WEBVTT - Little travel hacks

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>This week we're talking about travel strategies, and today's episode

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<v Speaker 1>is about a handful of my favorite little travel tips

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<v Speaker 1>for me. Many of these have been learned the hard way.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope to save you some time and hassle during

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<v Speaker 1>your next trip. First, one of my biggest travel breakthroughs

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<v Speaker 1>was realizing that my brain capacity is limited. This is

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<v Speaker 1>especially true when I'm on the road, so I want

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<v Speaker 1>to get as much out of my brain as I can. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Whenever I park at the airport, I take a picture

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<v Speaker 1>of my car so I can remember which way it's

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<v Speaker 1>facing and roughly the row. Sometimes the rows are labeled,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's helpful too. I take a picture of the

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<v Speaker 1>floor number as well. It seems silly because I think,

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<v Speaker 1>for sure I'll remember that I'm on the third floor

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<v Speaker 1>in Garage D, but then as soon as I land

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<v Speaker 1>from my return trip, I'm struggling to remember if it

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<v Speaker 1>was that or the fourth floor of Garage A, which

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<v Speaker 1>is where I was the time before. Likewise, I take

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<v Speaker 1>a photo of my hotel room number. Maybe I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>four thirty five, or maybe that was last week. Best

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<v Speaker 1>to have photographic backup. Another lesson learned from hard experience.

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<v Speaker 1>If you live somewhere that snow is a possibility, don't

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<v Speaker 1>park on a garage roof deck. There is nothing like

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<v Speaker 1>shoveling yourself out at one am after a delayed flight

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<v Speaker 1>to leave you cursing the past self that thought this

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<v Speaker 1>was a good idea. If you're a u S listener,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely sign up for t S a pre check, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you travel internationally at all, go for Global Entry.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll save time on every trip to the airport for

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<v Speaker 1>the next five years. I save time by staying actually

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<v Speaker 1>packed for any trips. My carry on duffel bag always

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<v Speaker 1>has one pair of running shoes, a pack of earplugs,

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<v Speaker 1>band aids, and my little travel umbrella in it. That way,

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<v Speaker 1>all I really need to remember is my clothes and

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<v Speaker 1>toilet trees, all in less than three out sizes. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>my husband does me one better on this. He keeps

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<v Speaker 1>an extra set of toiletries packed so he never has

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<v Speaker 1>to bother packing those for me. Though, makeup is expensive

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<v Speaker 1>enough and stuff like mascara has to be replaced frequently

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<v Speaker 1>enough that I haven't gotten around to doing that, but

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<v Speaker 1>maybe someday I'll take the plunge. As for that carry

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<v Speaker 1>on duffel bag, this is intentional. My duffel bag can

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<v Speaker 1>fit in almost all overhead compartments. Even on very small planes,

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<v Speaker 1>rollerboards often need to be gate checked. I'd prefer not

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<v Speaker 1>to waste time waiting after deplaning for my bag to

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<v Speaker 1>be returned to me. I use my purse as my

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<v Speaker 1>carry on personal item, which means I always buy tote

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<v Speaker 1>shaped purses. I make sure to it one big enough

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<v Speaker 1>to carry my laptop. I love when bags can do

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<v Speaker 1>double duty. I always travel with headphones, air plugs in

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<v Speaker 1>an eyemask. You can never know for sure if your

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<v Speaker 1>fellow passengers on a plane will be quiet, or if

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<v Speaker 1>your hotel room will be quiet or dark enough. I

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<v Speaker 1>also bring a snack because you never know if you'll

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<v Speaker 1>have a long wait or wind up hungry at odd

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<v Speaker 1>hours thanks to a time change. Always check the weather

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<v Speaker 1>in your destination before you go. Just because it's summer

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<v Speaker 1>everywhere doesn't mean it really will be in northern Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>or even Texas can have a cold snap. I also

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<v Speaker 1>assume that all hotels and conference centers will be massively

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<v Speaker 1>over air conditioned, so I pack a cardigan and a

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<v Speaker 1>pair of wool socks for sleeping. Even in summer, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>wear a light jacket on the plane, so I'm prepared

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<v Speaker 1>for that. Another tip. Hotel gyms can be great, but

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<v Speaker 1>they can also get crowded in the mornings. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people go to the fitness center about ten to

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen minutes after they wake up, so you're were likely

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<v Speaker 1>to get your choice of machine if you set your

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<v Speaker 1>alarm for fifteen minutes before the hour rather than on

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<v Speaker 1>the hour as most people do. And of course brings

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<v Speaker 1>something to read. E books are great. If you've forgotten

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<v Speaker 1>to pack a book, you can still buy and download

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<v Speaker 1>one as you're waiting to board a plane. Travel often

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<v Speaker 1>features small pockets of time where it's hard to do

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<v Speaker 1>much else. Books are a more fulfilling way to spend

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<v Speaker 1>this time than searching Twitter. Again, what are your favorite

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<v Speaker 1>little travel hacks? Please let me know at Before Breakfast

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<v Speaker 1>podcast at iHeart media dot com. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear

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