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Special Physical Distancing Episode


Special Physical Distancing Episode

Welcome to Dr. Mary Travelbest’s Special Physical Distancing Episode

FAQ:  I’ve heard of Zoom to stay connected and have an interest. What do I have to do to try it out and see some of my loved ones there? I don’t like going on Facebook or other web video platforms.

Answer:
Zoom is an online platform that is easy to use, and you don’t have to download anything to your device. You don’t even have to sign up. All you need is the room number. It is good for international calls, because it uses the same type of internet tools as skype (Voice over IP or VoIP). So, you can contact a friend from another country, and don’t need to pay long-distance charges. Easy use is to stay connected to loved ones, like your family. Our family has been holding these meetings for four years, every other Sunday evening, across four time zones in the US. I hope you enjoy using it. It’s free for up to 40 minutes and up to 100 people.

Stay at Home Destination: Socially United, Distancing physically.

We will cover four things: 1) Find a new place to travel virtually on YouTube. 2) Explore Great Books, 3) an Atlas, 4) and clean the travel clutter away.

On YouTube, visit as many places as you like, with the click of your finger on the keyboards. I just took a visit virtually to Denver. Was that ever exciting. Yes, I do have a trip planned there for early May, and it may or may not happen. Either way, I’m excited to travel. Once those trips start coming, I’m ready.

Great Books: Find that coffee table book that you never read. Start it. Enjoy every page. If you have a library card, it’s likely that your library offers online access to their collection. San Diego has an e-library and all you need is your card and pin to access eBooks for 21 days free. There is a very large collection of all genres. So, don’t wait for the library to open, go there on your own time now. That will be available after the crazy times are over, too.

Read and play with your Atlas. It’s full of new destinations that you will take once this unusual time is over. Do you have an atlas
 https://www.mapsofworld.com/world-map-image.htmlor globe or map of the world? This is a time to take that for a drive, with your mind, that is. Make believe you’re planning a trip and where would you go?

Clean your travel clutter,
Do you save stuff and then wonder why you did? It may bring good memories for you, but is it stored well? I did the Marie Kondo thing a while back and got rid of my clutter.

Today’s Mistake- Not wanting to go to the Museum of Modern Art.

When I was a young teen, about 13, my mom wanted me to go with her to New York City to visit the MOMA.

Today’s Travel Advice-This is not the time to get a passport.

Visit the CDC, State Department and your government websites for most up to date and accurate travel advice. Today, you will not be able to get a passport for travel outside of the country except under certain circumstances, listed on the Passport Operations in Response to Covid-19 page, as of today, March 27, 2020. One of the reasons is “life or death” emergencies and you will need to prove that.















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