Hey there, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast. I'm Kendra Adachi. This podcast is not about hacking the system to find more time or hacking your energy to get more done.

Hustling to be the best or to make the most out of every opportunity is exhausting and unsustainable.

So here we do things differently. On this show, we value contentment,

compassion, and living in our season. We favor small steps over big systems. Here we are lazy

geniuses, being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't,

and I am so glad you're here. Today is episode 462, the lazy genius guide

to planning a trip. I have done a handful of travel related episodes on the podcast over the

years. Episode 411, 10 things to do before taking a trip. Episode 165, the lazy genius packs for a

trip. Episode 269, How to be a tourist in your own town episode 371

how to lazy genius a day trip and even a bonus episode about how i personally lazy genius air travel

but i realized i've never done an episode about planning an actual trip since we're coming up on the

summer holidays a time when

folks sometimes take trips, it seems like a great time to lazy genius this thing. That's fun,

but also can be a little stressful. After that, we'll have a little extra something where I share

my three favorite travel items. Love a good list round up. Our lazy genius of the week has her own favorite

travel item to share and we'll close with a mini pep talk for when you can't go anywhere.

Let's get right into it today. I'm going to tell you a little story to set the stage for this

episode and why it's good to plan a trip. Last December, our family went to London. As many of you know,

I wrote about it in newsletters and mentioned it and all the things. It was a, it was a rather

spontaneous trip, even though it was an international trip. It was not one that we were like

planning for a long time to take, but when plane tickets were like so stinking cheap, we thought,

well, I mean, why not?

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