You will pick up some slang, intonation, or vocal expressions by the locals. And if you can converse it will expand your cultural horizons.
Further you will come across cultural differences by having an ice cream in Italy known as Gelato?
Then there is the range of cuisine that you will experience. Some of the best seafood pastas I have had were in Italy with clams, prawns, mussels it was delicious. The ploughman lunches in England and Shepard’s pie, the curries in Dubai the bouillabaisse in France, the cheeses in Holland, and so on.
The amount of history that you pick up is immense. Its the oft remembered comment “once seen is better than ten times heard” or read. I shall never forget the battlefields of Gettysburg.
You will see plays, art, churches, monuments, museums (the British museum where the Rosetta stone is housed or the Louvre where the Mona Lisa is) and famous of Stone Henge. You could in all likelihood meet different people from all parts …show more content…
As I age I realize it is more difficult for me to get around. Being on pension funds takes longer to save for a holiday these days. If I could be blessed with one more trip before I depart this earth that would be to spend a holiday in exotic Japan inspired by the much loved Joanna Lumley travel series to Japan. Its one of the best travel presentations I have seen on destinations and being an actress herself she conveys such a pleasing aura about her presentation. It is done with so much affection, respect and wonderful subtlety and with inimitable humour you have to love her. Japan looks amazing to see and