Food and travel go hand in hand.

“The thing most people reference when they come back from traveling is the great food experiences that they’ve had,” travel writer and Jewish Journal blogger Lisa Niver, author of “Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, and Feeling Fearless After Fifty,” says. “One of the best things to do besides try new food is to try new food with someone … It makes a big impression because it impacts so many of your senses.”