Years ago, working as a consultant, I traveled extensively for my job, often setting out for home with more than one city visit on the itinerary. It was exciting since most of the places I flew into were new to me. As soon as I got to my hotel, I would put on my jogging shoes and take a run through the hotel area so that I could feel like I “owned” the territory. Last week, after traveling only intermittently for the past 5 years, I had a weekend meeting in one of the larger southern cities and flew there on a Thursday night. Now that I’ve been to 43 foreign countries and every state in the U.S. except one, I was quickly reminded of what I like and don’t like about traveling. Getting ready for the trip consumed many hours of thought over several days prior, like what clothes to take; arranging animal care; what materials to pack, carry, or ship ahead to the hotel.

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