WEBVTT - Second Cup: Take a 36-hour vacation

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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 to take a thirty six hour vacation. Getting

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<v Speaker 1>away doesn't have to involve long flights, extended in pricey

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<v Speaker 1>hotel stays, or even taking days off work. Quick trips

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<v Speaker 1>are sometimes more doable than long ones and can make

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<v Speaker 1>life feel more memorable, even if they do take some work.

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<v Speaker 1>In the moment, I am writing this after returning from

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<v Speaker 1>a quick weekend trip to Upstate New York. My brother

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<v Speaker 1>lives in a rural spot that is absolutely beautiful in fall,

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<v Speaker 1>and so my family went to visit him to see

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<v Speaker 1>the leaves at their peak. My kids still have all

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<v Speaker 1>their fall sports. So we got in the car at

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<v Speaker 1>two pm on Saturday, We got there a little before

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<v Speaker 1>six pm, and we were back in the car at

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<v Speaker 1>four pm on Sunday to be home for bedtime on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday night. Moving seven people anywhere is never easy, and

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<v Speaker 1>so there was a lot of packing and unpacking to

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<v Speaker 1>take this thirty something our trip. Getting the kids in

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<v Speaker 1>bed on time on Sunday night wasn't easy, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is possible that Monday morning was a bit bumpy, but

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<v Speaker 1>it was fun seeing family and the leaves were gorgeous.

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<v Speaker 1>We hiked around a mountain lake rimmed with red maples

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<v Speaker 1>and yellow oaks, and we picked apples with a view

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<v Speaker 1>of the cliffs in the distance. From the perspective of memory,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it is so much better to have the

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<v Speaker 1>memories than not have the memories, even if I did

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<v Speaker 1>have to do launch on Monday instead of over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>The New York Times has long run a feature on

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six hours in some destination. Usually the idea is

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<v Speaker 1>you could go Friday and be gone by Sunday midday.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of these places are exotic destinations, and I sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>fantasize about the sort of life where I could spend

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six hours in Oslo or Costa Rica. But the

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<v Speaker 1>truth is you can spend thirty six hours in places

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<v Speaker 1>far closer to home. You can have the feel of

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<v Speaker 1>a vacation but not have to wait for long weekends

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<v Speaker 1>or holiday weeks to get that feeling. You won't have

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<v Speaker 1>to compete with the extra traffic long weekends and holiday

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<v Speaker 1>weeks generate, and you don't have to take any extra

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<v Speaker 1>days off work. So consider what is within a three

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<v Speaker 1>to four hour radius from your house with driving, or

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<v Speaker 1>if you live near a major airport, there are probably

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<v Speaker 1>flights that take less than two hours, which means that

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<v Speaker 1>you could get somewhere in less than four hours door

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<v Speaker 1>to door. Maybe you could stay with family and friends,

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<v Speaker 1>or get a reasonably cheap airbnb. If you like to

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<v Speaker 1>relax on Friday night and don't want to battle Friday traffic,

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<v Speaker 1>you can absolutely leave Saturday morning, come home Sunday night,

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<v Speaker 1>and pack a lot in A thirty six hour vacation

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<v Speaker 1>like this isn't doable every weekend, but it is probably

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<v Speaker 1>doable every six weeks or so in a way that

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<v Speaker 1>a more formal vacation probably isn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>To be sure, many people do like to relax on weekends,

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<v Speaker 1>and traveling over a normal weekend is not going to

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<v Speaker 1>be that relaxing. I will admit there was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of yelling in the minivan, a lot of complaining during

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<v Speaker 1>the hikes. My toddler took his time going to sleep

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<v Speaker 1>in a new location, which meant that I was sitting

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<v Speaker 1>next to a portable crib at eleven thirty pm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to convince him to be quiet. It certainly would have

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<v Speaker 1>been more relaxing to stay home. But memory is a

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<v Speaker 1>funny thing. I know it was a hassle to travel,

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<v Speaker 1>but my memories of the weekend center more on the

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<v Speaker 1>fall color and the kid's fun at picking apples. We

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<v Speaker 1>went to a farm where they encouraged us to try

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<v Speaker 1>the merchandise, so everyone was sampling the apples and picking

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<v Speaker 1>their favorites. We got donuts, too, so that was a win.

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<v Speaker 1>The weekend was going to pass one way or another,

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<v Speaker 1>and I rarely start the week feeling completely rusted anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>So in the grand scheme of things, what am I

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<v Speaker 1>saving my energy for? Plus I don't do this every weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>A short trip once a month or so still leaves

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<v Speaker 1>most weekends for staying home. So consider if there's maybe

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<v Speaker 1>a place you'd like to travel in the next month.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick a weekend where the calendar is fairly light, or

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<v Speaker 1>where it could be light after noon on Saturday. You

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<v Speaker 1>could do your normal stuff from six p m. Friday

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<v Speaker 1>to noon Saturday and then still enjoy a getaway. Travel

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have to be long to be fun. The world

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<v Speaker 1>is an amazing place, even corners of the world that

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<v Speaker 1>are just a few hours away. In the meantime, this

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

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