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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