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Speaker 1: On this week's episode of Cultivating her Space.

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Speaker 2: As you are planning, know yourself right, and know what

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Speaker 2: works for you. Are you somebody who's open to all right,

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Speaker 2: today's Tuesday, I'm about to head to the airport and

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Speaker 1: Today's episode is sure to provide you with motivation, inspiration,

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Speaker 3: Welcome to Cultivating her Space, a podcast dedicated to uplifting

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Speaker 3: women like you. We're your hosts doctor Dominique Brussard, a

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Speaker 1: And Terry Lomax, a techie and motivational speaker.

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Speaker 4: In a world where black women are often misrepresented and misunderstood,

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Speaker 2: Okay. Our quote of the day, and Lady, this quote

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Speaker 2: is an affirmation for you as you listen to this episode.

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Speaker 2: I deserve an abundant and joyful life, and all things

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Speaker 2: are conspiring for me to have it. I'mna say that

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Speaker 2: say it with me. I deserve an abundant and joyful life,

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Speaker 2: and all things are conspiring for me to have it.

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Speaker 2: That quote comes to us from Sharon Lynn. All right, now,

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Speaker 2: t you know how we do. I know how we do.

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Speaker 2: When you hear that quote and you think about our

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Speaker 5: Well, first, I love the quote down. I think this

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Speaker 5: mantra affirmation we can stay in the mirror daily and

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Speaker 5: I think it relates to all It can relate to

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Speaker 5: any topic in life. But when it comes to traveling,

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Speaker 5: I love this because first let's break it down a

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Speaker 5: little bit. So first, I deserve an abundant and joyful

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Speaker 5: life right when you're traveling, especially at this age and

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Speaker 5: stage in life. Like I remember years ago, I will

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Speaker 5: this is what my dollar can afford. These days, I'll

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Speaker 5: and cherish. And so it's all about luxury as much

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Speaker 5: I think that's just a mantra that I love to

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Speaker 5: But when it comes to traveling, I think this right

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Speaker 5: here speaks to the mindset, like you believing that everything

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Speaker 5: The right mindset, it allowed me to have a better experience,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know when I share that second part, like

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Speaker 2: But I think when you're sitting with this mantra, it's

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Speaker 2: a reminder that all hell may look like it's breaking

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Speaker 2: like I deserve full stop, like I deserve. I'm taking

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Speaker 2: I deserve. I love it. Although, but I will say

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Speaker 5: Oh yeah, oh for sure, Oh absolutely, so yeah, I

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Speaker 2: If it's vacation.

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Speaker 5: Honestly, I was speaking to myself because I definitely have

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Speaker 5: But you're right, sometimes you're working remotely from a beautiful location,

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Speaker 5: and that actually, that's the kind of remote work I support.

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Speaker 5: So baby, whether you are a seasoned traveler seeking new insights,

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Speaker 5: Because we're going to help you elevate your travel game,

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Speaker 5: all right, embark and embark on this journey of discovery,

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Speaker 5: and so stay tuned for protests, secrets, and all that

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Speaker 5: good stuff that we're going to share practical advice for

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Speaker 5: traveling with ease. So don let's talk about some of

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Speaker 2: Well, you know, I have traveled quite a bit internationally

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Speaker 2: feel like there's some others that that's not coming to

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Speaker 2: And what was your favorite one? And why? Hands down?

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Speaker 2: My favorite is Jamaica. I've been to Jamaica multiple times.

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Speaker 2: I could go to Jamaica once a year, maybe twice.

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Speaker 2: I don't know. I love Jamaica because the peak I

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Speaker 2: But in Jamaica, like everybody makes you feel like you're

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Speaker 5: I'm having flashback, So when I was in Jamaica, I

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Speaker 5: lot out of you, all right.

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482
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Speaker 5: to make notes, especially if it's like a themed trip.

483
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Speaker 5: So we went on a Disney cruise earlier this year,

484
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485
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486
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487
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488
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Speaker 5: standard packing list that's in a song. I have like

489
00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,240
Speaker 5: I usually hand to me and my daughter stuff because

490
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,520
Speaker 5: you know, that's I feel like that's what most moms do.

491
00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,320
Speaker 5: It's like, Okay, I got the kids right. So I

492
00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,520
Speaker 5: feel like I have a packing list for her where

493
00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:17,560
Speaker 5: it's like all the things that she needs for the

494
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,560
Speaker 5: entire trip, clothing, things in the airport to keep her entertained.

495
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,199
Speaker 5: I have my own packing list. And then as I

496
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Speaker 5: was thinking of different things that we were going to do,

497
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Speaker 5: Like we took family portraits. I was like, all right,

498
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Speaker 5: make sure she has an outfit and I've coordinated, you know,

499
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Speaker 5: my husband's out there with my mother in law's office,

500
00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,720
Speaker 5: just coordinating all that. So writing things down as you

501
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Speaker 5: lead up to the trip so that don't wait up

502
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Speaker 5: til the last minute to pack, especially if it's a

503
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Speaker 5: long trip, like try to make notes that you go along, right,

504
00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,360
Speaker 5: so I have this packing list there. I will also say,

505
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Speaker 5: try on all your clothes before you leave. I literally

506
00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:50,680
Speaker 5: have like a little fashion show on the mirror, trying

507
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Speaker 5: on my shoes, my whole outfit, in my look before

508
00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:54,920
Speaker 5: I travel, to make sure I can fit them.

509
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Speaker 2: Because sometimes we.

510
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Speaker 5: Gain a little inches, right, we might lose a little weight,

511
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Speaker 5: and you want to make sure you look You want

512
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Speaker 5: to look good and you want to feel good in

513
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Speaker 5: what you're wearing when you travel and not be surprised

514
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Speaker 5: while you're on the trip.

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Speaker 2: I think if you can try to create some type

516
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Speaker 2: of versatile capsule wardrobe, or you can mix and match pieces.

517
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Speaker 2: I love to do that with shoes, especially because shoes

518
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Speaker 2: take up so much space in the suitcase. So I

519
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Speaker 2: feel like that's something else that I try to do.

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Speaker 2: I have a couple more down, but I'm going to

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Speaker 2: pass the mic to you and then I'll share more

522
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Speaker 2: of these after because I got a whole lot thing. Yeah,

523
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Speaker 2: so the art of chacking. So one of the things

524
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Speaker 2: this year that I've tried to do is I have

525
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Speaker 2: challenged myself and so far, in all of the trips

526
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Speaker 2: that I've taken, well know, all except one, all except

527
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Speaker 2: one trip this year, I have only used a carry

528
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Speaker 2: on bag. What yes, doe, Yes, Yes. So how I

529
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Speaker 2: do it is with some of the tips that you mentioned, right,

530
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Speaker 2: So I plan the outfits ahead of turn. I coordinate

531
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Speaker 2: things so that I'm only bringing a couple of pairs

532
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Speaker 2: of shoes and it matches like they match. Things match,

533
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Speaker 2: and I try things on ahead of time, so there's

534
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Speaker 2: very few extras that now. Also, if I'm going to

535
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Speaker 2: a warmer climate, I will say if I'm going, like,

536
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Speaker 2: you have more space when you can pack five sun

537
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Speaker 2: dresses as opposed to like the space that five sun

538
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Speaker 2: dresses take up one one sweater might take up in

539
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Speaker 2: the widget. Right, Yes, So we'll see how I do

540
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Speaker 2: in the winter with as it gets close, if the

541
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Speaker 2: weather gets colder, we'll see how I do with still

542
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Speaker 2: keeping to that carry on, but I think it makes

543
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Speaker 2: it so much easier. And what I do is I

544
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Speaker 2: also pack travel sized toilet trees, right, so I and

545
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Speaker 2: I will also say, I want to be clear that

546
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Speaker 2: it can be done to pack just to carry on

547
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Speaker 2: because I'm also and we'll talk more about this in

548
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Speaker 2: a later category. I am also like a germophobe, and

549
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Speaker 2: so when I travel, I bring my own sleeping bag

550
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Speaker 2: insert or sheet covers so that I am not sleeping

551
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Speaker 2: on the hotel or airbnb sheets. I bring MYNG towel

552
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Speaker 2: and so, and I pack disposable or throw away shower shoes.

