The limitations of food I can get locally are pretty frustrating. In the Gary area, we basically have Mexican, Pizza (locally, not even good pizza. Pequod's or Nancy's might only be an 75 minutes of Chicago driving away but that's still an undertaking) and GFS-grade Chinese buffets. There are of course steakhouses and Greek diners as well, but AFAIK we have one Vietnamese place, one Lebanese restaurant, one place that's Castilian-Spanish and a couple Indian restaurants and Sushi places within 20 miles of where I live. This is particularly frustrating because I know my neighbors are often West African, South American and Caribbean immigrants who have amazing cuisines of their own.
I can and do try to visit unique places when I can. I love Egyptian and Ethiopian food when I can get then and Korean food might be my all-time favorite. I've taken weekend trips to places like Denver and NOLA specifically just because I knew I'd get a couple great meals out of it.
Anthony Bourdain was the "try something everywhere and drink where the locals do" guy. Gordon Ramsey is the man who yells at chefs. They're both iconic chefs.
If I had the budget to take long trips to SE Asia I'd go in a heartbeat. My best friend and I have been trying to pull off a trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for years now but the pandemic cancelled our original reservations and these days she has a white collar job and 10 entire vacation days to use over the course of a year. Maybe when I turn 50 we'll finally get away with it.