1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: This week we're talking about travel tips and how to 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: use time well on the road. Today's tip is to 5 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: build little adventures into your business trips in order to 6 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: make them more fun and memorable. I travel a fair 7 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: amount to give speeches, and in general I like to 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 1: fly in and out. It turns out that if I'm 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: giving a midday speech, I can fly to most of 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: the eastern half of the US in the morning from 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: Philadelphia and fly out in the evening. My one day 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: trips have taken me everywhere from Orlando to St. Louis. 13 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 1: Of course, this doesn't always work. A morning speech has 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: me flying in the day before, and if the last 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: direct flight goes in early afternoon, there will be extra time. 16 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: Or else I'm giving two speeches on two days in 17 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: one location, which is efficient from a travel perspective, but 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: this means there will be downtime. Since I have trouble 19 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: sleeping on red eyes, I tend not to take them 20 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: unless I have to. That means any trips to the 21 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 1: West Coast will most likely involve two nights in any case, 22 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: I often find myself with some extra time. While your 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: life might not look exactly like mine, I'm guessing your 24 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: business travel features at least some of this open space too. 25 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: Your last meeting ends at four pm and your dinner 26 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: is at seven pm. Or else your first meeting is 27 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: at ten thirty am, but you've flown from the East 28 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: Coast to the West coast and you're up at the 29 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: crack of dawn anyway. Or you're visiting two clients in London. 30 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: Again gold star for the travel efficiency, but it's lunch 31 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: with one and dinner with the other. It's definitely smart 32 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: to use some of this time to catch up on work. 33 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: Putting in long hours on the road means you can 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: put in shorter hours when you're home. If you've got 35 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: kids and your partner has been covering for you while 36 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: you travel, this is particularly importan for household peace. But 37 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: I think you can also make business travel far more 38 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: enjoyable by seeking out little adventures for some of these 39 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: gaps of time. One of my favorite options is to 40 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: go to a museum. Many are located in the same 41 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: downtown business districts where you're likely meeting or staying. I 42 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: once spent a lovely snowy afternoon visiting the Art Institute 43 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: of Chicago's Thorn Miniature Rooms when my nearby hotel room 44 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: wasn't ready yet. After an afternoon speech in Seattle, but 45 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: before a dinner, I stopped by the Chihouli Garden and 46 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: Glass Museum near the Space Needle. The blown glass creations 47 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: were truly breathtaking. Indeed, I got some great photos of 48 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: the Space Needle through a clear ceiling bedecked with his work. 49 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: The Museum of Modern Art in New York is closed 50 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: for renovations now, but it's been a favorite stop between 51 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: midtown meetings, as is the National Gallery in London for 52 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: anything taking you near Trafalgar Square. While it can be 53 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: used to spend hours in a museum, you can see 54 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: a lot in forty five minutes. If that's what you've got. 55 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: It's definitely more mind opening to look at great art 56 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: for forty five minutes than to delete emails for forty 57 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: five minutes. You can delete emails anywhere you can't really 58 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: look at Vincent ven Goes sunflowers anytime you'd like doing 59 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: something active is also a great option for adventure. One 60 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: of my favorite runs ever involved waking up early in 61 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: Vancouver and running along the waterfront to Stanley Park before 62 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: I went to keynote to conference. The Embarcadero in San 63 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: Francisco is similarly wonderful. Or running around Battery Park in 64 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: New York City or through Central Park. Early morning runs 65 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: are often easier to fit in than museum visits because 66 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: museums tend to be open during the business hours that 67 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: you might be well doing business. But you can run 68 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: early or in that space between the last meeting and 69 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: dinner or drinks. You can also be a culinary tourist. 70 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: I have to confess that I had no idea there 71 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: was any sort of stigma out there about eating alone. 72 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: If I'm in a new city and I don't have 73 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: dinner plans with friends or clients, I love to search 74 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: for the best restaurants and make a reservation for one. 75 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: I've had amazing Peruvian seafood in San Francisco and a 76 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: stunning farm to table meal in Napa Valley, where I 77 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: made sure to visit a wine tasting room too. In 78 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: most cases, the restaurants have been very pleasant to me, 79 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: and it hasn't seemed like a big deal to be 80 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: dining solo. I think that life is too short to 81 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: settle for lukewarm room service, or at least not lukewarm 82 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: room service every night. Maybe one night you put on 83 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: your pajamas, order in and watch a movie. But any 84 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: other night, go explore that hole in the wall Chinese 85 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: place around the corner that somehow has the best ratings 86 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: in town. You'll find out why, and I bet you'll 87 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: be a very happy camper. Do you plan little adventures 88 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: into your business travel. If so, I'd love to hear 89 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: about at them. Let me know your favorite destination or 90 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: places I should check out at Before Breakfast podcast at 91 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: i heeart media dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. 92 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 93 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 94 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 95 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at 96 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast pod that's B the number four then Breakfast 97 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: p o D. 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