What fuels your wanderlust...?

One of the things that I love the most when I am exploring a new country or place is to see the "real" country and places. Things like Where people eat, where they live, and where they shop. Enjoying food in they're houses or they're favorite restaurant. Understanding the culture. Things like sitting on the grass in Paris in the evening with wine and cheese, enjoying cheese by a canal in Amsterdam, eatting at a mayan village in mexico, having lunch in someone's back yard in Honduras,Izmir, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico , buying things for my house that are handcrafted or traditionally made rather than a souvenir, going to a local festival or party are just a few of the things that fuel my every growing wanderlust.

What do you like to do when you travel? What fuels your wanderlust?