I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve traveled alone. Well, allow a correction – I travel alone frequently but am not usually reliant on myself for food choices. So sans a small child asking me to cut her pancakes or refill her drinks, I wasn’t sure what to do with myself. Eat alone? Dine in extravagance? Eat in bed?!? Because that’s definitely not allowed.
Spoiler: I did it all!
Exhibit A: plane fare. Why have I never eaten Biscoff cookies?! They’re incredible!! Also, you can purchase them in the grocery store. Bet you already knew this.
Exhibit B: unfortunately for those around me, I didn’t really want southern food. I wanted Mexican food!! Not Tex-Mex per se but it was delicious nonetheless. The BBQ was awesome, as well. Not pictured in the first photo: these rolls of heavenly deliciousness. I can’t even describe them – they were incredible.
Exhibit C: desserts! Tiramisu (right) from Publix (because I love these grocery stores and there’s not any nearby in Texas)…and banana pudding (left) from a place called Jim ‘N Nicks. So good!
By the end of the trip, I was incredibly over eating out. I don’t know how people do this constantly. Even eating a salad for lunch nearly daily during the trip, I got home and craved salad. And a cup of my own coffee.
Traveling helps remind you there’s no place like home.
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I ask you –
How often do you travel?
Do your preferences change when you’re away from home?
Happy Thanksgiving week. For some, it’s a time of gratefulness but for others it can be difficult. I hope it’s a great week for each of you.
(The post Food Freedom first appeared here at Running on Fumes.)
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Did you eat Jim N Nick’s cheese muffin biscuit things?! When I go to Savannah to visit to my sister Jim N Nick’s is on the top of my list. I don’t care if it’s a chain, lol.
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I didn’t know it was a chain! Those biscuits are like drugs, we ate so many of them!
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I did my first solo trip last year and ended up loving it. Sure, it would have been nice to have my daughter with me but she didn’t want to miss school so she stayed home. Not being woken up by another human in my room when traveling was amazing and having the freedom to do what I wanted, when I wanted was also amazing. I also found it empowering, in that I only had myself to rely on and of course I figured it all out. I tell everyone they should take a solo vacation just to experience it for themselves.
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Completely agree with you!! It was incredible!
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