’t know what kind it was. sort of unique? #trlt #farmersmarket #ramblr
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RT @companach: A2. This jewelry shop in Jaipur, India. It is located in the former royal family's residence. They have a lot of jewelry tha…
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A2 The one tradition we have here at Pura is to bring back a fridge magnet from our trips, the most garish the better of course. We’ve done quite a good job so far… @annika_ed @FuninFairfax #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2: We did a chef-guided walking tour through Isemarkt in Hamburg and came across loads of unique local produce. Who knew raw vegetables could look and taste so good? 😋 😋 #TRLT
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RT @HHLifestyleTrav: @LindaPeters64 @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2. I go to the Absinthe Festival in Switzerland every year and the market th…
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2 : typical. And the white plastic bag makes it more real. #Italy #TRLT #Venezia
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RT @ramblRramblR: @LindaPeters64 @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2. I got this cool squash at the farmers market - they said it just grew out of…
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RT @ronanmaenardo: @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2 : typical. And the white plastic bag makes it more real. #Italy #TRLT #Ven…
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A2 To my mind, there's no more exotic or unique market on earth than the spice market in Istanbul -- everything under the sun, and it's hundreds of years old #TRLT
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RT @aok_NW: A2 #TRLT The Muslim Night Market in Xian, China was also very interesting. https://t.co/oH8QNo4OeM
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed A2 Seafood markets in Europe have an amazing collection of things I never or rarely see at a market, like this whale meat in Bergen @visitnorway that @CharlesMcCool and I visited with @VikingCruises. #MyVikingStory #travel #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2 found a bacon scented tshirt somewhere. Thought of buying it for @RickGriffin #travel #Trlt
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RT @companach: A2. This jewelry shop in Jaipur, India. It is located in the former royal family's residence. They have a lot of jewelry tha…
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RT @TheTravelCamel: A2: I loved the Aleppo Souq in Syria - it was an incredible place to visit. Due to the war, it is likely to look differ…
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A2: I found the traditional butchers shops in Hong Kong fascinating @annika_ed @FuninFairfax #TRLT
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RT @CharlesMcCool: @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2 found a bacon scented tshirt somewhere. Thought of buying it for @RickGriffi…
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RT @RosemaryPorkBel: A2: I found the traditional butchers shops in Hong Kong fascinating @annika_ed @FuninFairfax #TRLT https://t.co/9s3trM…
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replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2: We found this ginger in a market in Florida that we thought was pretty nuts. #trlt
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2: May have already been mentioned, the most unique market I have seen is the Mae Klong railway market in Thailand. My story: https://t.co/RXNSJOyjWK #TRLT
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RT @Travel_boomer: A2 To my mind, there's no more exotic or unique market on earth than the spice market in Istanbul -- everything under th…
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RT @wheresshellyii: A2: The Witches Market in La Paz, Bolivia was certainly the most unique I'd seen, with good luck charms, potions and de…
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RT @aok_NW: A2 #TRLT I thought the Amsterdam Flower Market was unique. https://t.co/fskBSfG9kF
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RT @WorldwideXplore: A2: Whenever I visit Hyderabad, #India, I really enjoy going to the Shilparamam market which features unique handicraf…
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RT @SwissMissPeach: @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2: That would be a guinea pig at the local market in Pedro Ruiz (North Peru).…
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RT @dipyourtoesin: @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2: We did a chef-guided walking tour through Isemarkt in Hamburg and came acro…
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RT @markandkylee: A2 Buying meat and veggies and cooking them right in the market in Oaxaca, Mexico #TRLT https://t.co/FxJCDasclM
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replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @annika_ed @FunInFairfax #trlt A2 “That 70’s Shoppe’ in Union Gap has great finds - people from Seattle and Portland often stop@by to search this store. I loved the Tickle Me Elmo. Hadn’t seen one of those in a while. It’s a treasure hunt every time.
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RT @CharlesMcCool: @TheTravelCamel @annika_ed @FunInFairfax A2 found a bacon scented tshirt somewhere. Thought of buying it for @RickGriffi…