2. Try the local specialities wherever you go
3. Make friends with other travelers
4. View attraction early
5. Hunt for bargains at the local market
6. Try the local firewater
7. Take in at least one great local meal
8. Learn some art history
9. Take a parting course
10. Grab tickets online to avoid queues
11. Rent a bike and explore
12. Kayak through a fjord
13. Check out a sporting event
14. Volunteer
15. Jump in the ocean
16. Read a novel set in the place you’re travelling through
17. Learn to foreign language
18. Taste some wine at a chateau
19. Take in the cultural scene
20. Experience a new sport
21. Try a family stay
22. Wander the backstreets
23. Participate in a festival
24. Explore a place not in the guidebook
25. Float down a river on a barge
First-Time Europe, Doug Lansky
