Some notes following an awesome two week vacation to Spain (Barcelona, Rioja, San Sebastian and Bilbao) and London:
- The number of nice cars in London is outrageous
- Eating Pinxtos in San Sebastian is the best.
- Question: why does this style of restaurant not work in a City like New York? Health code?
- Food prices in Spain are very reasonable; great place for a culinary trip
- A good concierge/bell hop can make a trip (especially if you didn’t have time for pre-trip internet research)
- Ironically we also had an Airbnb mishap: Despite excellent customer service, I’m not sure if I would trust it internationally again.
- A “trust network” is definitely needed (RFS/Startup Idea?)
- Why is wifi less expensive (or free) the cheaper the lodging?
- The new Travel Pro rolling bag I bought six months ago is my favorite purchase of the year so far.
- It’s great to have free museums in London but the crowds are insane.
- Free museums should allow photos because it exacerbates crowd issues: posed pictures create back-up and frustrated tourists
- Foursquare really needs to improve its explore functionality!
- Foursquare is annoying when traveling internationally because you can’t check-in offline
- I want to download on offline map/venue list
- It’s difficult to find international stamps