Some notes following an awesome two week vacation to Spain (Barcelona, Rioja, San Sebastian and Bilbao) and London:
- The number of nice cars in London is outrageous
- Eating Pinxtos in San Sebastian is the best. Question: why does this style of restaurant not work in a City like New York? Health code?
- Food prices in Spain are very reasonable; great place for a culinary trip
- A good concierge/bell hop can make a trip (especially if you didn’t have time for pre-trip internet research)
- Ironically we also had an Airbnb mishap: Despite excellent customer service, I’m not sure if I would trust it internationally again. A trust network is definitely needed (startup idea?)
- It’s funny that wifi is less expensive (or free) the cheaper the place you stay
- The new Travel Pro rolling bag I bought six months ago is my favorite purchase of the year so far. Amazing.
- It’s great to have free museums (DC/London) but the crowds are insane. No museum should allow photos simply because it eccacerbates the above issue as everyone tries to do posed pictures creating back-up and frustrated tourists
- Foursquare really needs to improve its explore functionality!
- Foursquare is annoying when traveling internationally because you can’t check-in while offline – wish I could download on offline map/venue list
- It’s difficult to find international stamps
