05/16/2025
The best travel advice I ever got? 💁🏼♀️
Never Google in English.
When you're planning your trip, and you search “best restaurants in Rome” or “what to do in Florence,” you’re getting served the same list every other tourist sees. 📋️
➡️And guess what? That list was made for tourists. 😐️
The real stuff—the family-run trattoria where locals eat, the hidden beaches, the warnings about train strikes or sudden museum closures—that’s all in (insert native language of country you're visiting here).
It feels sneaky, but it works.
Start searching in Italian. 🤌🏻 “Cosa fare a Firenze,” “sciopero treni domani,” “ristoranti tipici Roma.” Let Google auto-translate if you need to. It’ll take you off the beaten path FAST.
Last time there was a transit strike in Paris (let's face it, that's ALL. THE. TIME.), English-language news didn’t mention it until the day before.
Parisian sites had been talking about it for a week. That info? It saves your dream vacation. 👏🏻
If you’re planning anything in Europe — especially trains, museum tickets, local events—search it in the native language first.
You’ll skip so many headaches. And probably eat way better, too. 🍕🍝
Save this tip for your next vacation!