553
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Speaker 2: I pack slippers that I wear in the hotel room

554
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Speaker 2: with the airbnb. I'm not walking around barefoot or wearing

555
00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:44,040
Speaker 2: outside shoes, and like none of that is happening. And

556
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:48,640
Speaker 2: so I check all these things and everything can still

557
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Speaker 2: fit in a carrier. Now, what I will say is

558
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Speaker 2: that it does not leave room for bringing a lot

559
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Speaker 2: of souvenirs and things. So if you know that you're

560
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Speaker 2: planning on bringing back a lot of things, then either

561
00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:14,080
Speaker 2: you plan on bringing a check bag, or you make

562
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Speaker 2: sure that there's enough space in your carry on for

563
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Speaker 2: whatever things, whatever souvenirs you're gonna pick up, girl, those

564
00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:23,360
Speaker 2: are so good.

565
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Speaker 5: I started doing that recently too, bringing my own child

566
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Speaker 5: and a wash flaw because you told me you did

567
00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,000
Speaker 5: that too, and then I brought my own sheets. We

568
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Speaker 5: stayed to the airbnb recently, Jow. We walked in there and

569
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Speaker 5: we had very high status for cleanliness, and there were

570
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Speaker 5: stains off white stainings, mind you, on the couch. So

571
00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:43,600
Speaker 5: I went through and I was said, oh, hold, nobody's

572
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Speaker 5: on the couch wiping stuff down with the Clorox wipesprain

573
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Speaker 5: it with light soil. Then they had these little decorative

574
00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:52,360
Speaker 5: pillows on the couch and I'm like, who knows one

575
00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,200
Speaker 5: if they cleaned this, but who knows what people.

576
00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,000
Speaker 2: Was doing on this couch before we got here? So

577
00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,880
Speaker 2: cleaned everything. Now, what I will say to that is

578
00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:04,440
Speaker 2: that I am not being yearned changing rooms or if

579
00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:11,719
Speaker 2: it's an airbnb, calling the host sending pictures. And I

580
00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:15,440
Speaker 2: stayed last year, went to Martha's Vineyard and we called

581
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Speaker 2: the host and was like, somebody's got to come and

582
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Speaker 2: clean up. This is not appropriate, Like there was hair it.

583
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Speaker 2: I was gross out, Okay, I was. I was just

584
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Speaker 2: I'm not going to give all the gory details. I

585
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:30,760
Speaker 2: was grossed out, but well we called the host and

586
00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,680
Speaker 2: they sit a cleaning crew to come and clean up,

587
00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:38,280
Speaker 2: because no, that wasn't appropriate. No, you wouldn't stay in this,

588
00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,600
Speaker 2: So why would you expect guests to stay in this?

589
00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:44,080
Speaker 2: There you go. So, yes, I'm not beyond or if

590
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,640
Speaker 2: I'm at a hotel, I will definitely and I have

591
00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,960
Speaker 2: done this multiple times, said I'm not staying in this room.

592
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,040
Speaker 2: I need a new room. I'm not that's right.

593
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Speaker 5: Oh when you think about all the other people who

594
00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:56,720
Speaker 5: are there, I'm just like, oh my gosh. Okay, a

595
00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,880
Speaker 5: couple more things when it comes to packing, So I

596
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,200
Speaker 5: would say bring headphones.

597
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:01,600
Speaker 2: For sure.

598
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,240
Speaker 5: I am very sensitive to noise, and so if I'm

599
00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:07,080
Speaker 5: on the plane and someone's like chomping on their food

600
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,759
Speaker 5: or they're like snore loud or just baby crying, I

601
00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,239
Speaker 5: just I need to be able to zone out. So

602
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:15,000
Speaker 5: I bring extra headphones. Okay, the wired headphones in my bluetooth,

603
00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,560
Speaker 5: just in case, because you got to have an outlet.

604
00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:21,120
Speaker 5: I would also say a book or something that's non electronic,

605
00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,120
Speaker 5: because sometimes, again technology we can't always depend on it,

606
00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:27,080
Speaker 5: So bringing something that can take your attention away in

607
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Speaker 5: case you find yourself in a situation where everything dies,

608
00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,959
Speaker 5: you don't have access to your laptop or your iPad.

609
00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,040
Speaker 2: Or whatever it might be. I would also say to

610
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Speaker 2: that we shouldn't have a we shouldn't have a situation

611
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Speaker 2: where your electronics are dying, because you're gonna bring.

612
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Speaker 8: A portable charger that will and that you will charge

613
00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:52,680
Speaker 8: that before your trip. Yeah, so that you will bring that,

614
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,440
Speaker 8: and I sometimes bring depending on how long I'm going

615
00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:56,960
Speaker 8: to be going, I might bring.

616
00:34:56,760 --> 00:35:02,920
Speaker 2: Too, so that we're not taking any chances, yes, of

617
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:06,839
Speaker 2: the electronics dying. If you're traveling with kids and you

618
00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:11,239
Speaker 2: want them to watch something on the iPad, you download

619
00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:16,440
Speaker 2: multiple things before you'll get to the airport so that

620
00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:20,120
Speaker 2: once you're there it's easy to pull it up. You

621
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,640
Speaker 2: don't have to worry about Wi Fi or none of that.

622
00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,120
Speaker 2: And do the same for yourself. If you know that

623
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:27,520
Speaker 2: there are shows that you want to watch, a movie

624
00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,879
Speaker 2: or something, or a book that you want to read,

625
00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:35,359
Speaker 2: electronically download all of that before you get to the

626
00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:38,279
Speaker 2: airport so that it's easy to pull up.

627
00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:41,719
Speaker 5: That is such a great pro tip. The down I

628
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,080
Speaker 5: download everything for the baby so that she has stuff

629
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Speaker 5: to watch. The only thing is if it's a super

630
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:49,319
Speaker 5: long flight and you're at one hundred percent. Sometimes if

631
00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:53,160
Speaker 5: it's like a you know, international, sometimes the laptop will die.

