Just peel and eat
\"My husband and I invited my 20-year-old nephew to visit us in Malawi. Having never left his town in Texas, he jumped at the chance. We picked him up at the airport, complete with his macho attitude. We told him we'd stop for a snack. My nephew, hungry from his flight, was all for it. But the macho left him when my hubby pulled over to buy dried mice.\" -- Jennifer Martines, Los Lunas, N.M.
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\"In the Oaxaca market, I spotted a woman with a basket of chapulines, tiny dried grasshoppers. A fellow shopper asked if I had ever tasted them. I replied that I hadn't, and he bought a small cup and passed it to me. You know how a popcorn kernel gets caught in your throat? I had grasshoppers stuck there for the rest of the day.\" -- Megan Dorr, Moran, Wyo.
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\"One night in Japan, I ordered grilled eel. The cook lifted my dinner out of a bucket of water and, with a thud, drove an ice pick through the eel's eye. The cook's wife presented me with a dish bearing a maroon morsel of meat garnished with a lettuce leaf. My sister and I were peering at it when suddenly it began to throb! It was the still-beating heart of my eel.\" -- Emily Mosqueda, Eugene, Ore.
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\"We cooked when renting a house on Mexico's Soliman Bay. At the produce stand, one of the grains looked familiar. We cooked it for over an hour, but it still tasted oaky, so we cooked it longer and added seasoning. The property manager and the caretaker stopped in as we were about to eat. They were in awe of our ignorance. We had cooked a bag of birdseed.\" -- Brenda Bluske, El Verano, Calif.
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Green tree ant
\"My friend and I spent a day hiking in Australia's Daintree Rainforest with a guide. One of the most bizarre experiences was when we were asked to lick the backside of a green tree ant. The guide held it, and we took our turns licking away. Never did I imagine I'd lick an ant, think it would taste good—just like lemon-lime soda!—and live to tell about it.\" --Laurie Bushkoff, Silver Spring, Md.
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14 romantic hotels
These spectacular, affordable spots—some close to home, some in classic Europe—are perfect for a secluded getaway.
Close to home
California
Sonoma Valley
Beltane Ranch
Just north of the town of Sonoma, in Glen Ellen, Beltane Ranch's 105 acres are filled with fruit trees, vegetable and flower gardens, a vineyard that sells grapes to nearby winemakers, and an olive orchard yielding oil that guests snap up for $15 a bottle. No wonder, then, that L.L. Bean and Victoria's Secret have shot their catalogs here: The location is downright idyllic. The yellow, gingerbread-trimmed lodge features five rooms and a two-story wraparound porch. The best rooms are on the second floor, where hammocks and porch swings overlook the vineyard and Sonoma Mountain beyond. (Ask for Room 1, which has a wood-burning stove and a separate sitting room.) Alexa Wood is Beltane Ranch's third-generation owner. Her great-aunt and great-uncle bought the property in 1936 to raise cattle, sheep, and turkeys. Breakfast, which may include sweet-potato latkes or buttermilk pancakes with homemade raspberry syrup, is made with ingredients from the gardens. Second helpings are basically mandatory. You can burn off extra calories on the property's tennis court (the front desk loans out rackets and balls) and by exploring the 20-plus wineries within a five-mile radius. 707/996-6501, beltaneranch.com, from $150, breakfast included.
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True stories, rated R
These tales prove that travel is stranger — and funnier — than fiction.
Hurts just looking at it
My husband and I spent the final day of our honeymoon in Bonaire at Washington Slagbaai National Park. Before heading out on the trail, we made a quick stop at the visitors center to use the restrooms. As we approached the two doorways, I failed to see anything that would distinguish the men's room from the women's—at least until I got close enough to look at the men's room sign in all its glory. Diane Knoepke, Oak Park, Ill.
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Tips for traveling couples
Eight couples share ideas on how to make the most of traveling together.
1. Communicate \"Find your own phrase to say to support your partner when you don't have the privacy you want or when life on the road is getting you down. For instance, a simple 'Good morning' can mean 'I love you.' \" --John Mock and Kimberley O'Neil, authors, Lonely Planet 'Hiking in the Sierra Nevada'
2. Stay amused \"Play silly games. Like 'Which movie star does that driver we just passed look like?' Such pointless fun alleviates the kind of boredom that sooner or later leads to pointless arguments.\" -- Jane and Michael Stern, authors, 'Roadfood'
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