It might not be normal for you, or a huge percentage of trips, but it's certainly normal for people I know to bring food and drink on holiday.
Certainly if you're driving around in a camper.
Certainly if you're driving around in a camper.
It just happens to be the case that I don't drink or smoke. There are other restrictions like meat, plants, blah blah, the list goes on.
This isn’t necessarily true. Many great whiskeys and spirits aren’t necessarily available to purchase in other countries. Another commenter mentioned the case of Japan. Many great whiskeys and sake produced in Japan aren’t available to buy in other countries.
Apart from that there is a matter of taxes.