Outside-the-Box Travel Planning Tips from the Road EP 141

Best Laid Plans

Sarah Hart-Unger

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Sarah opens this episode with a request for help with planner matchmaking for her dear friend and planning co-conspirator Vickie, who is looking for: " . . . a relatively portable/lighter (ideally smaller than 5x8in), hardbound (no spiral!) planner, w monthly and week on 2 page spreads, gel pen friendly paper, not too much extra stuff -- no inspiration vibes, please." Please send your ideas for her! Outside the Box Travel Planning Tips from the Road: THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO FEEL AT THE END OF YOUR VACATION as you are planning. Rested? Inspired? Energized? This may influence your itinerary! Sometimes keeping things more minimal can be more relaxing AND fun. Sometimes going deep is better than wide! Appreciate the moments on vacation when you’re just doing regular things, but in a more relaxed way because there is no rush to school or work! And don’t forget that transition/travel time can be fun/interesting too! YOU (or your co-travelers) get to decide what you pack into a day, and you are allowed to choose more ‘chill’ plans some days. You probably can’t see EVERYTHING an area has to offer AND relax AND have lots of relaxed family time. You get to pick and there’s no ‘right’ way to do a family vacation! Packing cubes. They do seem awesome. I can't wait to get more! If you have a larger group of people, make plans and reservations in advance. The analysis paralysis that can ensue when no one can agree on a restaurant or activity can REALLY drain the fun. Do a little research and pick something! If with multiple people could divide up the planning by day. Go in with an attitude of gratitude and humor! Everything is not going to be social-media-perfect. Some places are understaffed. If people are trying and being kind that’s really what is important. Sometimes the things that go terribly wrong make the best memories. Get in Touch: Learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/blpa Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Best Laid Plans.
0:11.2	This is your host, Sarah Hart Unger, and this is the podcast where we talk all things planning
0:15.5	and planning adjacent.
0:17.5	If I sound a little bit different today, I am recording this podcast from the road. I decided to
0:24.1	not necessarily do this episode ahead because I figured I'd have enough downtime on my trip to do a little
0:29.2	bit of a travel episode and I figured I'd be inspired by what was going on. So yes, this is our
0:35.2	travel planning from the road episode or or it's really traveled tidbits
0:39.5	as I've been thinking and reflecting on the things that make a fun and memorable vacation.
0:45.8	But first, I'm going to bring you a request. This is a planner matchmaking request. Instead of
0:52.9	starting with a planner piece segment, I'm going to tell you about my friend Vicky.
0:57.7	Vicky is a pathologist.
0:59.3	She works in Boston.
1:01.0	She is one of my dear friends from college and one of my biggest planning inspirations.
1:06.4	I'm not sure I'd be as into planning as I am now if it wasn't for Vicky.
1:10.0	And I'm also not sure I would have started my blog if it wasn't for Vicky. And I'm also not sure I would
1:11.9	have started my blog if it wasn't for her because she started hers first back in 2003 or 2004.
1:17.4	And yeah, mine still exists. Her sadly does not. But anyway, Vicky has beautiful handwriting.
1:25.0	She often uses Smithson paper products. She uses Louis Vuitton covers and
1:30.5	Kate Spade inserts, but sometimes she also moves to Hobonichi, and she's very particular about her
1:35.4	paper and her layouts. And right now, she's in a little bit of a planner pickle, and I thought
1:41.3	I would share her request and see if anybody had ideas for her.
1:45.1	So she writes,
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