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RT @NewYorkHabitat: @Sputniktechno @LindaPeters64 @FunInFairfax Love this! Iran is a country with so many beautiful things to see #TRLT
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A2: I am intrigued by lampredotto in Florence. It's the 4th stomach of the cow, which is what intrigues me...were the first three not good enough? #TRLT
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#trlt Surprising food is hard because I've not tried anything that strange. I liked escargot, sushi, lobster. Maybe pork shank? I'd never heard of it.
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replying to @LixHewett @LixHewett Have to say the first time speaking a foreign language is a daunting prospect. Can fully understand this. #TRLT
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RT @TheTravelCamel: A1: The more I've travelled the more I've discovered that the world is safer and more welcoming than what it appears frā¦
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replying to @Ilanaontheroad @Ilanaontheroad @TheTravelCamel So true! Food and music are wonderful ways to connect. Probably why i love Irish pubs so much. @travel #trlt
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A2: Black pudding! What is amazing is how tasty it can be (like here at the Mash Tun in Aberlour Scotland or how mealy it can be. #TRLT
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replying to @JeffTitelius @JeffTitelius @WalkinSpain That looks yummy! I love octopus done well. #TRLT
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A2: One of the most surprising fruits I have experienced is the passion fruit in #CostaRica! It's sweet, tart, and so juicy! I've since tasted them in other places, but I like the Costa Rican variety best so far. #TRLT
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replying to @HeidiSiefkas @HeidiSiefkas I have wanted to try mofongo for a long time now. It looks very good! Do you like it? #TRLT
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A2: I am fascinated by spices and their power to change foods. Have a pretty collection at home, including za'atar from Syria which is really like no other spice #trlt
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A2: one of the most surprising foods that I discovered on
The Road Less Traveled, was Zuckerrűbensirup, made from beet roots. Q via @travelhistory1
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @FunInFairfax We are all basically the same; we just look different and speak differently sometimes :-). Same ideals, same goals and love to share things. #TRLT Take time to talk and listen to others when you travel. We each have a story to tell. #WhereisKerwin @visitwales
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replying to @Sputniktechno @Sputniktechno @LindaPeters64 @FunInFairfax #TRLT Take a look at this tip shared by @IranbyBit on where to travel in #Iran based on your personality. https://t.co/US8TSQx0VG
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replying to @JLipowski @JLipowski @travelhistory1 A2 Couldn't think of a single food, but I've discovered I love visiting markets when I #travel. Great way to experience another country. pic: market stall in Budapest. #TRLT
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RT @travelhistory1: A2: I am intrigued by lampredotto in Florence. It's the 4th stomach of the cow, which is what intrigues me...were the fā¦
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A1 People are always friendly, wherever you go. Make time to say hello, share a pot of tea, and find out a little about their lives - youāll have more in common than you think! #TRLT
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RT @WorldwideXplore: A2: One of the most surprising fruits I have experienced is the passion fruit in #CostaRica! It's sweet, tart, and soā¦
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replying to @FunInFairfax @FunInFairfax @JLipowski @travelhistory1 Markets are such a source of local knowledge #trlt
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AGAIN Q2: What was the most surprising or intriguing food you've discovered on The Road Less Traveled? Share a photo! via @travelhistory1 #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel This is such a beautiful photo Shane! #trlt
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replying to @FunInFairfax @FunInFairfax @TheTravelCamel @JLipowski @Touchse @LindaPeters64 @pip_says @mySWVA Very cool,. wild ponies..#TRLT #travel I enjoy seeing horses in the wild,. seems so rare to see them however.
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replying to @travelhistory1 @travelhistory1 Hmmm - wonder why they don't chose the first three? #TRLT
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replying to @FunInFairfax @FunInFairfax @JLipowski I love markets, too! I visit them wherever we are. This one looks wonderful! #TRLT
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RT @FunInFairfax: @JLipowski @travelhistory1 A2 Couldn't think of a single food, but I've discovered I love visiting markets when I #travelā¦
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @JLipowski @Touchse @LindaPeters64 @pip_says Welcome All!. I'm in cloudy just rained and hot Houston. Life is good :-). #TRLT #WhereisKerwin #VisitHouston @VisitHouston
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A2: Guinea Pig in Peru and cold baby octopus with quail eggs in their head and raw baby squid in Japan, lol #trlt
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RT @TheTravelCamel: @travelhistory1 Hmmm - wonder why they don't chose the first three? #TRLT
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replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @travelhistory1 A2: Tigris carp, called #Masgoof. Really, never had a more delicious fish in my entire life (and I live in #Italy!!!). And finding something like this in #Iraq, a supposedly desertic country was a gigantic surprise to me! #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @JLipowski @Touchse @LindaPeters64 @pip_says #trlt Joining this evening from Bradford.
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replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @travelhistory1 A2: Has to be these scorpions in Beijing! #TRLT
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replying to @travelhistory1 @travelhistory1 Love mofongo with beef, pork, chicken or shrimp. Allgraat #trlt
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replying to @FunInFairfax @FunInFairfax @TheTravelCamel @travel Couldn't agree more #trlt
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replying to @FunInFairfax @FunInFairfax Thanks - this was in Sargaz in Afghanistan. He run the only guesthouse in town. I was the first person to stay there for the year, and it was the end of May. #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel It is the question that I keep asking every Florentine. š¤£ #TRLT
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replying to @TravelFuelsLife @TravelFuelsLife What your secrets to survive 15 distilleries? ššš¤ š„š¹š¾ #TRLT
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replying to @JeffTitelius @JeffTitelius @WalkinSpain @travelhistory1 Octopus is soooo tasty! Glad you tried it #TRLT
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A2 Thereās something irresistible about fresh produce, especially if you are wandering around a market tasting samples as you go. This bazaar is in Shakhrisabz in Uzbekistan #TRLT
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A2 Hi all, joining #TRLT chat late. Apart from the scorpions in China, my most surprising food was the roast guinea pigs, or cuy, in Ecuador
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replying to @StuartMHurlbut @StuartMHurlbut @JLipowski @Touchse @LindaPeters64 @pip_says Hello again Stuart, super to have you back at #TRLT
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replying to @Ilanaontheroad @Ilanaontheroad +1 for spices. They're so beautiful too. :) #travel #TRLT
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replying to @NewYorkHabitat @NewYorkHabitat @LindaPeters64 Ooh! What did they taste like?!? They must have had a delightful crunch to them. #TRLT
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replying to @maximum_pr @maximum_pr Agree - shopping at local markets is always an interesting experience - especially with the language barrier. #TRLT