Hop around Asia and get a kick of amazement from Korea’s Muju Firefly Festival, Singapore’s Gazillion Bubble Show and the Philippines’ Pintados Festival.

At the risk of ruining an entire weekend’s trip with bouts of indigestion and diarrhea, some full-fledged adventurers and bona fide foodies take to the streets in search of carts with woks of deep-fried goodness and steamers of piping hot surprises. Taken as mad, foolish, even bizarre for their dining choices when a decent, saucy restaurant is but a step up the side walk away, these wild folks can surely say that they’ve taken getting to know what it really is to eat, live and breathe in their country of choice, a whole feat of notches more than the average traveler.