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What does your ideal vacation look like?

Looking at San Francisco, Portland, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, New Orleans in June. Three nights, cost varies depending on number of people and air fare. We can have up to four people/room. Any thoughts?

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12 Things Flight Attendants Always Have With Them When They Fly From lip balm to a bullet journal to a selfie stick.

What can you do about the high cost of air travel? Check out my post tomorrow!

Your goals don’t care how you feel.

Do you know what do you need medically if you want to travel internationally? Do you know what immunizations you need or what to expect from the particular area you are visiting?

Travel clinics are available to help answer your questions. Search for "travel clinic" in your area and cross one of the many "to-dos" off your list.

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Boom!

On a plane again-this time to the East Coast! Orlando here I come.☀️

OH NO! What if you lose your drivers license while traveling? Don't worry, you can still get where you are going. I experienced this recently and it was not as difficult as I had first thought. I do have TSA Precheck (see previous post) so that may have been helpful. I recommend getting to the airport a bit earlier than normal. Go to your airline's check in countr and let them know you don't have your license. I was able to show my boarding pass and a credit card with my name on it to prove I was who I said I was. I was then searched a bit more diligently than normal, especially when going through TSA Precheck. Then you are home (or vacation) free!
Note: my friend had my license the entire time in her wallet so I didn't have to go to the DMV and get a new one!

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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

Who would like to vacation well for less? I was discussing our summer vacation with my son and found a cruise to sunny Mexico. The price is good and with my added points, it was cheaper than we could find anywhere else. Please share if you know someone planning a summer vacation and contact me if you want to find out more!

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

Where are you dreaming of?

You don't have to be rich to travel well. Eugene Fodor

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Do you hate standing in line at airport security? Then having to take off your shoes, your jacket, and removing your liquids? And you're running late?? I did, too, until I found TSA pre-check. You get 5 years for $85; that is $1.42/month. I have spent less time in lines, don't worry about what shoes I wear, and have less anxiety and stress about the whole issue. The website to find out more is
https://www.tsa.gov/precheck

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"You don't have to be rich to travel well"

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Do you have a scarcity mentality or an abundance mentality?

I was talking to a friend about life the other day and she made the comment, “My family wants to have experiences, not things.” This is not the first time I have heard this recently. It seems what is making people happier these days is not based on what or how much they have as it did in the past. Studies are showing that when people invest in experiences they are happier than if they spend their hard-earned money on possessions. Forbes reported that experiences become a part of who we are. We are the sum of our experiences, not the sum of our things.
Human beings are social creatures, we seek companionship as part of our well-being. When we create social relationships we feel better and are happier. Experiences connect us with others. When we go to a concert or on a trip, we collect memories that unite us with others. Would you rather talk about the trip you went on or the new gadget you purchased? This effect is showing up in consumer spending. There has been a dramatic shift in spending in the last 10-15 years. People are spending less on durable goods and more on recreation, travel, and eating out.
Millennials, those between the ages of 18 and 34 are a growing part of the economy. They contribute about $1.3 trillion dollars in annual consumer spending, and it is not being spent on things. They value experiences. Many consider a happy, meaningful life as one that focuses on memories that are created through experiences. They place more importance on this more than career status or possessions.
The memories that are most precious to me are those I have made with my family and friends as we travel. From Sun River, OR to Maui, HI, cruising, driving, or flying, we have had the opportunity to create memories as we have experienced places and activities. We paddled a canoe, floated down a river in Arizona, viewed magnificent glaciers, and were amazed by frolicking porpoises. We helped restore a school in Maipu, Chile and observed the devastation of an earthquake in Ecuador. I wouldn’t trade these memories for anything I could buy.

Please feel free to post some of your favorite experiences in the comments section.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?