Storms and chickens

[mullethunter]

I’ve had to do quite a few work trips lately. All within the uk and for a maximum of 3 nights. Tonight I’m on the south coast. Travel is normally by train, and today because of a timing change I had a spare hour in London so had a lovely hour in the Natural History Museum. But in general although I’m fine with the work bit I find the whole having to eat out with colleagues and talk to people all the time really exhausting and I’d always rather just have a quiet night in my hotel room if I have to be away from home. Is it just me?

[Cat tails]

I don't really mind, but in my case as a teacher I normally have about a gazillion kids in tow... so normally not what you would call relaxing. I too prefer a quiet evening on my hotelroom.

[Olly]

I used to hate it. Train travel is exhausting - you'd think it would be easy just sitting on a train and being whisked to wherever, but it's surprisingly tiring. I must have visited every major city in England & Wales when I worked in my old job, but I rarely had time to see anything of them - all I ever saw were meeting rooms and stations. And I cordially loathed having to be polite to colleagues ( with a couple of exceptions) although often I was on my own in the evenings anyway.

 

My preferred evening would be room service and a good book, I used to take a snuggly cardigan so I could feel at home.

[Daphne]

I don't travel half as much as I used to, but I did enjoy it, especially when in Europe as I met new people and saw new places, it was worth all the polite dinners for the new experiences. I got on very well with my Director, he made an excellent travelling companion, or I would be on my own. When I travelled in England I tried to stay in B&Bs if I wasn't doing anything too difficult during the day, because it was ten times more interesting, I remember a lovely old house in Shropshire with a bautiful garden, sweet peas growing up canes in the veg patch and a soupy green swimming pool from the 1930s, all faded. I had dinner with the family and a chintzy bedroom - it's still my ideal house in the country

 

But, when I am doing something either stressful or boring, then I couldn't agree more - a modern hotel room with properly functioning bathroom, room service and the TV. Bliss

[The Dogmother]

I'm another one who has travelled a lot for work, but value my own space and peace rather than the enforced socialising.

 

I quite enjoy train travel though - recently got the train up to Edinburgh to visit Rosie at uni (it was honestly cheaper than driving) and loved being able to sit back and enjoy the views.

[mullethunter]

I think I’m the same as you DM. It’s not the travel I dislike- I’m quite happy on the train too- I just don’t like people enough to spend that much time with them

[ubereglu]

I don't dislike travelling/going away for work, at the moment it's rather a novelty, and I really enjoyed my whistlestop trip to Germany earlier in the year.