Get lost.  No, really.  Get.  Lost.

Whether navigating a new city or exploring an unknown corner of a familiar one, I live by these words.  Growing up in Orlando, Florida, living in Europe and now residing in Manhattan, I’ve observed travelers and tourists of all types.  Too often, these travelers stick to the map, visit the recommended restaurants and ask each other’s advice of what to do next.  I prefer a different travel philosophy.

In my adventures, the most rewarding experiences stem from wandering the unknown in my destinations.  If I have the choice between a sit down restaurant with tourists lined up out the door or a hole in the wall with a couple locals, you know which one I will pick.  I then ask those locals for their advice for my next move.  Generally, they’re never wrong.

This is my forum to share those experiences, and I urge you get off the beaten track, no matter where your feet take you and get lost.  In the eternal words of Robert Frost:

“…Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference…”