Originally Posted by
psychokilla
3. Going to the same restaurant. This is one I'm actively discouraging myself from doing, but if there's a nice restaurant near your hotel, and you're back in your room at 8 at night and hungry after a day of hiking/sightseeing/sitting by the pool, it's so difficult for me not to just keep going back. I make it slightly more exciting by having a different dish each time, which might be just enough :P
I used to feel ashamed about wanting to go to the same restaurants in a given town when I traveled. I felt like it was a dirty personal habit, something I had to hide from others. But then I realized it was empty guilt. There's nothing wrong with going back to the same place(s) repeatedly, especially if they're genuinely enjoyable. I decided to make them part of the trip. "Hey, when work requires me to visit this remote suburb a few times a year, I'll stop by for lunch at this really awesome pizzeria nearby!"
Plus, I discovered that quite the opposite of it being a dirty personal habit I needed to hide, my coworkers all liked it, too. Sure, they teased me about wanting to eat lunch at that pizzeria each time we were in the area. But they always went along happily and enjoyed the food every time!