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Show Notes: Wichita, Kansas

In this episode: FAQ is about booking your first AirBNB. The destination is Wichita, Kansas and the mistake is my pants that were too short. The tip is about improving your memory for better travel.

FAQ: How do I book my first room on AirBNB?

Answer: Get someone to refer you to Airbnb so you both can earn some money.

Use the link in the show notes to get $65 off your first booking and after you book, I will get $20. 

https://www.airbnb.com/c/mmccabe13?referral_share_id=cda6348a-e5a4-47ad-bd4f-ac4c13611cdd

I’ve used AirBNB locally in California and across the USA and in Paris and all over France, in Madrid, Barcelona, Tokyo, Taipei, Thailand, and other locations.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/199/what-should-i-do-if-someone-asks-me-to-pay-outside-of-the-airbnb-website

Today’s Independent Destination- Wichita, Kansas

Think of sunflowers, wheat, midway, central location of the USA. I spent three days in Wichita, during the pandemic of 2020 and had a very good solo trip. Here are a few of the sights that I saw and a few suggestions for the independent traveler.

All Kansas State highways had a colorful sun under the route number, in yellow.

Our first stop is downtown Wichita, Kansas.

Keeper of the Plaines is a 44-foot tall steel outdoor monument where the Big and Little Arkansas rivers meet. The land in between the rivers is sacred to the native American people and to their culture heritage. It is a bridge, surrounded by nature and several museums and parks. You must see this in person to experience it, because a photo can’t describe the atmosphere. The KEEPER represents a brotherhood of all Native Americans, and the joining of all communities of the Plains. This icon was erected in 1974 and the larger plaza brings people out to see the “Ring of Fire”. It was now 30 feet higher with a new pedestal. There’s even a troll here, if you want to learn about local legends. Hint: it’s a statue.

https://www.360wichita.com/Attractions/KeeperofthePlains.html

http://www.kansastravel.org/keeperoftheplains.htm

https://www.visitwichita.com/listing/keeper-of-the-plains/28029/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-wichita-troll-wichita-kansas

 

Nearby, you can park and walk to “Exploration Place” I took a short tour, but most of the exhibits did not interest me.

https://exploration.org/

Great Plaines Nature Center was a delightful place and I hiked the area as well. Be sure to wear bug repellant as there are several flying insects. Experience the unique wildlife and habitats of the Great Plains, all in a natural, urban setting. Ducks, yes. Chisholm Creek Park, like the Chisholm train. Unknown is the observatory, where you can just sit and watch wildlife from indoors in a big room with glass all around. Free.

The Art Museum was a nice change of pace and very reasonable admission fee.

https://www.wichitaartmuseum.org/

Sedgewick county zoo….this was one of my favorite parts of the city. I Loved how the tropical forest and exhibits were well organized. Don’t miss this zoo. Birds exhibits were exceptional. So were the reptiles, penguins and elephants. Even two giraffes at the end of my visit seemed happy to be there.

https://scz.org/

Old Cowtown Museum (almost empty of people…hidden secret) It was like San Diego’s Old Town, only not commercial. Rustic. Outdoors. Buildings that store all artifacts. Saloon, Drug Store, Doctor, Dentist, and even Mortuary. Carpenter Shop. Print Shop, School house, Church. The “shootout” at 3pm was a hoot. Two women fighting over a low life guy. They shoot him. Old Cowtown Museum was a stage in a western movie set that I just watched. Go there for yourself someday. It’s got a lot of history here.

https://www.oldcowtown.org/Pages/default.aspx

 

Botanica Garden was very pretty, but it was closing when I arrived, so I did not see much.

https://botanica.org/

Here are some of the places that I may recommend, which are a bit outside of town.

Aviation Museum (slightly out of town)

Arkansas River Trail

Tanganyika Wildlife Park outside of town

https://www.twpark.com/

Frank Lloyd Wright Homes, outside

https://flwrightwichita.org/

Hutchinson Cosmosphere

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cosmosphere-3

Museum of World Treasures

https://worldtreasures.org/

Today’s Mistake- Wearing the wrong length pants in Thailand.

Cover your legs. When you visit Thailand, you are required to cover your legs entirely when you visit certain places, especially religious temples. I had on what to me were pants, as they covered my knee and then some. However, the temple people told me that I had to wear pants, so I went to the outdoor market and bought a pair that went over my regular pants, so I wore two layers. These new pants cost about one dollar, and they make for pajamas now and a nice memory. Don’t make my mistake: Wear long pants when visiting a temple.

Today’s Travel Advice-Memory Tips

Remembering important names, dates and facts will help you travel better. And we want to travel best, right?

As we get older, some of us lose our short-term memory, so how do we keep up with remembering names and important places during travel?

Here is a list for you to improve your memory while traveling:

1. Say the names and places out loud.

2. Look at the person who you are remembering their name,

3. Use as many senses as possible to indelibly put that in your memory.

4. Try to remember something that rhymes with that word, for example if it’s “Nancy” think of “fancy”.

5. Remember phone numbers ? That is seven digits plus at least three more. That’s hard. Write it down in Notes on your phone. Then you can access it often.

If you have a memory tip, please share it here, before you forget.

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