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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.
I almost stopped writing because no one was engaging.
Then someone told me, “I’ve been reading everything you post.”
That’s when I realized: silent readers exist—and they matter.
So I kept writing, even when it felt like no one was watching.
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This is what a great ceiling looks like.
St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków, Poland (1347)
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I do not know why the White House Correspondents Dinner is still a thing.
It had a good run.
Time for it to end.
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