Pulparindo tingles on your tongue: it starts out sticky sweet then as you chew saltiness hits that back or your throat before giving way to an all-out blast of chili. That’s my description. My kids’ reaction went more like this, “Mom, I like….wait…I need to get a drink, that’s hot!”

 

Even though the package said it plainly: “Hot and salted tamarind pulp candy” or “Dulce de tamarindo picante y salado,” my kids were surprised by the heat in this Mexican candy.

 

Step aside Groupon and Living Social, make your offer at Whitneys - All reasonable and rational offers accepted for weekend of March 30-31, 2012.  Sure, Groupon and LivingSocial.com offer some amazing deals, but for innkeepers they also represent a big hit in commissions and discounts.  Don Bilger, owner of Whitney’s Inn in Jackson, NH and an ou

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Does your idea of a great trip include getting off the beaten path, meeting locals, and learning the inside scoop about a culture or place? Mine does, too. Our most memorable travel moments are those that include interacting with locals on more than a superficial level. Whether it is meeting for coffee, taking in a concert, or spending the day at someone’s home, talking and laughing and playing new card games, these are the moments you remember when you think about visiting a place.