I like business travel. There's something about eating well, staying in nice hotels, going to foreign places, and all on someone else's dime that makes those trips enjoyable. I collect 12,500 Aeroplan points each time I travel too! Granted, I've been to the same Chinese city 3 times (and no where else), with a 4th time coming up in the next month. And sure, I don't have much time to see much else while I'm there; I wake up to an annoying loud sharp buzzing alarm at 6:30am which freaks the hell out of me and has me shaking the moment as soon as it goes off; otherwise I wake up 5 minutes earlier simply in anticipation and fear of hearing the alarm. I check my email over a slow and inconsistent Internet connection as I prepare for the day. I quickly get some food into my belly before I head out the hotel doors. I work through a grueling day of answering questions, sitting with customers, and having meeting. Then I go for dinner, sometimes with the customer, sometimes without. And finally, I get back to the hotel and email updates and questions to the people back here in Burnaby, which usually takes me to 12:30am, tired from the day I just completed and stressed about the day that's awaiting me in another 6 hrs. And to do this for 5 days takes the life out of a young man like me. It's because of this that I hate business travel.