1.Besides the museum and well-known building, visit flea market, local fruit & vegetable market and vintage store.

2.Connect travel experience with your hobby. For example, I will check those movie shot spots and imitate hero or heroine’s gesture, indulging myself in that movie vibe.

3.Rent an airbnb instead of living in a hotel. Better live with the host in an old neighborhood. 

4.Go to a pub or club with a terrace, watching pedestrians walking by. Enjoy the street art.

5.When it comes to short distance travel, use train instead of plane. Pick bus if you are going to travel along a coastal road.

6.Try local food. Using travel App is one of the most efficient ways but try stroll around the old streets and find a discovery. When the restaurant is full and most of clients are middle-aged or old people, it’s probably a restaurant welcomed by locals. Seldom eat in a franchise restaurant in a shopping mall. 

7.Talk to the airbnb host, grocery or deli’s owner. Sometimes find a Chinese restaurant, order a meal, talk to the chef and know his immigration story.

8.Take public transportation instead of a cab, tram is the best choice. Use your feet more to explore the city.

9.Take more pictures of the street or local people instead of yourself. If you really want to memorize your stay, don’t use camera filter or strike a pretentious pose. 

10. Always be willing to try new things and be open-minded.