Does anyone have weird or unusual travel quirks/traditions?

When my husband and I arrive at a destination, he takes a bunch of those tourism leaflets into the bathroom while he's doing his business and plans out our stay within the time it takes. It's really funny, but it has never failed and we always make sure to do this.

As a long time business traveler, one quirk I have learned which everyone should use is this: Don't eat your favorite food, but eat the food that the area you're visiting is known for.

Being from NJ, right outside NYC, I don't bother eating Italian food anywhere else anymore, it's always a disappointment. So when I go somewhere I eat their specialty. For example, in the south I eat Barbecue and drink Sweet Tea. In Cincinnati and the Great Lakes area I eat Skyline Chili or "Coneys". In Chicago I have Chicago Hot dogs. In L.A. I eat Mexican food. In Florida I eat Cuban Food.

Not only is the food better this way, but I see it as a way of communing with the land I am visiting. For example, in New Mexico, I always eat New Mexican food that's made with Chili's grown in Hatch, NM, the Chili capital.

Try this, and I guarantee your experiences will be better because you will truly become a part of the land you are visiting!

I dont know if this is a travel quirk/tradition but I always have to shower after getting off the plane when I get to my hotel. I feel like my trip hasn't started until I showered. I feel like I am still carrying home with me. Is that weird?

Me well I only travel in the left lane--that way i can stay in one lane and push the gas and go!!what else..I hate getting off the road for any reason..I am constantly watching the time and always trying to beat my last time..

driving naked with my barefoot hanging out the window so they can guess the size of man manhood by size of my foot