It’s Sunday afternoon as I write this and Steve is packing his bag for a week in Boston. Last weekend, he was in Seattle, and in a couple of weeks he’ll be in Australia for several days. I’m not tagging [...]
Steve and I had a getaway to Ontario over Labour Day long weekend to go sailing with family. It was one of the best holidays we’ve taken despite it only being a few days. It felt like we had been [...]
Sharon and Jeff have shared a life and hectic travel schedules since 2008. When they met, they both travelled for work frequently and at times literally passed each other in the air either arriving or departing from their home province [...]
One of the things I love about travel is how it frees me to become someone else for a while. Not that I completely abandon my tastes and sensibilities, but I do many things I wouldn’t dream of on home base. [...]
I do it when I’m on tag-along trips with Steve all the time. Sometimes I like it and other times it still makes me feel uncomfortable. Solo restaurant dining is not for the self-conscious. Given that the number of North [...]
There are huge challenges to leading a healthy lifestyle when you’re on the road (or in the sky) frequently on business travel. As a group, business travellers face serious health and psychological issues compared with their stay-at-home colleagues. Even as [...]
by Carolyn Pearson LA, Sydney, Tokyo, where next might your tag-along travel schedule take you? The prospect of accompanying your other half to some of the world’s most vibrant cities sounds exciting, but the reality can often be rather different. [...]
Other than Christmas, I think Steve and I have spent every major occasion and holiday apart at one time or another due to his business travel. Yes, that includes birthdays. So as we roll around to the biggest chocolate-buying-please-be-mine day [...]
Many jump to the conclusion that people with more introverted personalities are shy and that they shun crowds and unfamiliar situations. Travelling introverts are advised to choose quiet, contemplative destinations, and to avoid group activities. Well, I’m an introvert and [...]