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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of IHart Radio. Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is to make a

pilgrimage to a place that is significant to you. Doing so can make

your leisure time feel a lot more purposeful. For centuries, people have visited places of religious

significance, places like the Western Wall or Mecca, to name a few. People make these trips

because they believe that visiting those places will deepen their devotion and help them feel

part of the community of faithful people through the ages. But places don't need to be religious

to feel significant. There are many other reasons a place can feel

important, and taking the time and effort to visit can give a sense of purpose to travel,

or to discretionary time in general. So it might be worth making a pilgrimage somewhere as one of

your next trips, or even as a weekend event. For instance, maybe your ancestors lived

somewhere that you would like to visit. Years ago, I visited the little town in the Netherlands,

where my grandfather lived. You might go find the town where your great-grandmother was born,

and visit the church where she was baptized and married. Even if you can't get that

precise, you might know that family members were from, say, Sicily. As you wander around the

general area, you'll know that you are probably seeing the same landscape that they saw. That can be

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