632
00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:55,600
Speaker 5: So just have some backup stuff just for you and

633
00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,120
Speaker 5: the children if you got kids, just in case, right,

634
00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:01,959
Speaker 5: and I love the double charger to die. I would say, Dom,

635
00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:03,880
Speaker 5: you told me about this lock that you have for

636
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:05,680
Speaker 5: your door that I ended up getting, So I would say,

637
00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:08,000
Speaker 5: if you can bring some time the special lock for

638
00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,800
Speaker 5: your door, especially if you're traveling solo as a woman,

639
00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:12,920
Speaker 5: bring that for sure, so you can make sure you

640
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:15,319
Speaker 5: have a double lock on your hotel or Airbnb or

641
00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:17,960
Speaker 5: wherever you're staying, have a lock for your door. And

642
00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:21,279
Speaker 5: also a carbon monoxide detector. I feel like we've been

643
00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:25,760
Speaker 5: hearing that recently. Yeah, people just you know, not knowing

644
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,600
Speaker 5: or not having updated detectors in their space until making

645
00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,120
Speaker 5: sure you have one that you can bring that's portable

646
00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:33,319
Speaker 5: and a small emergency kit.

647
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:36,279
Speaker 2: I would say it's the last thing, yes, And then

648
00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:40,080
Speaker 2: I would say the other thing is having on the

649
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:44,000
Speaker 2: plane the things that you need to feel comfortable, right, so,

650
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Speaker 2: you know, flying out of lax a lot when I'm

651
00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:53,799
Speaker 2: flying from lax anywhere basically because you're flying mostly you're

652
00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:57,160
Speaker 2: flying back east, right unless you're going to like Hawaii

653
00:36:57,239 --> 00:36:58,120
Speaker 2: or Asia.

654
00:36:58,160 --> 00:36:58,640
Speaker 3: And so.

655
00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:03,120
Speaker 2: Usually when I'm headed back east, I aren't taking a

656
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:07,200
Speaker 2: red eye, and so for me on the red eye,

657
00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,479
Speaker 2: that means I'm going to sleep. Yes, like that's sleepy time.

658
00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:15,319
Speaker 2: So you want to make sure that you're comfortable. So

659
00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:22,000
Speaker 2: I bring a blanket. And because I'm a jerifo, my

660
00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,160
Speaker 2: blanket has its own little cover so that it's not

661
00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:28,000
Speaker 2: as I'm moving about the airport, is not giving ex

662
00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:31,799
Speaker 2: foles to other people's shas. I love it. I have

663
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,320
Speaker 2: a travel pillow that folds up into like a little

664
00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:39,800
Speaker 2: small little cocoon, and it has its own cover because again,

665
00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:43,879
Speaker 2: I'm not anything that's getting close to my face. I

666
00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:49,520
Speaker 2: don't want the airport germs to be all over it. Yes,

667
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:53,560
Speaker 2: And so I have all of the like I'll attach

668
00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:56,879
Speaker 2: those things to the outside of my suitcase or my

669
00:37:57,080 --> 00:37:59,920
Speaker 2: personal bag or backpack so that it's easy. Is not

670
00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:04,480
Speaker 2: taking up space, is not taking up valuable luggage real estate.

671
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,480
Speaker 5: And so once you put it so, you attach it

672
00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:10,160
Speaker 5: to your luggage. I love it, yep, yep.

673
00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:14,399
Speaker 2: And and then I also where if I'm gonna whether

674
00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:17,600
Speaker 2: it's a red eye, any flight more than four hours,

675
00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:22,359
Speaker 2: I put on compression sicks mmmm so that I don't

676
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:25,040
Speaker 2: have to worry about my feet swelling or any of

677
00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:29,960
Speaker 2: that any discomfort. For flights that are longer than four

678
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:35,560
Speaker 2: hours red eye flights, I bring an eyemask so that

679
00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:39,000
Speaker 2: it's easier for me to go to sleep. Some people

680
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:42,640
Speaker 2: bring earplugs. I don't need that. It doesn't take much

681
00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,000
Speaker 2: for me to fall asleep, so I can. I can

682
00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:50,160
Speaker 2: knock out on the plane like it has had my

683
00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:53,359
Speaker 2: full like eight hours of sleep, been fully rested, all

684
00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,920
Speaker 2: the things. It could be two o'clock in the afternoon,

685
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:57,680
Speaker 2: at a time that I'm not normally going to go

686
00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:02,640
Speaker 2: to sleep. I get on a plane and sometimes before takeoff,

687
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,880
Speaker 2: I am, I don't know what it is about the plane,

688
00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:10,160
Speaker 2: but I'm oh, so I bring all of those things

689
00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:13,200
Speaker 2: to make it more comfortable for me to sleep.

690
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:16,960
Speaker 5: I love all of that down That is so brilliant

691
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,480
Speaker 5: and reminded me of one last thing. I think it's

692
00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:23,680
Speaker 5: the best practice to not wear shorts or like sandals

693
00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:26,160
Speaker 5: to the airport unless you're going to bring pants or

694
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:29,000
Speaker 5: in socks, because when you think about going through security,

695
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,080
Speaker 5: you have to take off your shoes usually, and we'll

696
00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:33,000
Speaker 5: talk more about that in a second. And then also

697
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,880
Speaker 5: when I think about shorts, I don't want my legs

698
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:39,320
Speaker 5: touching any seats And okay, so that's yeah, I feel you.

699
00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:44,640
Speaker 5: Now we'll talk about navigating airport chaos. So what are

700
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,480
Speaker 5: some best practices for just navigating the airport in general?

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00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:53,280
Speaker 9: Dom First of all, why in the year twenty twenty

702
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:56,680
Speaker 9: three do we not have if you are traveling frequently,

703
00:39:57,160 --> 00:40:00,640
Speaker 9: do you not have TSA pre check, Glogle, entry or

704
00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:03,440
Speaker 9: Clear at this point.

705
00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:07,640
Speaker 2: If you travel more than a few times a year,

706
00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:12,799
Speaker 2: you need to hand that get it convenience. We're convenience now,

707
00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:16,120
Speaker 2: I will say, you know, for me personally, what it

708
00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:20,320
Speaker 2: ends up doing is making me a procrastinator and making

709
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:23,840
Speaker 2: me late pulled people. That's I'm that person that pulls

710
00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:27,040
Speaker 2: up late, like I know, I got ten minutes before

711
00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:28,960
Speaker 2: my flight starts bording, but y'all about to let me

712
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:34,160
Speaker 2: through thisary check. That's okay, that's me. Now, don't be

713
00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:37,719
Speaker 2: like me, be better than me. However, I will say,

714
00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:43,400
Speaker 2: having pre check, gets or clear get you through faster.

715
00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:50,120
Speaker 2: The majority of term shout out to Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airports. Okay,

716
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:57,240
Speaker 2: that line is always horrible. Whether you have YES, whether

717
00:40:57,320 --> 00:41:00,400
Speaker 2: you have pre check or clear, that line is always horrible.

718
00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,799
Speaker 2: So shout out to Atlanta. Not in a good way.

719
00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:10,480
Speaker 2: I thought, just be prepared, just be prepared to wait, right, So,

720
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:12,759
Speaker 2: like I know that Atlanta is not an airport that

721
00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:16,880
Speaker 2: I can procrastinate. Okay, can't be running late because I'm not.

