WEBVTT - See what's nearby

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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 whenever you are going somewhere new or

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't go too often, see what's nearby. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>you'll find something else that you would like to visit

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So I was recently heading to Florida for

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<v Speaker 1>a speaking engagement. The conference planners had made a hotel

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<v Speaker 1>reservation for me, and as I was preparing for my trip,

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<v Speaker 1>I looked at Google Maps to see where my hotel

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<v Speaker 1>was located. It turned out that it was less than

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<v Speaker 1>a ten minute walk from the beach. Now this wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>exactly a beach vacation. I was there for a very

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<v Speaker 1>short time and working for most of it. But because

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<v Speaker 1>I had looked to see what was near the hotel,

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<v Speaker 1>I decided to pack my running clothes. I was able

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<v Speaker 1>to get in an early morning run on the beach

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<v Speaker 1>while I was there, which was a real treat for me.

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<v Speaker 1>If I hadn't looked at the map, I probably wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>have done that, So I was glad I did. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a great idea to use a map app

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<v Speaker 1>to see what's nearby anytime you are out of your

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<v Speaker 1>usual orbit, so you can make the most of your

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<v Speaker 1>time in a different place. Even in your own town.

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<v Speaker 1>This could be helpful. You may only go to your

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<v Speaker 1>dentist twice a year, but if you look it up,

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<v Speaker 1>you may realize the office is near a Trader Joe's.

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<v Speaker 1>What a great opportunity to get some special treats from there,

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<v Speaker 1>even if it is not your usual grocery store. Your

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<v Speaker 1>kid's allergist might not be far from an Italian ice

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<v Speaker 1>spot that you have read about and wanted to try.

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<v Speaker 1>You might have work meeting near your favorite interior design

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<v Speaker 1>consignment shop during your weekly planning or just when you're

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<v Speaker 1>passing the time waiting for a call to start map

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<v Speaker 1>your upcoming appointments and see if there is a fun

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<v Speaker 1>destination he'd like to bundle with a trip. With things

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<v Speaker 1>we do over and over again, like maybe meeting a

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<v Speaker 1>friend for lunch, we can fall into the trap of

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<v Speaker 1>always doing the same thing, and it is absolutely great

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<v Speaker 1>to become a regular at that awesome Italian place you

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<v Speaker 1>often go to. But if the lunch routine is feeling

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<v Speaker 1>a little stale, just put your lunch mate's office address

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<v Speaker 1>into a map ap and search for restaurants nearby. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you'll find out that there's a great Ethiopian place hidden

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<v Speaker 1>around the corner. It's worth checking out, And now that

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<v Speaker 1>you've searched for what's nearby, you will I have even

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<v Speaker 1>started doing this when I am driving kids to lessons

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<v Speaker 1>or parties. My nine year old is old enough that

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need to hover near him at a friend's

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<v Speaker 1>birthday party. But if I have driven twenty minutes to

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<v Speaker 1>get there, I'm not going to go home just for

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<v Speaker 1>an hour in the middle, So I search nearby and

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<v Speaker 1>see what might work. Occasionally there's a cool looking coffee shop,

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<v Speaker 1>for a store, or even a library branch. All can

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<v Speaker 1>work for getting some work done or experiencing something new.

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<v Speaker 1>If you try using a map app to search nearby

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<v Speaker 1>and make the most of your time in a different place,

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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. In the meantime,

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

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to before breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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