Have you ever travelled to another country just to get something specific? I find many Local Guides love to travel and eat, so there must be some people that go to specific destinations just to eat.
I am based in Vancouver, Canada at the moment and this is already food heaven for many people. We have a ton of Instagram-famous foodies who go and try out all kinds of different cuisines and because of our mixed culture that is already present here, there are a ton of options. And given that we’re on the west coast, right by the water, endless amount of seafood, if you’re into that! But nonetheless, we still want to see what other food options are out there and of course, you want what you can’t always have right?
So let me tell you about one Sunday afternoon…
I had been seeing these posts pop up about acai bowls, some may call it the best or most healthy breakfast and I haven’t been able to find them easily in Vancouver. There are a few, but not many. But these posts, were coming from the US and guess what, at Costco! For those who don’t know, Costco is a warehouse like shop that has everything from groceries to furniture to home supplies to car tires, practically everything. It is generally discounted and everything comes in bulk but you have to be a member to shop there. However, they also have a food court in all of their warehouses and you DON’T need to be a member to eat there! So, after seeing all these photos of acai bowls at Costco in the US, my friend and I decided we would drive to the US just to eat one!
The trip is about an hour by car. Thankfully, we are both part of a frequent traveler program so we didn’t really need to wait at the border at all. Thankfully we both quirky like this and wanted to drive down just to give this a try. We did manage to do a few other things in the process, but this was our main reason for crossing an international border! And when we got to the warehouse, it was really exciting.
It even comes with the berries, granola and banana bits!
You can see my excitement!
And how did it taste? The berries were fresh and the acai part was really tasty! It had texture that was similar to a soft serve ice cream and that was pretty cool. I loved how it seemed like I was having a junk food but still know that it is relatively healthy! And these bowls were massive, especially given the price. We were really full after enjoying this!
I know we didn’t have to drive very far to be in another country but they weren’t serving this in Costco Canada! We made it into a fun afternoon for us girls and had a great time!
What about you guys? What’s as place you’ve gone to just to try their cuisine or dishes? Where did you go and what did you try?
to find something that I heard about, like when I had to try the baklava at 
