Hey everybody, the time has finally come.
This week, starting October 7th through October 11th, that's Monday through Friday, everybody.
We are revealing the iconic 400.
Yes, Bo and Yang and I famously missed our 400th episode here on Las Culturistas, but we are ready to reveal the iconic 400.
Who is on the list?
Does it matter? No.
Will it be fun? Yeah.
There might even be a surprise or two in there.
So listen carefully.
Listen to Las Culturistas on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning. This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.
Today's tip is to enjoy whatever is special about the places where you find yourself.
There is no point getting distracted by what's not available.
Reveling in what is available can make life more enjoyable.
This past summer, I spent a lot of time eating funnel cakes because three of my kids chose to spend their one -on -one mommy days with me at an amusement park.
If you are at an amusement park, eating funnel cakes is just what you do.
So that is what we did.
We also spent Labor Day weekend in Maine.
I ate lobster every day there because, hey, when in Maine, when I'm home, I go weeks or months without eating lobster.
So getting it fresh is a real highlight.
I feel like that is a pretty straightforward approach to travel.
Eat barbecue in Memphis.
Have traditional French food in France.
If you are at a restaurant on the water, probably you should order the seafood.
And yet I have been around people who do not feel this way.
I was once overseas on a trip where someone in our group complained about our group's plan to eat at a restaurant serving the local cuisine.
And he hightailed it to a ubiquitous fast food restaurant afterwards.
Now, I am a fan of that fast food restaurant too.
Don't get me wrong.
But it struck me as strange, since he could have eaten at that restaurant every single day back home.
But he was unlikely to return to that particular country anytime soon.
There will always be opportunities in the future to eat at chain restaurants or to have lucky charms for breakfast.
When you find yourself somewhere new, it is better to get excited about what they do have than what they don't have.
That means reveling in the excellent beers you can get in Eastern Europe, for instance.
And then if the breakfast they serve there isn't your favorite, oh well.
This mindset can make exploring the world more fun, even if that is just local exploration.
If you go to a brew pub with a friend, there is really no point getting upset about the limited wine list.
Why on earth would you be ordering the wine?
When you go to Memphis, order the barbecue.
There is no point lamenting that you'd rather have seafood and you are disappointed in the offerings.
You can eat all sorts of seafood next time you go to a coastal destination.
Of course, this is one thing with travel.
It is a little harder when you feel something is missing more permanently.
Maybe you have moved from the city to the suburbs and are sad that you can't pop into an art gallery on your lunch break or discover a new Ethiopian restaurant on your way to the subway.
I get that. And yet we are still better off focusing on the good and where we are while making a plan to get what we're missing.
Chances are you can still visit whatever spot you are missing from time to time.
If you've got friends there, set up regular get -togethers and be sure to do whatever it is that you're missing while you are there.
And then enjoy yourself in your current home.
Find the spots everyone loves.
Enjoy what you can do.
I am a big fan of huge suburban grocery stores where I can easily maneuver a cart down the aisle.
A little pleasure I rarely experienced when we lived in New York City.
I'd even go so far as to say that once you move somewhere, you should go all in on where you are.
Even if you are a lifelong fan of a different football team, you can get your football fix by watching the local team play.
If you live near snowy mountains, learn to ski.
Even if your usual fun involves going to symphonies.
If there are no symphonies near those rural snowy mountains, there is just no point worrying about it.
You probably aren't going to start a symphony yourself.
So, get symphony tickets whenever you go to a big city and take advantage of the fun you do have wherever you are.
I'd love to hear about what's special about the place where you are, so I'll know what to seek out if I visit there one day.
You can tell me about it at lauravandercam .com.
In the meantime, this is Laura, thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.
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Hey everybody, the time has finally come.
This week, starting October 7th through October 11th, that's Monday through Friday, everybody, we are revealing the iconic 400.
Yes, Bo and Yang and I famously missed our 400th episode here on Las Culturistas, but we are ready to reveal the iconic 400.
Who is on the list?
Does it matter? No.
Will it be fun? Yeah.
There might even be a surprise or two in there, so listen carefully.
Listen to Las Culturistas on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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