722
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,360
Speaker 2: I'm gonna miss I'm gonna miss the fly Okay.

723
00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:20,640
Speaker 5: So but what I.

724
00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:27,320
Speaker 2: Appreciate about having preach it is that one I don't

725
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:29,879
Speaker 2: have to take my shoes off, so I can keep

726
00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:34,520
Speaker 2: my birkenstocks on and get on through. Because I like to,

727
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,200
Speaker 2: I will say, like it's easier, I can have my

728
00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:40,000
Speaker 2: compression stocks someone with my burdens and keep it moving,

729
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:44,000
Speaker 2: and it makes it so much easier. You don't have

730
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:47,919
Speaker 2: to take anything out of your bag. Yes, another reason

731
00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,600
Speaker 2: why I have them to carry on works out well,

732
00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:53,280
Speaker 2: because I don't have to worry about like taking anything

733
00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:58,040
Speaker 2: out exactly. I just breeze on through. There you go.

734
00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:01,160
Speaker 5: It's so nice walking through when you're in typical airports,

735
00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:04,319
Speaker 5: when you're walking through the TSA line and everyone else

736
00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:05,680
Speaker 5: is in the long line. I'd be like, I think

737
00:42:05,680 --> 00:42:08,320
Speaker 5: I'm gonna do TSA. It's a global entry for life,

738
00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,759
Speaker 5: because it's just so much more convenient, especially having a

739
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,240
Speaker 5: little one, and those lines just be ghetto.

740
00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:14,080
Speaker 2: I will say.

741
00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:16,280
Speaker 5: Sometimes if you get to the airport too early, sometimes

742
00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:18,400
Speaker 5: they don't even have TSA PreCheck open, and so you

743
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:19,960
Speaker 5: just got to go on with everyone. So that's just

744
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,319
Speaker 5: plan according it's happened to me at SFO, And I'd

745
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:23,360
Speaker 5: be like, damn yes.

746
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,879
Speaker 2: And know your airport, know the rules right, because yeah,

747
00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:28,759
Speaker 2: because sometimes for the red eye flights that I'm taking

748
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:33,600
Speaker 2: that I take, sometimes TSA is closed. However, what they

749
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:37,319
Speaker 2: should do, so no know how things are supposed to work.

750
00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:40,040
Speaker 2: What they are supposed to do is give you a

751
00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:44,600
Speaker 2: card or some level something to indicate that you have

752
00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:47,799
Speaker 2: pre check and that you don't have to take your

753
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:50,439
Speaker 2: shoes off or take anything out of your bag, even

754
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:53,120
Speaker 2: though you're going through the regular line. And though you

755
00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:55,960
Speaker 2: should give you that little red slip right, yes, yes,

756
00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,240
Speaker 2: so it might be a different color at a different airport,

757
00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:01,600
Speaker 2: but it's some type of indicator that you don't have

758
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:04,280
Speaker 2: to do all the other things that everybody else does,

759
00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:08,759
Speaker 2: and typically those lines at that time will day or night.

760
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,520
Speaker 2: Those lines aren't that long anyway, so it's not a

761
00:43:11,719 --> 00:43:14,239
Speaker 2: huge deal because otherwise, you know, I'd probably be putting

762
00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:15,000
Speaker 2: up a plus a botter.

763
00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:18,440
Speaker 5: Okay, I will say don sometimes so lady. If you're

764
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:20,920
Speaker 5: not familiar with TSA PreCheck Global entry are cleared, you

765
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:23,399
Speaker 5: can google it and you'll get the download. But when

766
00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:26,239
Speaker 5: you have TSC pre check, you get a kt in

767
00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:30,160
Speaker 5: number right, And sometimes if you book your flight online

768
00:43:30,200 --> 00:43:33,480
Speaker 5: and you into your kt IN number, it doesn't show

769
00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:34,880
Speaker 5: up on the ticket. And so there have been a

770
00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:36,279
Speaker 5: couple of times where I'm like, Okay, if I got

771
00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:38,160
Speaker 5: my number, I'm good. Get to the airport, I get

772
00:43:38,239 --> 00:43:40,200
Speaker 5: up to the I get up to security, like I'm

773
00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:42,560
Speaker 5: already went through the line, get up to security, and like,

774
00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,280
Speaker 5: you don't have TSA PreCheck on your on your ticket,

775
00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:47,439
Speaker 5: And I'm like, but I enter my number. So check

776
00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:50,200
Speaker 5: your ticket before you even get in line, because they

777
00:43:50,239 --> 00:43:53,879
Speaker 5: will typically make you go back to the counter, which

778
00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:56,919
Speaker 5: will delay your your process to go get a new

779
00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:58,799
Speaker 5: ticket print or you can go to the kiosk. So

780
00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:00,919
Speaker 5: just check your ticket, make sure you see it on there.

781
00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:04,120
Speaker 5: If you do have TSA PreCheck. Now, that's a pro tip.

782
00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:04,759
Speaker 5: I will say.

783
00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:09,120
Speaker 2: Also, what makes it helpful is if whatever airlinns you

784
00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:11,960
Speaker 2: tend to most frequently book with, if you have accounts

785
00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:15,239
Speaker 2: with those, if you have like loyalty accounts with any

786
00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:19,000
Speaker 2: of the airlines, put your known traveler number in there

787
00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:23,160
Speaker 2: with all of your other information. So then it's more

788
00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:26,680
Speaker 2: than it's more likely to come up automatically the TSA

789
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:28,240
Speaker 2: pre check. Yes.

790
00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,920
Speaker 5: And while we're at it and talking about navigating the

791
00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:34,360
Speaker 5: airport chaos, download whatever app the airline that you're traveling

792
00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:36,120
Speaker 5: with has, because a lot of times that will give

793
00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:38,840
Speaker 5: you updates on delays and you'll get like the latest

794
00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:40,960
Speaker 5: and greatest on what's happening with the flight before they

795
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:43,600
Speaker 5: even announce it over the intercom or update the screens.

796
00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:46,440
Speaker 5: So download the app. So it's Alaska, download app, Southwest,

797
00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:48,839
Speaker 5: whatever it is. Download the app. I would say, get

798
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:51,680
Speaker 5: snacks and water before you board the plane, because sometimes

799
00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:53,480
Speaker 5: it's not like back in the day when WESA to

800
00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,680
Speaker 5: have to get to the airport three hours in advance.

801
00:44:55,840 --> 00:44:58,480
Speaker 5: Sometimes they be skimping on the specs, so make sure

802
00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,080
Speaker 5: you buy your snacks from the Hutson News whatever spot

803
00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:03,920
Speaker 5: you're gonna hit up in the airport, get your stuff

804
00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:06,560
Speaker 5: in your bag, and I like to use the reusable

805
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:08,560
Speaker 5: water bottles just so I can, you know, go to

806
00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:09,920
Speaker 5: the water fountain and don't have to pay at the

807
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:14,120
Speaker 5: expensive airport prices. We talked about having headphones and your

808
00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:16,560
Speaker 5: chargers to draw out noise and to charge you stuff

809
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:17,359
Speaker 5: or you're gonna say down.

