"Wow, you get to travel AND work? That's so cool"
"You hang out in coffee shops all day? Must be nice."
"You should take the day off and go to [some local destination]!"
"What do you mean you haven't been to [some famous landmark] yet?! It's RIGHT THERE!"
"Hey, why don't you post more pictures?"
There seems to be some confusion about my travels. I get these questions a lot. It's understandable. For most people, travel == vacation. But not for me. This is my life, and I need to work for it.
Yes, I can work from anywhere, but I still need to work. And at times like now, when my client needs me badly, I work quite hard. Just because I'm sitting in a coffee shop doesn't mean I'm sipping lattes all day with my pinky extended and my feet up. I wouldn't be able to keep that up very long before my clients got wise.
Balancing work and life is always a challenge, and it's no less so now that I'm on the road. But once the critical issue is resolved and the next release is in the bag, I can step away from my computer and go explore someplace new -- like Rotorua (http://www.rotoruanz.com), where C and I will be this weekend, soaking in volcanic hot springs. Ahhh...
And yes, I'll post pictures.
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Rotorua is a seriously smelly place. A bit further south I'd highly recommend some river rafting and doing the tongariro crossing. http://www.tongarirocrossing.org.nz/
What was that about work?
I've been warned about the smell. It can't be worse than Iceland, where you come out of the shower smelling like a rotten egg. The Tongariro Crossing is also on my list, either this outing or the next. Thanks for the tip!
I'm totally guilty of #5, but you know I take more photos of my own backyard than most people take on holiday so there's no escaping the question.
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