I ditched dying my grey hair six months ago. Big deal, right? If that was your first thought, you’re probably a guy. It was a surprisingly stupid big deal! It took me a year to resolve to do it, and [...]
Steve and I try to be good environmental stewards in our daily lives, but I’ve been avoiding giving serious thought to our travel carbon footprint. I mean, we travel a lot. Is it even possible that other life choices could [...]
Cruising the crowdsourced question-and-answer site Quora the other day, I came across the query, “What lessons have you learned from travel?” It got me thinking about how I would answer. Surely, I must have learned many deep, wondrous things. Things [...]
A new year, a fresh start – a spectacular life is just around the corner! Ok, maybe that’s aiming a bit high. I have no magic to offer you in the life-transformation department at the start of this new year. [...]
Losing a parent is hard no matter what age you are or what kind of relationship you had. This past year has been a rollercoaster of emotions and changes for my family. It’s been a challenging and stressful time. And [...]
There are loads of reasons why tagging along on business travel with your spouse is something you should try to do as often as possible. It’s good for your relationship and stretches your travel budget, to name just two. What [...]
It’s been about ten years since my spouse Steve started travelling for business. During that time, he went from travelling within North America four to five times a year to travelling the world every two to three weeks. Despite the [...]
Once you’ve decided to join your spouse on business travel, you will need to figure out how you will spend your time while he or she is working. You have lots of options depending on your travel style and level [...]
As the spouse of a frequent business traveller, I’m used to occasionally attending social events alone and dealing with household repairs, maintenance, and minor crises on my own. That’s the downside to being married to a road warrior. I’ve always [...]