Sometimes food is the whole reason for a trip, but other times, like what we'll hear about in Episode 106 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, it's the unusual food experiences (planned or unplanned) that are what you remember. In this episode I chat first with Eva Westerling, who had some particularly unusual eating experiences while on a ten-day hike in the desert in Oman. Some parts of this chat are not for the squeamish! Next up I talk with Jacky Lamenzo about comfort food when we travel and about her experiences of eating like the locals when she was a teacher in China. Finally, I talk with Matt and Marilyn from Words With Winos about some of the more unusual foods they have tasted on their travels around the world, particularly in Asia - and if you don't like creepy-crawlies, you may not want to imitate them! Links: My tasty sponsor Bokksu – https://bokksu.com/ - remember to use THOUGHT5 to get $5 off any order of amazing Japanese snacks Eva’s blog Not Scared of the Jet Lag - http://www.notscaredofthejetlag.com Jacky Lamenzo - blog post about her food experiences in China - https://www.jackylamenzo.com/blog/2016/6/20/my-foodiversary Marilyn and Matt’s site Words with Winos - http://wordswithwinos.com Episode 62 on Foodie Lessons from Travel - https://notaballerina.com/62 Episode 23 on Foreign Food - https://notaballerina.com/23 Episode 1 on Food in a Foreign Language - https://notaballerina.com/01 Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/106 Support the show: https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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