WEBVTT - Carry-ons let you carry on

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that when you travel by air, aim not

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<v Speaker 1>to check bags. If you face any travel woes, it

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<v Speaker 1>is much easier to just roll with it if you

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<v Speaker 1>only have carry outs. So when air travel goes as planned,

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<v Speaker 1>it is utterly miraculous. I remember landing in Utah a

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<v Speaker 1>few hours after departing from Philadelphia once and reading a

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<v Speaker 1>book where a family took several weeks to make that

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<v Speaker 1>journey one hundred and fifty years ago. I can get

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<v Speaker 1>in and out of places as far away from me

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<v Speaker 1>as Florida or Minnesota in one day. It is amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>But air travel isn't always like that. I am sure

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<v Speaker 1>many of us have had the experience of a first

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<v Speaker 1>flight delayed so we miss a connection, or maybe your

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<v Speaker 1>flight to one New York City airport is canceled, but

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<v Speaker 1>the flights to another New York City airport are not canceled.

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<v Speaker 1>Mysteriously enough, or considered this lovely scenario. You are traveling

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<v Speaker 1>to a work meeting, but you find out while you

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<v Speaker 1>are in the airport that the meeting is switching to

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<v Speaker 1>zoom because a client has COVID. In situations like these,

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<v Speaker 1>if you just have a carry on, you can pivot fast,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you have checked a bag, changing our plans

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<v Speaker 1>becomes harder. Plus I have heard that airlines occasionally lose luggage.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine that, so whenever I can, I travel with just

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<v Speaker 1>carry ons, I have my kids do the same. Even

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<v Speaker 1>when my family went to Norway for a week last summer,

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<v Speaker 1>we manage not to check any bags. There is plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of uncertainty entry traveling internationally with kids carrying on our

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<v Speaker 1>stuff took a little uncertainty out of the system. There

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<v Speaker 1>are some other winds with carry ons too. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have a tendency to overpack, committing to travel with a

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<v Speaker 1>carry on only means the size of your bag limits

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<v Speaker 1>what you can take. Packing less means you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>as much stuff to carry around and deal with while

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<v Speaker 1>you are traveling. Not checking a bag also means you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to spend time at baggage claim waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>your bag, and you will arrive at your destination with

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<v Speaker 1>everything you intended to bring. The airlines probably can't take

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<v Speaker 1>that away from you. So if you want to simplify

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<v Speaker 1>and streamline travel. Try swearing off checked bags, or at

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<v Speaker 1>least try for your next trip see how it goes.

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<v Speaker 1>You can buy trial sizes of liquids. You are probably

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be invited to dine with the King,

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<v Speaker 1>so you really don't need to pack that formal outfit

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<v Speaker 1>just in case. You may find that when you are

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<v Speaker 1>less weighed down by stuff, you are better able to

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<v Speaker 1>explore and enjoy your destination. Or at least you'll have

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<v Speaker 1>your stuff and it won't be sitting at a baggage

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<v Speaker 1>claim at some totally different airport than you ever plan

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<v Speaker 1>to go to. If you try going all carry on,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear about it. You can reach me

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<v Speaker 1>at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>have other tips for streamlining travel, I welcome those too.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe your tip will be the subject of a future

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<v Speaker 1>Before Breakfast episode. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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