810
00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:23,960
Speaker 2: What I would say also is depending on what credit

811
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,960
Speaker 2: cards you have, and because we don't have any paid

812
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:30,000
Speaker 2: sponsorships with any of them, we are not mentioning anybody name.

813
00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:37,840
Speaker 2: What I will say is depending on one the travel

814
00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:41,759
Speaker 2: credit cards you have, and two your level of loyalty

815
00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:46,319
Speaker 2: or rewards with certain airlines. You might have access to

816
00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:52,000
Speaker 2: airport lounges. Yes, and what I would say, oh my gosh,

817
00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:58,600
Speaker 2: airport lounges are oh blutch, Okay, soul clutch if you

818
00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:01,360
Speaker 2: are a person who gets to the air airport early

819
00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:05,919
Speaker 2: enough to enjoy it, or you happen to have long layovers.

820
00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:10,160
Speaker 2: So I've taken advantage of using airport lounges mostly when

821
00:46:10,200 --> 00:46:14,440
Speaker 2: I've had a long layover somewhere. And so even if

822
00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:20,040
Speaker 2: you don't necessarily have a credit card or have lower

823
00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:24,640
Speaker 2: enough loyalty with a particular airline, you can purchase day

824
00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:31,120
Speaker 2: of access to the airport lounge, and so depending on

825
00:46:31,239 --> 00:46:34,600
Speaker 2: how early you get to the airport, or if you

826
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:37,800
Speaker 2: have a long delay, or if you have a long layover,

827
00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:42,480
Speaker 2: taking advantage of the airport lounge is also something that

828
00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:46,680
Speaker 2: pulls you out of whatever airport chaos might be happening

829
00:46:46,719 --> 00:46:47,200
Speaker 2: around you.

830
00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:50,200
Speaker 5: Yes, those lounges are amazing with the comfy seats and

831
00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:52,520
Speaker 5: usually they have good food, and it's just it's a

832
00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:56,160
Speaker 5: whole bithe in there. It's like even luxury. The last

833
00:46:56,160 --> 00:46:58,919
Speaker 5: couple of things I'll add to navigating airport chaos would

834
00:46:58,920 --> 00:47:02,600
Speaker 5: be mentioned only having a carry on when you travel.

835
00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:06,240
Speaker 5: And I think another advantage of only having to carry

836
00:47:06,239 --> 00:47:08,239
Speaker 5: on is that it makes baggage claim that process a

837
00:47:08,280 --> 00:47:09,360
Speaker 5: lot easier because.

838
00:47:09,120 --> 00:47:10,200
Speaker 2: You don't have to worry about baggage.

839
00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:12,919
Speaker 5: You got your bag with you, so if you go,

840
00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:15,040
Speaker 5: you know you're going to go get your ride right after,

841
00:47:15,080 --> 00:47:16,720
Speaker 5: you can just literally walk right out of the airport

842
00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:20,040
Speaker 5: with your stuff instead of waiting at baggage claim. Now

843
00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:21,880
Speaker 5: Dom did not mention this that I know that we

844
00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:23,960
Speaker 5: are both on the same page with this, and I

845
00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:26,280
Speaker 5: did this before the pandemic. When I get to my seat,

846
00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:29,920
Speaker 5: I already have my my Clorox wipes in spray, and

847
00:47:30,040 --> 00:47:31,839
Speaker 5: I will wipe my shit down like a crazy person.

848
00:47:31,880 --> 00:47:33,279
Speaker 5: People will look at me like, what is she doing?

849
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:35,040
Speaker 5: I wipe down I like the window seat, so I

850
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:38,000
Speaker 5: wipe down the window. I wipe down that whole wall.

851
00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:40,560
Speaker 5: I wipe down the handles on the seat. I wipe

852
00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:43,200
Speaker 5: down the trail, wipe down everything. Okay, and if people

853
00:47:43,200 --> 00:47:44,920
Speaker 5: are not there yet, I wipe down their stuff to

854
00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:46,040
Speaker 5: the middle and the other seat.

855
00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:48,359
Speaker 2: I want none of them germs. And I'll usually wear

856
00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:49,359
Speaker 2: a mask too.

857
00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:50,120
Speaker 1: Now.

858
00:47:50,440 --> 00:47:54,000
Speaker 5: Just want to traveling close proximity with other people, and

859
00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:56,400
Speaker 5: so I wear a mask. I also wipe down the

860
00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:58,640
Speaker 5: bathroom when I go into the bathroom, because I'm just like.

861
00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:01,759
Speaker 2: People be nasty, y'all. And so what I will say is,

862
00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:05,040
Speaker 2: I don't know. I try not to use the bathroom plainly,

863
00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:09,640
Speaker 2: that's just me. But I also have not taken flights

864
00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:13,600
Speaker 2: that have been that long, super long. So what I

865
00:48:13,719 --> 00:48:16,480
Speaker 2: tend to do, and this spelled my German folds out here.

866
00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:19,440
Speaker 2: You know, we understand each other. What I do is

867
00:48:19,520 --> 00:48:22,840
Speaker 2: I will use the bathroom before right before my plane

868
00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:27,560
Speaker 2: starts boarding, and then I'm limiting what I'm what liquids

869
00:48:27,600 --> 00:48:30,720
Speaker 2: I'm taking in okay, and then I'm using the bathroom

870
00:48:30,760 --> 00:48:33,439
Speaker 2: as soon as I get off the plane. Now, if

871
00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:35,359
Speaker 2: I were to have like a flight that's like ten

872
00:48:35,400 --> 00:48:37,520
Speaker 2: hours or something, there's no way I'm going ten hours

873
00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:40,279
Speaker 2: without using the bathroom. And so I would be like you,

874
00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:42,840
Speaker 2: I would be bringing all the whites and my gloves

875
00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:47,880
Speaker 2: and like making sure wiping everything down and so you

876
00:48:48,040 --> 00:48:51,160
Speaker 2: also I liked having the window seat as well. What

877
00:48:51,239 --> 00:48:55,919
Speaker 2: I would also say is depending on your airline, if

878
00:48:55,960 --> 00:49:00,160
Speaker 2: you are, if you are of a certain height, pay

879
00:49:00,239 --> 00:49:03,680
Speaker 2: for that upgrade to get more legroom. There you go.

880
00:49:04,280 --> 00:49:06,920
Speaker 2: It is so it's so worth it because nowadays a

881
00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:09,960
Speaker 2: lot of these airlines are making planes like the economy

882
00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:13,400
Speaker 2: space smaller. Yes, and so it is so worth it

883
00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:16,360
Speaker 2: to have that extra layer.

884
00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:19,880
Speaker 5: As a shorty, I don't have to worry about that,

885
00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:22,040
Speaker 5: but I do travel with tall people down, so I

886
00:49:22,120 --> 00:49:24,560
Speaker 5: totally understand because they always talk about the lake room.

887
00:49:24,880 --> 00:49:28,080
Speaker 5: So I feel you they As far as airwork has,

888
00:49:28,120 --> 00:49:30,080
Speaker 5: I think we pretty much cover that. Now we're going

889
00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:33,279
Speaker 5: to talk about making accommodations, and so I think there

890
00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:34,600
Speaker 5: are a couple of things that I would say when

891
00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:35,839
Speaker 5: it comes to making accommodations.

