1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: tip is to take a thirty six hour vacation. Getting 4 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: away doesn't have to involve long flights, extended in pricey 5 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: hotel stays, or even taking days off work. Quick trips 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: are sometimes more doable than long ones and can make 7 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: life feel more memorable, even if they do take some work. 8 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,959 Speaker 1: In the moment, I am writing this after returning from 9 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: a quick weekend trip to Upstate New York. My brother 10 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: lives in a rural spot that is absolutely beautiful in fall, 11 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: and so my family went to visit him to see 12 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: the leaves at their peak. My kids still have all 13 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: their fall sports. So we got in the car at 14 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: two pm on Saturday, We got there a little before 15 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: six pm, and we were back in the car at 16 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: four pm on Sunday to be home for bedtime on 17 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: Sunday night. Moving seven people anywhere is never easy, and 18 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: so there was a lot of packing and unpacking to 19 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: take this thirty something our trip. Getting the kids in 20 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: bed on time on Sunday night wasn't easy, and it 21 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: is possible that Monday morning was a bit bumpy, but 22 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: it was fun seeing family and the leaves were gorgeous. 23 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: We hiked around a mountain lake rimmed with red maples 24 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: and yellow oaks, and we picked apples with a view 25 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: of the cliffs in the distance. From the perspective of memory, 26 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: I think it is so much better to have the 27 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: memories than not have the memories, even if I did 28 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: have to do launch on Monday instead of over the weekend. 29 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: The New York Times has long run a feature on 30 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: thirty six hours in some destination. Usually the idea is 31 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: you could go Friday and be gone by Sunday midday. 32 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 1: Many of these places are exotic destinations, and I sometimes 33 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: fantasize about the sort of life where I could spend 34 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: thirty six hours in Oslo or Costa Rica. But the 35 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: truth is you can spend thirty six hours in places 36 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: far closer to home. You can have the feel of 37 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: a vacation but not have to wait for long weekends 38 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: or holiday weeks to get that feeling. You won't have 39 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: to compete with the extra traffic long weekends and holiday 40 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: weeks generate, and you don't have to take any extra 41 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: days off work. So consider what is within a three 42 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: to four hour radius from your house with driving, or 43 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: if you live near a major airport, there are probably 44 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: flights that take less than two hours, which means that 45 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: you could get somewhere in less than four hours door 46 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: to door. Maybe you could stay with family and friends, 47 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: or get a reasonably cheap airbnb. If you like to 48 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: relax on Friday night and don't want to battle Friday traffic, 49 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: you can absolutely leave Saturday morning, come home Sunday night, 50 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: and pack a lot in A thirty six hour vacation 51 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: like this isn't doable every weekend, but it is probably 52 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: doable every six weeks or so in a way that 53 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: a more formal vacation probably isn't. 54 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: Now. 55 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: To be sure, many people do like to relax on weekends, 56 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: and traveling over a normal weekend is not going to 57 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: be that relaxing. I will admit there was a lot 58 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: of yelling in the minivan, a lot of complaining during 59 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: the hikes. My toddler took his time going to sleep 60 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: in a new location, which meant that I was sitting 61 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: next to a portable crib at eleven thirty pm trying 62 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: to convince him to be quiet. It certainly would have 63 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: been more relaxing to stay home. But memory is a 64 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: funny thing. I know it was a hassle to travel, 65 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: but my memories of the weekend center more on the 66 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: fall color and the kid's fun at picking apples. We 67 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: went to a farm where they encouraged us to try 68 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: the merchandise, so everyone was sampling the apples and picking 69 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: their favorites. We got donuts, too, so that was a win. 70 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: The weekend was going to pass one way or another, 71 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: and I rarely start the week feeling completely rusted anyway, 72 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: So in the grand scheme of things, what am I 73 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: saving my energy for? Plus I don't do this every weekend. 74 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: A short trip once a month or so still leaves 75 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: most weekends for staying home. So consider if there's maybe 76 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: a place you'd like to travel in the next month. 77 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: Pick a weekend where the calendar is fairly light, or 78 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: where it could be light after noon on Saturday. You 79 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: could do your normal stuff from six p m. Friday 80 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 1: to noon Saturday and then still enjoy a getaway. Travel 81 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be long to be fun. The world 82 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: is an amazing place, even corners of the world that 83 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: are just a few hours away. In the meantime, this 84 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's to making the 85 00:05:53,320 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 1: most of our time. 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