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FAQ: "I have never left South Africa and will travel to Colorado and Arizona this summer. Dr. Mary Travelbest, do you have any recommendations or tips for visiting there?

Destination: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Today’s Mistake- Breaking a glass pitcher mug

Travel Advice:  Soap strips, like Listerine packs. clotheslines with pins to dry?

FAQ: "I have never left South Africa before, and will be traveling to Colorado and Arizona this summer. Dr. Mary Travelbest, do you have any recommendations or tips for visiting there?

 

Answer: Listen to the Denver 2.0 podcast about what to do in the city and nearby. And you can listen to several episodes on Arizona. 140 Scottsdale, 165 road trip, 181 Sedona, 192 Wickenburg, You will have a wonderful trip coming from South Africa. I know many people from that region who live in my city, and they are delightful. 

Today’s destination: Chapel Hill, NC

 

https://www.visitchapelhill.org/

 

Today’s Mistake- Breaking a glass mug

 

I visited the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, with my friend Patti. We had left the event and were walking back to the apartment where we stayed and it was late at night. I had a quart-size beer pitcher in my hand, empty, of course. I dropped it on the sidewalk, and it broke into a hundred pieces. Gone was that special souvenir. 

Don’t drop your prizes on the way home. Protect your glass.

 

Today’s Travel Advice-Soap strips, like Listerine packs. clotheslines with pins to dry?

 

When you travel, consider using soap strips, like Listerine strips, for clothes detergent and then clotheslines with pins to dry in your hotel room when needed.

 

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