892
00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:37,920
Speaker 2: One read the reviews.

893
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:41,879
Speaker 5: Okay, read the reviews, look at blogs online, like see

894
00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:44,520
Speaker 5: what other people are saying about the space, And a

895
00:49:44,600 --> 00:49:46,880
Speaker 5: lot of times you can kind of sense what reviews

896
00:49:46,920 --> 00:49:49,080
Speaker 5: are genuine, right, Like sometimes you kind of see something

897
00:49:49,160 --> 00:49:51,279
Speaker 5: like they get paid to say this, But then there

898
00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:54,040
Speaker 5: are some genuine reviews where people share pictures and it's

899
00:49:54,080 --> 00:49:56,880
Speaker 5: just an authentic review and experience.

900
00:49:57,000 --> 00:49:59,680
Speaker 2: I would say that when it comes to reviews.

901
00:49:59,719 --> 00:50:02,480
Speaker 5: When we we went to Egypt, we read the reviews

902
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:04,560
Speaker 5: about the location that we stayed at, and then we

903
00:50:04,680 --> 00:50:09,520
Speaker 5: also tapped into Airbnb experiences, which was so amazing and

904
00:50:09,880 --> 00:50:12,200
Speaker 5: what I really enjoyed about that as being in Cairo,

905
00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:14,880
Speaker 5: we didn't I wanted to make sure we had like

906
00:50:14,920 --> 00:50:17,680
Speaker 5: a local experience and had a chance to be in

907
00:50:17,719 --> 00:50:20,040
Speaker 5: the midst with the locals and like live how they

908
00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:22,960
Speaker 5: were living. And so one of the experiences and Cairo

909
00:50:23,200 --> 00:50:25,440
Speaker 5: was to have dinner with your Egyptian family, That's what

910
00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:27,239
Speaker 5: it was called. And so we had a chance to

911
00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:29,160
Speaker 5: go with the couple. They had two young daughters and

912
00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:31,560
Speaker 5: we still have pictures of this too. Went to their home,

913
00:50:32,120 --> 00:50:34,560
Speaker 5: ate dinner on the floor. It was such a great experience.

914
00:50:34,600 --> 00:50:36,320
Speaker 5: We got to be in the neighborhood and kind of

915
00:50:36,320 --> 00:50:38,839
Speaker 5: see how they lived, and so I think tapping into

916
00:50:38,920 --> 00:50:40,799
Speaker 5: experiences that are really great. We also did like a

917
00:50:40,840 --> 00:50:43,520
Speaker 5: bike tour in Paris and got to ride around on

918
00:50:43,560 --> 00:50:45,719
Speaker 5: these electric bikes and go on a tour of the city.

919
00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:48,680
Speaker 5: So if you can tap into any experiences in the area,

920
00:50:48,840 --> 00:50:50,520
Speaker 5: definitely look into that as well.

921
00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:56,240
Speaker 2: Totally with that, and I think also being clear on

922
00:50:57,160 --> 00:51:02,680
Speaker 2: like understanding where you're staying and what you plan on

923
00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:07,840
Speaker 2: doing right. And what I mean by that is, if

924
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:14,799
Speaker 2: you are traveling for rest and relaxation, maybe staying at

925
00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:17,960
Speaker 2: that five star hotel in the middle of downtown is

926
00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:22,080
Speaker 2: not going to be the move because you might not

927
00:51:22,200 --> 00:51:25,120
Speaker 2: get that rest and relaxation that you're looking for. Because

928
00:51:25,600 --> 00:51:27,480
Speaker 2: if you're in the middle of the downtown of a

929
00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:32,280
Speaker 2: huge metropolitan city, you're going to hear all the city noises.

930
00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:37,839
Speaker 2: That's not rest and relaxation, right, And so you want

931
00:51:37,840 --> 00:51:41,480
Speaker 2: to think about also like, Okay, if you're traveling with

932
00:51:41,800 --> 00:51:46,480
Speaker 2: let's say you're taking a girls trip and you're traveling

933
00:51:46,480 --> 00:51:50,239
Speaker 2: out the country to like a resort, do you want

934
00:51:50,239 --> 00:51:53,040
Speaker 2: to stay at the family resort or do you want

935
00:51:53,080 --> 00:51:56,799
Speaker 2: to stay at the adults only spot? And so you

936
00:51:56,920 --> 00:51:59,560
Speaker 2: know what you want to think about, you want to

937
00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:03,040
Speaker 2: think about out, what's the vibe, what's the intention for

938
00:52:03,160 --> 00:52:08,239
Speaker 2: your trip as you are trying to plan where you're

939
00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:12,719
Speaker 2: going to actually stay a ment to that. That is

940
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:13,480
Speaker 2: such a good point.

941
00:52:13,520 --> 00:52:15,759
Speaker 5: So I remember going to New York and being downtown

942
00:52:15,880 --> 00:52:18,359
Speaker 5: this is when we were recording the podcast years ago,

943
00:52:18,440 --> 00:52:20,200
Speaker 5: and it was so freaking out. I'm like, how do

944
00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:22,920
Speaker 5: people live here? Every five minutes? Like in Manhattan just

945
00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:25,759
Speaker 5: a horn horn? I'm like, what the hell? So, yes,

946
00:52:25,840 --> 00:52:26,279
Speaker 5: good point.

947
00:52:26,360 --> 00:52:26,560
Speaker 2: Dom.

948
00:52:26,880 --> 00:52:29,640
Speaker 5: I would also say checking just being aware of local

949
00:52:29,719 --> 00:52:32,839
Speaker 5: customs and laws, Like there are certain places where you

950
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:35,000
Speaker 5: can't just you can't just do the shit you'd be

951
00:52:35,040 --> 00:52:37,880
Speaker 5: doing in America or wherever you live right Sometimes especially

952
00:52:38,040 --> 00:52:39,759
Speaker 5: I feel like with us US folks, we just be

953
00:52:39,800 --> 00:52:41,640
Speaker 5: going places like, oh, I'm to school, do what I

954
00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:43,799
Speaker 5: do at home, and you don't want to end up

955
00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:46,880
Speaker 5: arrested for blowing bubble gum or spitting out on the

956
00:52:46,880 --> 00:52:51,239
Speaker 5: street or where where a certain panntally clad. Yes, so

957
00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:53,279
Speaker 5: just look up the laws and see what's you know,

958
00:52:53,320 --> 00:52:55,200
Speaker 5: what are you allowed to do there because the laws

959
00:52:55,239 --> 00:52:58,279
Speaker 5: are different and the US is not the international you know,

960
00:52:58,840 --> 00:53:01,279
Speaker 5: judge for all these other countries and cities. So it's

961
00:53:01,320 --> 00:53:04,040
Speaker 5: important to look into that and be aware of how

962
00:53:04,040 --> 00:53:06,919
Speaker 5: the locals carry themselves and how they you know, their

963
00:53:07,080 --> 00:53:08,279
Speaker 5: what their norms are.

