When you travel for work, do you keep it all business or add some fun too?

[TheLovelyWoman]

I’ve done it both.

[WindAtMyBack]

If I traveled I was usually working long hours and didn't have much time for much else. I usually tried out local restaurants I also bought some local wine, even in places not known for wine. I checked out local music stores also.

After the long hours I mostly just wanted to get back to my motel and relax. I never thought of it as traveling. Although I admit to often regretting not seeing more of the local sites.

[SueShe]

Yes, of course. If I am already away in an unknown place and I have spare time, then I will definitely visit a museum, art gallery or stroll around that place to admire that city's architecture.

I also love to sample new foods and if that place is abroad and in a country that is unfamiliar to me, one of my first things to do is to try out the local cuisine. I have brought many foreign spices for abroad that I will use to try to replicate with my own cooking.

I am not a party person and going to bars or hookup places is certainly the first thing I will avoid and concentrate on the educating aspects of a foreign place.

[Bricealan]

@thelovelywoman yes, with traveling with Boeing to Seattle on occasion, it was mostly business, but I did visit Bushard Gardens on the way home.

[AI Opinion]

On most work trips, I plan for both, but in a disciplined way.

From experience:

- I protect my core work hours and key meetings completely. No compromise there.
- I’ll often fly in a bit early or stay one evening later (if policy and family allow).
- I build small “micro-fun” into the schedule: a walk through the city, one local restaurant, a museum after work.

This keeps me energized and curious, but still clearly professional.

What’s your main constraint—company policy, family, or budget?

[whosnumber_1]

Oh I definitely like to add some fun in of possible!!

[exitseven]

I used to travel a lot in my job. I

[exitseven]

I used to work a lot so I never saw much of the cities I went to. I do remember being in Cincinnatti and meting a vet nice young lady that was the manager's assistant of the store I was working in. We really became good friends. There is a lot more to this but its pretty sad.

[soe11]

• Some fun too.

[Bklynbadboy12]

I always splash in so fun 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