Eating from street food stalls is the most overrated travel thing. The food is almost always disgusting and far better versions of the dishes can be found in sit down restaurants with better hygiene, less spoiled oils, and a far more pleasant atmosphere, that doesn’t cost much more.

The notable exception is from established venues in traditional markets — and these are not really stalls, and more like Limited hour restaurants.

Why is it that some products get cheaper over time while others become more expensive?

It mostly comes down to how much human labor is involved in producing them. Human time is the resources which has most consistently become more value over time.

Canadians reducing trips to the U.S.?

Flight bookings for the upcoming months of April-September for travelers from Canada to the U.S. are currently down 70% compared to this time last year.

In addition, the number of Canadians returning from trips to the U.S. was down 13% in the month of February for air travel and 23% for car travel (compared to February 2024).

Amid the tariff wars with the U.S., Canadian leaders have encouraged their citizens to buy goods made in Canada and take domestic trips instead of going to the U.S.

What kind of freak doesn’t put peanut butter and bbq sauce on his blt?

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