Every year I try to come up with something interesting to explore in-depth on my travels. I feel like this adds a unique new dimension to my travel experiences. It gives me a focus for my adventures and introduces me to neat things during my trips.

Last year my focus was diners. I really love diner food (even though it’s bad for you!) and I also really love the experience at diners. I love the people that you meet there, the music on the jukeboxes and even the different menus that you see when you visit a lot of diners.

This year’s focus is going to be pawn shops. I’ve only visited a few pawn shops on my travels but the experiences were always interesting. It seems that people tend to sell different types of items in different geographic locations. You also learn a lot about the culture in the surrounding area by visiting pawn shops; the Las Vegas pawn shop culture is particularly interesting!

If I just wanted to visit pawn shops to get a good deal then I’d probably look at online pawn shops. However I really want to get the experience of seeing what these places are like in different parts of the nation. That’s this year’s travel plan. I’ll have to let you know how it turns out!

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