Situations: 5 Essentials that will make traveling at home and abroad not just a trip but an experience

1. Give your trip a theme! Center your trip around food, shopping, cultural attractions, historical artifacts, movies. 
2. Go off the tourist path, do non-tourist related activities. Visit a market, go to a hole in the wall restaurant or bar...
3. Plan your activities with each person you're traveling with in mind. Each traveler should take the lead on a particular activity. 
4. Know what type of traveler you are. Know if you are do-it-yourself traveler or the person who wants the full service experience.
5. Savor and document each experience.

Graffiti in The Marais!