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You Wish You Knew!
August 3rd, 2010
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- If the waiters/chefs at a restaurant in Italy tell you what you want to order, or don’t give you a choice and just bring you out something, this is actually a compliment – they’re giving you the chef’s favorite/best dishes.
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- It’s illegal to tip in Argentina, which is why if you pay by credit card you won’t see a space for a tip.
- If you’re treating yourself to a spa treatment, carefully read the description – a massage is not the same around the world and I’ve personally experienced the embarrassment of not realizing the type of massage to expect!
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4 Responses to “You Wish You Knew!”
You would think that it would be warm in southern Europe in September, but I went to Portugal and it was freezing.
Yes the weather is something that can take you by surprise! Like the fact that the coldest month in San Francisco is August! I wonder if your experience in Portugal was unique given a strange weather pattern, or if there’s a big drop off in temperature at the end of August. When in September did you go?
When my family went to the Cayman Islands, there were ants in the bedroom and the bathroom of the hotel. No one told us about those.
That’s no fun! I’ve heard several people say they unexpectedly had insect “visitors” in their rooms in beach resorts. While I’m sure they’re harmless, I wouldn’t like that either, especially if you’re paying a lot for the hotel! I had something similar in Costa Rica. They actually told us never to bring food back to our rooms b/c the ants would be all over the room almost instantly. That’s a good reminder for my clients heading to tropical locations!