People have a lot of questions and concerns about combining marriage and business travel. I know that because the posts I’ve written on the subject get more visits on this blog than others. As the world starts to get vaccinated, [...]
The border between Canada and the United States has always been relatively porous, with folks going back and forth easily for business and pleasure. The pandemic put an end to that for the most part. There is still some traffic, [...]
When Steve’s travelling and I stay behind, my weeks go quickly because I’m working, but the weekends can be a challenge. That’s when we usually do couple stuff. This past week Steve was in Amsterdam, and I had a stay-behind [...]
Randall was a frequent business traveller in 2015 when Sommer Shoemaker met him, on a flight, naturally. For the first three years of their relationship, Sommer tagged along often. At first, she found it exhilarating. Travelling the globe during the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I haven’t travelled for work for several years. It’s always been Steve on the road with me staying behind or tagging along. But, earlier this year, I travelled for four days to British Columbia for a work project that came [...]
Did your spouse just get a job offer that will require a lot of business travel? Maybe you’ve met the man/woman of your dreams who’s already a road warrior. You might be asking yourself, “Is this going to work?” The [...]