1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: tip is that souvenirs don't need to look like souvenirs. 4 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: If you buy an item you want or need while 5 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: you are traveling, you will have a memento of the trip, 6 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: and it might be something you will enjoy or use 7 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: a lot more than a T shirt or a key 8 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: chain during the holidays. In two thousand and five, I 9 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: visited Spain with my husband and several members of his family. 10 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: We had a lot of fun exploring together. But one 11 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: day I set off alone in a gorgeous walled city 12 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: and I happened upon Azara. There I bought the most 13 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: beautiful long brown coat with a nice fake fur trim. 14 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: Now I recognize that there are zaras all over the place. 15 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: Perhaps I could have found that coat somewhere else. But 16 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: I bought that coat in a medieval looking part of Spain, 17 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: and when people complimented me on it, I could talk 18 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: of buying it there. Every time I would relive that 19 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: memory of walking around the walled city. I wore that 20 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: coat for many winter days for years, so I definitely 21 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 1: got my money's worth out of it, and it felt 22 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: far more special both than a normal coat bought at 23 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,279 Speaker 1: home and than a magnet that would have said Spain. 24 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: When you shop while you're traveling, whatever you buy will 25 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: connect you to your travels. And sometimes we buy official 26 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: souvenirs like T shirts or mugs or something that fits 27 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: in with the place, think a Louisville slug or bat 28 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: in Louisville. And that is fine. But if you buy 29 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: something normal that you need in your normal life while 30 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: you are traveling, then that is a souvenir too. When 31 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: you use it as you will because it was a 32 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: real need, then you will be connected to your trip. 33 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: The item is special because it was purchased in a 34 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: special place. A book you bought at the Strand in 35 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: New York City will feel different than the same addition 36 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: ordered from Amazon. A T shirt from the Uniclo in 37 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: La is more special than the same T shirt from 38 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: wherever you live. Not only does shopping while you are 39 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: traveling make your purchases more meaningful, it might also be 40 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: more efficient. Some busy people find that business travel creates 41 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: the perfect opportunity for shopping solo, because your family isn't 42 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: there with you. Why watch HGTV alone in your hotel 43 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: room in the evening when you could go to Fao 44 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: Schwartz to get holiday gifts for your kids or to 45 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: an interesting boutique to get some winter clothes for yourself. Well, 46 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: maybe you can watch HGTV and do those things, just 47 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: alternate nights. So the next time you are headed out 48 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: of town, think about purchasing something you need or really want. 49 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: Even if it is not an official souvenir. The items 50 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: you purchase that you'd want or need anyway will be 51 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: made more special for their connection to your travels. Do 52 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: you have any memorable souvenirs that don't look like souvenirs, 53 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: like my coat from Spain. You can tell me about 54 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: them at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. In the meantime, 55 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 56 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: the most of our talk. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 57 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: hear from you. 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