WEBVTT - Ask a local

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

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's tip is that when you are in a new place,

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<v Speaker 2>seek out locals recommendations. By asking smart questions, you can

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<v Speaker 2>wind up with some excellent experiences that you might not

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<v Speaker 2>have had otherwise. So many of us look at guidebooks

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<v Speaker 2>or websites when we travel, and that can be fine,

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<v Speaker 2>but sometimes it is hard to get a real sense

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<v Speaker 2>of what is good or what just advertises a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>This is where talking with locals comes in. With the

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<v Speaker 2>right questions, you can get a lot of good advice.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of this can start before you even go. If

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<v Speaker 2>you are on social media and planning a visit somewhere,

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<v Speaker 2>you can ask folks for ideas, even if you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have any friends or followers who live in let's say Vancouver.

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<v Speaker 2>My guess is that someone you know reasonably well talks

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<v Speaker 2>frequently with someone who does live in Vancouver, they will

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<v Speaker 2>probably tell you about good hotels or restaurants or places

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<v Speaker 2>to visit. Once you get there, the pickings are more

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<v Speaker 2>ripe because most people you talk to in Vancouver probably

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<v Speaker 2>spend a lot of time in Vancouver. So unless you

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<v Speaker 2>have booked absolutely everything ahead of time, you will be

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<v Speaker 2>able to fill in some spots by asking around. And

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<v Speaker 2>it is fine to just ask people what are your

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<v Speaker 2>favorite restaurants? But I find you get more useful answers

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<v Speaker 2>if you hone the questions a bit more. Try some

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<v Speaker 2>like these, where did you have your best meal last year?

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<v Speaker 2>Where do you like to go to dinner on your birthday?

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<v Speaker 2>What's your favorite thing to do here on a weekend afternoon?

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<v Speaker 2>What's the most beautiful place in this city that I

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<v Speaker 2>have to take a picture of? What's the weirdest or

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<v Speaker 2>quirkiest place in town? If eight year olds voted on

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<v Speaker 2>the best way to spend a saturday here, what would win?

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<v Speaker 2>Who has the best breakfast in town? Or if you

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<v Speaker 2>are actually currently in a restaurant or venue while asking

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<v Speaker 2>these questions, you might ask something like what's your favorite

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<v Speaker 2>museum other than this? Or what's your favorite place for

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<v Speaker 2>dessert other than this? Specific questions tend to get specific results,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are easier for the locals to answer. You

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<v Speaker 2>are not forcing them to think through all the restaurants

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<v Speaker 2>in town and forcing them to guess what you personally

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<v Speaker 2>are looking for. You are asking where someone likes to

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<v Speaker 2>go for her birthday. There is most likely an answer

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<v Speaker 2>to that question, and maybe you won't like that place,

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<v Speaker 2>but it could be good. And if you ask three

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<v Speaker 2>people that question, you will likely get enough answers to

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<v Speaker 2>come up with something that sounds appealing. Often you don't

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<v Speaker 2>even need to strike up conversations with random people, though

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<v Speaker 2>it's fine if you do. If you are waiting in

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<v Speaker 2>line for coffee, for instance, just ask a quick question.

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<v Speaker 2>But some people are more readily available to talk. The

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<v Speaker 2>clerk who is selling you that souvenir t shirt, a

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<v Speaker 2>waitress at your breakfast place, the hotel staff, your Uber

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<v Speaker 2>driver if you are there on business. The people you

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<v Speaker 2>are working with will have ideas too, for any meals

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<v Speaker 2>or hours that aren't accounted for. Even if you are shy,

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<v Speaker 2>you can probably manage to talk with them. If you

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<v Speaker 2>develop a habit of asking locals for recommendations, you may

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<v Speaker 2>settle on a few questions that reliable, illicit good answers.

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<v Speaker 2>Your kids may come up with questions they love asking too,

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<v Speaker 2>and these go to questions can guide you through destination

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<v Speaker 2>after destination. Now, maybe you don't have any travel plans

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<v Speaker 2>in the near future, but I think this tip can

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<v Speaker 2>still be useful in a different way. Maybe you could

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<v Speaker 2>make a list of recommendations for your own town. No

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<v Speaker 2>doubt someone will visit in the near future, perhaps stop

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<v Speaker 2>you on the street and ask you for coffee shop recommendations.

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<v Speaker 2>Wouldn't it be nice to send them somewhere fun. I

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<v Speaker 2>know that would make me smile, and I'm guessing it

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<v Speaker 2>would feel good for you too, to be that local

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<v Speaker 2>with the insider knowledge and to make someone else's trip

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<v Speaker 2>much better. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 2>and here's to making the most of our time.

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