Isn't it more fun to meet people and get introduced to a place you're visiting by a CITIZEN, who definitely knows more than you can find on your own with limited amount of time. More than that ,you can make a friend , you can get acquainted to smn who shares smth in common with you, and that's the best part!

Music: different genres. mostly metal or rock, also electronic synthpop Movies: thrillers// Cube, Ghost ship, Sunshine, Cloud Atlas, Stay //Hikaru no Go, FMA, EVA: The End, Higurashi no Naku koro ni, GTO Books: fantasy, Sci-fi, suspense // Alice in Wonderland (the best book for linguists), Ender's Game, Dune, Stephen King, Strugatskie, Asimov, Tolkien, Martin, Perumov, ...