964
00:53:09,320 --> 00:53:17,360
Speaker 2: One more thing depending check out your employer's discounts, because

965
00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:21,319
Speaker 2: depending on who your employer is, you may get some

966
00:53:21,400 --> 00:53:28,960
Speaker 2: pretty good discounts on hotels, Airbnb, overlift, all of those things.

967
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:32,799
Speaker 2: And even then there may be discounts on like entertainment

968
00:53:32,840 --> 00:53:38,280
Speaker 2: things so like theme parks or concerts, So be aware

969
00:53:38,600 --> 00:53:44,600
Speaker 2: of because even if you like luxury, we all could

970
00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:49,279
Speaker 2: still you might get more luxury for the price if

971
00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:53,400
Speaker 2: your employer has a good discount So be aware of

972
00:53:54,040 --> 00:53:59,200
Speaker 2: what are discount opportunities that are available to you that

973
00:53:59,239 --> 00:54:04,080
Speaker 2: could allow you to get more for your money. Yes,

974
00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:05,400
Speaker 2: I almost forgot about that one down.

975
00:54:05,440 --> 00:54:07,279
Speaker 5: That's a really good one because a lot of employers

976
00:54:07,320 --> 00:54:10,719
Speaker 5: do have those different discount programs, so that's great. I

977
00:54:10,760 --> 00:54:12,799
Speaker 5: love that you mentioned that one. The last two that

978
00:54:12,840 --> 00:54:17,280
Speaker 5: I mentioned for this category would be inquiring about local

979
00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:21,080
Speaker 5: transportation options to and from the accommodation, and then also

980
00:54:21,200 --> 00:54:23,279
Speaker 5: checking for amenity so making sure that there's free Wi

981
00:54:23,400 --> 00:54:26,200
Speaker 5: Fi or seeing if there is free WiFi, breakfast and

982
00:54:26,239 --> 00:54:28,440
Speaker 5: parking and so those are some of the other things

983
00:54:28,480 --> 00:54:30,719
Speaker 5: that we would mention in that category.

984
00:54:31,239 --> 00:54:32,959
Speaker 2: Shall we move on to the.

985
00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:37,239
Speaker 5: Next Yes, staying clean and healthy. Don you should lead

986
00:54:37,280 --> 00:54:38,120
Speaker 5: the way with this one.

987
00:54:39,040 --> 00:54:42,160
Speaker 2: Well, we've already mentioned several of them, but I think

988
00:54:42,160 --> 00:54:45,120
Speaker 2: it's important to kind of reiterate. And you know, again,

989
00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:47,520
Speaker 2: I acknowledge that I'm a germaphol and so like I

990
00:54:47,560 --> 00:54:49,560
Speaker 2: am all about, like, what are the things that are

991
00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:54,560
Speaker 2: going to keep me clean and healthy as I'm traveling. So, Terry,

992
00:54:54,640 --> 00:55:00,000
Speaker 2: you mentioned the wearing a mask so over to still

993
00:55:00,080 --> 00:55:03,840
Speaker 2: out there. Yeah, other drums are still out there, lots

994
00:55:03,840 --> 00:55:08,520
Speaker 2: of other drums. And so when I'm traveling through the

995
00:55:08,560 --> 00:55:12,759
Speaker 2: airport and when i'm but definitely most definitely when I'm

996
00:55:12,800 --> 00:55:18,319
Speaker 2: on the plane, I'm wearing a mask. And for me,

997
00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:24,319
Speaker 2: that's protecting myself, that's protecting the people around me. I'm

998
00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:26,480
Speaker 2: gonna still I still wear a mask when I'm on

999
00:55:26,520 --> 00:55:30,719
Speaker 2: a plane. I think we also mentioned just wiping everything down.

1000
00:55:30,840 --> 00:55:34,080
Speaker 2: I'm a window seat girl too, and so wiping that

1001
00:55:34,200 --> 00:55:37,440
Speaker 2: whole thing down. What I would also note is wiping

1002
00:55:37,560 --> 00:55:42,040
Speaker 2: above you, like the air the air vent, oh, because

1003
00:55:42,560 --> 00:55:44,560
Speaker 2: you know you might get cold or you might get hot.

1004
00:55:44,719 --> 00:55:47,120
Speaker 2: You might reach up to touch it. Other people have

1005
00:55:47,200 --> 00:55:52,760
Speaker 2: touched that. Wipe that down. Definitely wipe the seat belt

1006
00:55:52,800 --> 00:55:56,759
Speaker 2: off because I don't remember if it was like a

1007
00:55:57,360 --> 00:55:59,799
Speaker 2: dateline twenty twenty one of those things. And they were

1008
00:55:59,800 --> 00:56:04,480
Speaker 2: talking about the airplane and like just validating my knee

1009
00:56:04,520 --> 00:56:08,880
Speaker 2: for what did they say, down wipes and stuff. So

1010
00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:11,440
Speaker 2: what they were pointing out is that the tray table

1011
00:56:11,560 --> 00:56:16,320
Speaker 2: and the seat belts are the dirtiest on the plane

1012
00:56:16,440 --> 00:56:21,680
Speaker 2: outside of the bathroom. And so I wiped down the tray,

1013
00:56:21,800 --> 00:56:24,640
Speaker 2: but I try not to use the tray. And then

1014
00:56:25,160 --> 00:56:27,839
Speaker 2: because you know, people change their baby's as on the tray,

1015
00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:32,319
Speaker 2: Like I just stop. People do that. Yes they have Okay, judgment, mom.

1016
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:34,880
Speaker 2: So I'm trying and I get it. I understand, so

1017
00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:37,840
Speaker 2: there is no judgment there. I'm just not about to

1018
00:56:37,840 --> 00:56:40,440
Speaker 2: eat off of it if I can avoid it. So

1019
00:56:40,719 --> 00:56:42,919
Speaker 2: I mean I do wipe it. I do wipe it down,

1020
00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:46,399
Speaker 2: but I try not to use it at all. And

1021
00:56:46,440 --> 00:56:51,480
Speaker 2: then okay, and then the seat belt, you know, so

1022
00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:56,960
Speaker 2: just wiping things down around you. I think also when

1023
00:56:57,280 --> 00:57:01,040
Speaker 2: I get to my destination. So whether it's a hotel

1024
00:57:01,200 --> 00:57:04,839
Speaker 2: or Airbnb, I go through and I wipe things down,

1025
00:57:04,840 --> 00:57:08,279
Speaker 2: like I wipe the remote, particularly in hotels, because the

1026
00:57:08,360 --> 00:57:16,280
Speaker 2: television remote is disgusting. Yeah, so disgusting, door handles, door handles,

1027
00:57:16,480 --> 00:57:22,520
Speaker 2: light switches, like counter like any countertop space. I'm wiping

1028
00:57:22,560 --> 00:57:26,360
Speaker 2: all of it down. I'm pulling the sheets back, I'm

1029
00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:29,760
Speaker 2: taking like the decorative pillows, tossing those to the side,

1030
00:57:30,200 --> 00:57:33,959
Speaker 2: like I'm going through to make sure, and I'm also

1031
00:57:33,960 --> 00:57:36,840
Speaker 2: going through to make sure that there's nothing else that

1032
00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:41,360
Speaker 2: would warrant my attention to say, like, so what I'm

1033
00:57:41,400 --> 00:57:46,120
Speaker 2: looking for is ham and bugs. Oh God, if I

1034
00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:52,280
Speaker 2: see any of that, I'm out. I need a new room.

