I also like going to new restaurants and visiting old favorites since my main traveling trail at the moment is overlapping my previous dancing travel-trail so I have several years of going back and forth on various big highways. Travelling also makes it so much nicer to go out with clients and providers for a bite to eat or a drink to get out of the hotel, and have a new experience
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I'm not a huge fan of the heat, so that's a downside at the moment, but in a little while I'll be visiting the beach so that'll be an upside
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Oh, and I LOVE coming across providers who have a strong regional presence but also travel a little bit. There's been a handful of really friendly, informative, witty women who've just been a real pleasure to get reference requests from, and I'm really looking forward to having a stronger networking friendship with them in the future.
One downside is obviously the expense of hotels--which is a given, but when I'm travelling I'm more stuck time-wise with a few choices, versus really doing my research and liking and trusting a handful of hotels I've stayed at in certain towns. So going into a new town that I don't have any experience in can sometimes be a little bit of a pain. I just wish when it came to Priceline that I could specifically request certain amenities before bidding.