Travel expert reveals the ‘first thing’ you should do in a big city

Welcome to 9Travel Tips with seasoned jet setter Sami Lukis. She’s got all the advice and the best tricks to make your next holiday a breeze. Here she shares her favourite thing to do in a big city.
When you’re visiting a big city for the first time it can be overwhelming initially to work out what to do and where to start exploring.
That’s why seasoned traveller Sami Lukis has shared the one thing she does right off the bat to really get the lay of the land.
Watch the video above.
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If you want to get a “real glimpse” of local life, Sami recommends to set your alarms.
”My favourite thing to do in any city, particularly a big city, is to wake up early, put on my walking gear and just go and roam through the empty streets,” Sami reveals.
“It’s really lovely to experience a city before it really wakes up.
“And before the streets are heaving with people and cars and honking horns.”
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One of her favourite cities to do this in is New York. But it has also been a source of incredible memories in Paris, Florence, and a very special moment in Rome.
The Italian capital firmly holds the title as Sami’s “favourite city” to visit.
In fact, the last time Sami was in Rome, she stumbled across something that was “so beautiful” she “shed a tear”.
“I walked past the Pantheon and there was this couple there with a little Fiat, and I sat and watched them for an hour, doing the most romantic, beautiful wedding photo shoot,” she shares.
Watch the video above to find out about another great city for early morning walks.
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