Waiting in line at airport security and to get on the plane are not my favorite things, not to mention waiting to get off the plane. Once I got to my destination hotel, I put on the exercise shoes, but went to the fitness center treadmill rather than to the hot surrounding sidewalks. There would be plenty of time to explore the area and there were even some scheduled trips to a museum and to a rooftop terrace for a Saturday evening reception. What came back to me quickly are the parts about traveling that I like: figuring out how to use the city’s subway system; reading maps and orienting myself; meeting new people; and collapsing life down to a suitcase, a laptop and a cell phone. Getting up early to catch the first flight home was something I learned also. What a pleasure it was to get home well before noon on a Sunday morning and have the whole day to catch up.

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