1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to enjoy whatever is special about the 4 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: places where you find yourself. There is no point getting 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: distracted by what's not available. Reveling in what is available 6 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: can make life more enjoyable. This past summer, I spent 7 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: a lot of time eating funnel cakes because three of 8 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: my kids chose to spend their one on one mommy 9 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: days with me at an amusement park. If you are 10 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: at an amusement park, eating funnel cakes is just what 11 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: you do, so that is what we did. We also 12 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: spent Labor Day weekend in Maine. I ate lobster every 13 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 1: day there because hey, when in Maine, when I'm home, 14 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: I go weeks or months without eating lobster, so getting 15 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: it fresh is a real highlight. I feel like that 16 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: is a pretty straightforward approach to travel. Eat barbecue in Memphis, 17 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: have traditional French food in France. If you are at 18 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: a restaurant on the water, probably you should order the seafood. 19 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: And yet I have been around people who do not 20 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: feel this way. I was once overseas on a trip 21 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: where someone in our group complained about our group's plan 22 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: to eat at a restaurant serving the local cuisine, and 23 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: he high tailed it to a ubiquitous fast food restaurant afterwards. 24 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: Now I am a fan of that fast food restaurant too, 25 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong, but it struck me as strange 26 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: since he could have eaten at that restaurant every single 27 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: day back home, but he was unlikely to return to 28 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: that particular country anytime soon. There will always be opportunities 29 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: in the future to eat at chain restaurants or to 30 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: have lucky charms for breakfast. When you find yourself somewhere new, 31 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: it is better to get excited about what they do 32 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: have than what they don't have. That means reveling in 33 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: the excellent beers you can get in Eastern Europe, for instance, 34 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: And then if the breakfast they served there isn't your favorite, well, 35 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: oh well. This mindset can make exploring the world more fun, 36 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: even if that is just local exploration. If you go 37 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: to a brew pub with a friend, there is really 38 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: no point getting upset about the limited wine list. Why 39 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: on earth would you be ordering the wine. When you 40 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: go to Memphis order the barbecue. There is no point 41 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: lamenting you'd rather have seafood and you are disappointed in 42 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: the offerings. You can eat all sorts of seafood next 43 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: time you go to a coastal destination. Of course, this 44 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: is one thing with travel. It is a little harder 45 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: when you feel something is missing more permanently. Maybe you 46 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: have moved from the city to the suburbs and are 47 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: sad that you can't pop into an art gallery on 48 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: your lunch break or discover a new Ethiopian restaurant on 49 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: your way to the subway. I get that, and yet 50 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: we are still better off focusing on the good in 51 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: where we are while making a plan to get what 52 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: we're missing. Chances are you can still visit whatever spot 53 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: you are missing from time to time if you've got 54 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: friends there, set up regular get togethers, and be sure 55 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: to do whatever it is that you're missing while you 56 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: are there, and then enjoy yourself in your current home. 57 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: Find the spots everyone loves, enjoy what you can do. 58 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: I am a big fan of huge suburban grocery stores 59 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: where I can easily maneuver a cart down the aisle, 60 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: a little pleasure I rarely experienced when we lived in 61 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: New York City. I'd even go so far as to 62 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: say that once you move somewhere, you should go all 63 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: in on where you are. Even if you are a 64 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: lifelong fan of a different football team, you can get 65 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: your football fixed by watching the local team play. If 66 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: you live near snowy mountains, learned to ski. Even if 67 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: you're usual fun involves going to symphonies. If there are 68 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: no symphonies near those rural snowy mountains, there's just no 69 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: point worrying about it. You probably aren't going to start 70 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: a symphony yourself, So get symphony ticket whenever you go 71 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: to a big city and take advantage of the fun 72 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: you do have wherever you are. I'd love to hear 73 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: about what's special about the place where you are, so 74 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: I'll know what to seek out if I visit there 75 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,799 Speaker 1: one day. You can tell me about it at Laura 76 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: at Laura Vanderkam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. 77 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 78 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: our time. 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