Then that may be your angle, your expertise. Perhaps you are a woman physician travelling alone through China. Suddenly more markets open up. You can write from the independent female traveller's angle or from that of a physician, or both, simultaneously. Lots of newspapers have food sections and there are many magazines dedicated to scrumptious stories from around the globe.
Editors are very busy people.
The easier you can make their job the more chance you have of being published. Before sending a query to anyone, be sure to read their writers guidelines. You can write or call the publication for these guidelines. Once you have read through the guidelines be sure to read some back-issues of the publication to get a feel for their style. It helps to know what they have published in the last year so you don't propose a repetitive story.