1035
00:57:52,600 --> 00:57:56,240
Speaker 2: Unidentifiable stains, I'm out. I'm in a new I need

1036
00:57:56,240 --> 00:58:00,600
Speaker 2: a new room. Help me, Lord, that is just off crien. Okay,

1037
00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:01,360
Speaker 2: those are good though.

1038
00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:06,200
Speaker 5: Now, yes, I would add trash bags, like I love

1039
00:58:06,320 --> 00:58:08,480
Speaker 5: to pack trash backs, especially with the little one or

1040
00:58:08,640 --> 00:58:11,720
Speaker 5: who we're still potty training. So just trash bags for

1041
00:58:11,760 --> 00:58:14,320
Speaker 5: like wet clothes or you know, throw it bag. You

1042
00:58:14,360 --> 00:58:15,520
Speaker 5: never know what you might need it for, but it's

1043
00:58:15,520 --> 00:58:17,840
Speaker 5: always used to have a trash bag. We talked about

1044
00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:21,479
Speaker 5: travel size. I can sanitized or disinfectant wipes. I would

1045
00:58:21,480 --> 00:58:24,280
Speaker 5: say also if possible, like taking breaks and stretching during

1046
00:58:24,320 --> 00:58:28,480
Speaker 5: long flights or road trips, Yes, just to avoid any stiffness. Oh,

1047
00:58:28,920 --> 00:58:32,120
Speaker 5: depending on where you're going, packing over the counter medications

1048
00:58:32,160 --> 00:58:33,800
Speaker 5: for color travel ailments.

1049
00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:35,000
Speaker 2: So we're on the crews.

1050
00:58:35,040 --> 00:58:37,040
Speaker 5: We packed like baby medicine because they didn't have a

1051
00:58:37,080 --> 00:58:40,400
Speaker 5: lot of stuff on board. And traveling internationally sometimes you

1052
00:58:40,440 --> 00:58:43,240
Speaker 5: may not know the name of you know, Thailand or

1053
00:58:43,320 --> 00:58:46,440
Speaker 5: aspirin in this foreign country. So bringing your own is

1054
00:58:46,480 --> 00:58:51,800
Speaker 5: always really important. Analogy medication with that. Allergy medication, yes, lord,

1055
00:58:51,880 --> 00:58:53,960
Speaker 5: allergae medication, alergies.

1056
00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:56,880
Speaker 2: Acts, all all in these hotels. Did you see in

1057
00:58:57,000 --> 00:59:01,560
Speaker 2: moldy Oh Lord, yeah, old, Oh my gosh. I'm if

1058
00:59:01,560 --> 00:59:04,280
Speaker 2: it's an older building. If it's an older building, it's

1059
00:59:04,320 --> 00:59:07,120
Speaker 2: gonna have I mean even in spaces that we work in. Right,

1060
00:59:07,120 --> 00:59:10,000
Speaker 2: if it's an older building, there's dust and bold there

1061
00:59:10,080 --> 00:59:12,840
Speaker 2: and my allergy is at the hole. No, that's good, dime.

1062
00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:14,760
Speaker 5: You're just making me think of all the dirty things

1063
00:59:14,840 --> 00:59:16,800
Speaker 5: and all the places that people don't probably clean.

1064
00:59:16,880 --> 00:59:19,480
Speaker 2: Well, I'm just but no, those are good. I would say.

1065
00:59:19,480 --> 00:59:23,680
Speaker 5: Also sunscreen and insects propellent depending on where you're going.

1066
00:59:24,240 --> 00:59:27,080
Speaker 5: And then the last thing I have dom is vaccinations

1067
00:59:27,120 --> 00:59:28,920
Speaker 5: that are required for whatever place you're going to. So

1068
00:59:28,920 --> 00:59:32,400
Speaker 5: I years ago when I went to Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago,

1069
00:59:32,480 --> 00:59:34,800
Speaker 5: I had to get certain like a bunch of different

1070
00:59:34,800 --> 00:59:37,200
Speaker 5: shots before I went there. For the trip that I

1071
00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:39,360
Speaker 5: was going on. It was like a missions trip. So

1072
00:59:39,440 --> 00:59:42,840
Speaker 5: I would say, look into whatever vaccinations you maaned to get.

1073
00:59:43,800 --> 00:59:50,400
Speaker 2: And also you know, bringing whatever prescription, So remember your

1074
00:59:50,440 --> 00:59:56,280
Speaker 2: prescriptions and put your prescriptions in your cherry on. Yes,

1075
00:59:56,480 --> 00:59:59,440
Speaker 2: I remember one time being on a flight and I

1076
00:59:59,600 --> 01:00:03,000
Speaker 2: flight already being delayed. It was a red eye, it

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Speaker 2: their much needed medication in their checks bag. What did

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Speaker 2: they do? What they have them do? Get off the

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Speaker 2: plane and had to rebook them on a new flight

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Speaker 2: because we were already delayed. And I felt bad for them,

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Speaker 2: but I'm like, that's an important reminder to keep your

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Speaker 2: prescriptions on you on your carry in your carry on

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Speaker 2: so that in the event something happens with their luggage,

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Speaker 2: Because that's another reason why I also have moved to

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Speaker 2: using a carry on only is that I've had multiple

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Speaker 2: instances where my luggage is lost or left behind for

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Speaker 2: whatever reason, and so I have That's one reason why

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Speaker 2: I've moved to have in my carry on. But also

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Speaker 2: what you want to do another pro tip, if you

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Speaker 2: do check a bag, you want to have at least

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Speaker 2: one change of clothes in your carry on in the

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Speaker 2: event something does happen with your checked bag. That happens.

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Speaker 5: Out of all the years I've been flying down that

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Speaker 5: happened to me in the last couple of years I've

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Speaker 5: been right before COVID and that is luckily it was

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Speaker 5: on my return flight home, but that was so annoying,

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Speaker 5: So good pro tip there. And then, lady, the last

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Speaker 5: tip that we or the last category we have for

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Speaker 5: you is enjoy yourself. Like enjoy and your trip. You

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Speaker 5: took the time to plan and to pack and to

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Speaker 5: do all this stuff. I will say for me, one

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Speaker 5: of the things I work very hard to do on

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Speaker 5: vacation I'm speaking about I mean wherever you're traveling, whether

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Speaker 5: really try not to be on my phone. It's so easy.

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Speaker 5: You see people do it all the time. Like you're

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Speaker 5: but then you get on your phone you're scrolling down.

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Speaker 2: It's like you could do that at home.

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Speaker 5: So really trying to immerse yourself into your environment and

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Speaker 5: just be I think that's so important. And then also

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Speaker 5: trying to do things that you normally wouldn't do or

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Speaker 5: things that you couldn't do at home. So whether it's

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Speaker 5: try a new restaurant or a new dish, or meet

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Speaker 5: new people or whatever it might be, and just relax

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Speaker 5: because you deserve it exactly.

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Speaker 2: Let yourself have fund, you booked that trip for your enjoyment.

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Speaker 2: Enjoy it.

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