{"id":13946,"date":"2022-06-02T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13946"},"modified":"2022-05-28T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T17:10:06","slug":"experiences-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13946","title":{"rendered":"Experiences Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What do you do once you&#8217;ve returned home from an adventure? When you tell friends and family what you&#8217;ve been up to, what stands out as a highlight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you might have visited some nice places, the things that you remember are often the things you weren&#8217;t expecting. An unexpected encounter, perhaps, or an event you couldn&#8217;t possibly have anticipated. These are the moments you remember most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So be prepared to experience things you were not expecting. If someone recommends eating somewhere you&#8217;ve not heard of, just give it a try. We did in Rome and savoured <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/timelessitaly.wordpress.com\/2016\/10\/19\/fried-artichokes-legacy-of-the-roman-jewish-ghetto\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fried Artichokes<\/a> in the Jewish&nbsp;Ghetto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see an interesting sign, take a detour and discover somewhere you didn&#8217;t know existed. We detoured to Florence in Arizona (because we liked the name) and discovered the nearby  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/cagr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Casa Grande Ruins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discovering costumed re-enactors is always a bonus, such as Civil War soldiers on <a href=\"https:\/\/home.nps.gov\/liri\/learn\/historyculture\/civil-war-on-lookout-mountain-1863-1864-ce.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lookout Mountain<\/a>, Tennessee.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live Life to the full and who knows where the adventure will take you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/05\/pexels-photo-378148.jpeg\" alt=\"Live Life\" class=\"wp-image-3486\"\/><figcaption>Live Life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join City Adventurers and live life to the full <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cityadventurers?fan_landing=true\" target=\"_blank\">click the link&nbsp;<\/a>and join the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cityadventurers?fan_landing=true\" target=\"_blank\">club<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do once you&#8217;ve returned home from an adventure? 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