https://bootstrapping.org/tags/international/ Recent content in International on Bootstrapping.org Hugo en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bootstrapping.org/2026/04/09/eating-well-abroad-without-eating-expensively/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bootstrapping.org/2026/04/09/eating-well-abroad-without-eating-expensively/ <p>Food is where travel budgets collapse fastest. A week of restaurant meals in a major European or US city can run $500–$800 per person without extravagance. The alternative is not eating badly — it is eating differently.</p> <p><strong>Eat where locals eat lunch.</strong> In most countries, the midday meal is the main meal, eaten at places catering to workers on a time and budget constraint. These restaurants serve better food than tourist-oriented dinner establishments at one-third to one-half the price. A restaurant with a handwritten specials board and no menu in multiple languages is almost always cheaper and better.</p>