Hotel Man is an island

I haven't turned on the TV once since i got here; nor have I drunk any of the hotel coffee, or bought any snacks. I'm finding that more and more, I'm carrying everything I need for a trip with me-- not just my clothes and business stuff, but also my own tea (I've turned into something a tea elitist) and food (Trader Joe's macadamias are my new favorite on-the-road snack). I use my computer as an alarm clock (Minuteur has an evil buzzer, so it's really effective), and of course it's full of music and movies.

I wonder if this is typical of business travelers, or am I some kind of outlier?

[To the tune of Elton John, "Rocket Man," from the album "Greatest Hits".]

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Comments

[Full Grown Single]

Me too, me too. Except I take longer trips and run out of food. So I also know what I'm going to get on the room service menu. Every room service lunch or dinner menu contains a chicken breast.

I wonder why so few room service menus have omelets on them all day? I think an omelet with "pick two" from a list of common salad bar items (say ham and cheese or spinach and mushroom) would sell well.

Do you travel with only your laptop bag?

[Travel Guy]

Sounds about right to me. When I travel I generally shy away from the macadamias though, customs in Egypt and Turkey aren't to nice when it comes to nuts and meats. :- ( I do bring tea as well though and use a watch alarm, too many mess-ups setting strange alarm clocks in foreign hotels. Love your blog, thanks!