Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that whenever you are traveling for a specific purpose,
Speaker 1: whether for work or family or kids' sports, see what
Speaker 1: else you can add on to your trip. You might
Speaker 1: build a delightful memory that you wouldn't otherwise have. I
Speaker 1: live about two hours from New York by car to
Speaker 1: one hour and fifteen minute train ride more or less,
Speaker 1: but then you have to get yourself to the train station,
Speaker 1: so two hours or so, however you get there. I
Speaker 1: find myself going there every month or two for something
Speaker 1: or another, a speaking engagement, an interview, an event. I
Speaker 1: am close enough to New York that, to a large extent,
Speaker 1: there's something I want to do there, I can do it.
Speaker 1: But two hours each way isn't nothing, which means I'm
Speaker 1: also far enough from New York that I want to
Speaker 1: make the most of the time I am there. That's
Speaker 1: why anytime I have an anchor event in New York City,
Speaker 1: I start working through my list of people and places
Speaker 1: I want to see. I have various friends and colleagues
Speaker 1: who live or work in New York, and I reach
Speaker 1: out to see who might be available. New York is
Speaker 1: full of great museums, so I tend to check what
Speaker 1: special exhibits are up and identify any I'd like to see.
Speaker 1: If I am there overnight. Running in Central Park in
Speaker 1: the morning is always a special experience. Something in particular
Speaker 1: may take me to New York. But while I'm there,
Speaker 1: I add on other things whenever I can. Anytime you
Speaker 1: are headed out of town, I think it's a good
Speaker 1: idea to ask yourself while I'm there, who would I
Speaker 1: like to see and what else would I like to do.
Speaker 1: Maybe your family is going to the beach for fall break.
Speaker 1: Can you meet up for coffee with your former colleague
Speaker 1: who now lives nearby. Or maybe you've been wanting to
Speaker 1: refresh your wardrobe. If your favorite beach is like just
Speaker 1: about every beach I know, there is probably an outlet
Speaker 1: mall not too far away. It seems to be designed
Speaker 1: for rainy days, so a dreary day could be the
Speaker 1: perfect chance to do some shopping. Maybe you're headed to
Speaker 1: Chicago with your son's travel soccer team. You could get
Speaker 1: together with a cousin who lives nearby. You could visit
Speaker 1: the Obama Library or check out an exhibit at the
Speaker 1: Art Institute. You could go to your favorite used bookstore
Speaker 1: in Hyde Park or to the American Girls Store to
Speaker 1: get a gift for your daughter. Now, obviously you want
Speaker 1: to cheer when your son's team is playing, but you
Speaker 1: may not want to sit on the sidelines when other
Speaker 1: teams are on the field. And with all the people
Speaker 1: and experiences to be enjoyed in Chicago, you probably don't
Speaker 1: have to. Even if you're heading somewhere where no particular
Speaker 1: add ons come to mind. If you anticipate having extra time,
Speaker 1: I bet you could find something special to build into
Speaker 1: the trip. Suppose you're headed to Minneapolis for work and
Speaker 1: you don't know anything about the city. Do an Internet
Speaker 1: search for things to do in Minneapolis. Lots of stuff
Speaker 1: will come up. Look at that list see whether there's
Speaker 1: anything that really appeals to you. You could also pull
Speaker 1: up your holiday cards spreadsheet. You may not immediately think
Speaker 1: of anyone you know in Minneapolis, but search on MN
Speaker 1: in the state field just to be sure. You may
Speaker 1: not know all the names of all the suburbs. Quite
Speaker 1: possibly an acquaintance would be happy to get together, and
Speaker 1: even if he can't, he will probably be happy that
Speaker 1: you reached out when you're traveling and will have time
Speaker 1: beyond whatever it is that takes you to the place
Speaker 1: you are going see whether there's something you can add.
Speaker 1: After all, you are already going to be there. Adding
Speaker 1: something in is efficient and since you probably won't do
Speaker 1: that thing otherwise, this is a way to add a
Speaker 1: lot of fun to your life and that is always
Speaker 1: a win. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,
Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,
Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura
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