Traveling for Work
I stopped enjoying traveling for work a long time ago. In retrospect, how can anyone top flying in a Vietnam era helicopter with the door open watching parrots fly over the South American jungle? To those that are set in their daily routines the idea of going someplace and getting paid for it is enticing. It is a chance to stay in nice hotels and visit different places all on the dime of another. I suppose it was once that way for myself but now it feels like a dreadful chore I can't wait to get over. There is a difference between traveling when you can be yourself, free to go when and where you want and the cold realities of business travel. Traveling as part of a job leaves little time for personal pleasures and has a goal of simply accomplishing a task. There is also a great difference between traveling with a friend or a lover with whom you can share a memory and traveling by yourself. For me, solitary travel when you are not destined to meet a friend on the other end