09/02/2026
๐๐ด WILD EXPERIENCES | DAY 3: DONโT JUST TASTE IT. EXPERIENCE IT.
Self booking links below! ๐
When you travel, you're going to eat. ๐ฅ
You're going to drink. ๐ฅค
You're probably going to try something the destination is known for.๐ฅ
But what if, instead of simply ordering it...
you learned how to MAKE it? ๐
What if you walked through the market with the person who was about to teach you how to cook?
Foraged for ingredients before dinner?
Visited the farm where your food was produced?
Learned the history behind something you've probably eaten or drank a hundred times?
Food and drink can be so much more than another restaurant reservation.
They can be part of how you experience a culture.
And after spending WAY too much time researching this today ๐, I found some incredible experiences YOU can add to vacations in places people are already traveling.
๐ฒ๐ฝ MEXICO | MAKE IT
๐ซ Cozumel โ Chocolate Workshop + W**e Tasting
Learn about Mexican chocolate, get hands-on making it, andโbecause clearly chocolate wasn't enoughโpair it with w**e. ๐๐ท
https://pe.tours/MTQ3MDc2OQ==/
๐ฎ Playa del Carmen โ Traditional Mexican Cooking
Step beyond the resort restaurant and into the kitchen to learn how traditional Mexican dishes are actually prepared.
https://pe.tours/MTQ3MDc3Mg==/
๐ฎ๐น ITALY | SHOP IT. COOK IT.
๐งบ Florence โ Market Tour + Cooking in a Local Chef's Home
Explore a Florentine market with a local chef, learn about the ingredients, then head back to her home and turn them into an Italian meal together.
She even offers several different private experiences, including a gluten-free pasta-making class. ๐
https://www.travelingspoon.com/s/a9a26174
๐ฌ๐ท GREECE | FORAGE IT
๐ฟ Syros โ Foraging + Greek Home Cooking
This one had me immediately.
Go out and forage for local ingredients before heading into the kitchen for a traditional Greek cooking experience.
Because apparently dinner can start before you ever enter the kitchen.
https://www.travelingspoon.com/s/eb044083
๐ฎ๐ช IRELAND | MEET THE MAKERS
๐ County Clare โ Goat Farm + Cheese Tasting
Visit the farm, learn about the animals and production, and thenโobviouslyโthe important part:
eat the cheese. ๐ง๐
https://www.travelingspoon.com/s/df196240
And Ireland gave me another wonderfully unexpected option...
๐ Galway โ Abalone Farm Tour + Tasting
Yes. An abalone farm.
Because this entire series is apparently becoming โthings Savannah didn't know she needed to research today.โ ๐คฃ
https://travelingspoon.com/s/061d1d3c
๐ฏ๐ต JAPAN | LEARN IT...AND HAVE FUN
Japan was supposed to get ONE experience.
Japan did not cooperate..... probably because its amazing! ๐
๐ต Fukuoka โ Tea Plantation Experience
Visit a Japanese tea plantation, learn about the history and culture behind tea, taste different varieties and even create your own custom tea blend to take home.
https://pe.tours/MTQ3MDgzNw==/
๐ฅ Tokyo โ Learn to make those viral Fluffy Japanese Pancakes
Do I need to explain why this made the list?
LOOK AT THEM. ๐คฃ
Learn how to make those ridiculously fluffy, jiggly Japanese pancakes yourselfโbecause sometimes cultural immersion can also just be delicious and FUN.
https://www.travelingspoon.com/s/6f278a54
And THIS is what I want you to take away from today's Wild Experiences:
I'm not suggesting you plan an entire vacation around cooking classes and farm tours.
Although...we absolutely could. ๐๐
I'm saying that if you're already going to Mexico, Italy, Greece, Ireland, Japan, France, Spain, or any anywhere else around the globe, look beyond the restaurants.
You may be able to spend a few hours:
๐ฟ foraging with a local
๐ cooking in someone's home
๐ต walking through a tea plantation
๐ง meeting the people who make your food
๐ playing with goats
๐ซ making chocolate
๐ฅ learning a recipe you'll bring home with you
Your meals can become memories too.
And these are only a drop in the bucket of the experiences I found.
Already have your trip booked? ๐
Perfect.
You don't need to start over or book an entirely new vacation. Find an experience you love and add it to the adventure you're already planning with these links.
And if you want help finding experiences for your destination, that's kind of my favorite part. ๐ฟ
Tell me where you're going, and let's see what we can find.
๐ฟ Wildflower Horizons | Travel & Experience Curator
Go Far. Grow Wild.