From learning to cook a tasty Cajun style jambalaya to learning to surf on Bondi Beach in Australia, there are a multitude of opportunities to learn a new skill while travelling. Add to that the chance to really interact with locals and fellow travelers – who could ask for a more perfect vacation?
Key Takeaways:
- Each hammock can take weeks to weave and complete by hand – miss one loop, and everything has to be unwound. You’ll be surprised at the skill and speed of the children lending you a hand – this is the family trade for many Belizean Maya, and they start young.
- A half-day cookery class typically begins among the market stalls, prodding and assessing the local produce, sampling tropical fruit, and visiting the fishmongers – you need the freshest catch for a good ceviche. It’s a vibrant, noisy, delicious alternative to going to a supermarket.
- There are lessons in the art of tie-dyeing, block printing and painting. For the more gastronomically inclined, the camp’s head chef leads classes in how to make the much-loved local afternoon snack of samosas and masala chai.
“Experiential travel is the best kind – and what better way to get under a destination’s skin than by learning a new skill under the guidance of local experts?”
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