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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally don’t understand this. Our kids are grown and I travel with my DH all the time.  We just returned from two weeks in Africa. While he works, I hang out at the pool, go shopping, rest, ....We meet up for dinner and enjoy spending the evening together.  It works out well.  His per diem more than covers meals.  The hotel is paid for.  Our only real cost is air travel.  We have been married for almost 30 years and really enjoy spending time together. [/quote]

That sounds really nice, but there is a huge variety in what it means to travel for work.  I know in my husband's case, even when he goes to places which double as vacation spots - [b]London, Geneva, San Francisco [/b]- he is booked breakfast - dinner.  [b]There isn't much point in my joining him[/b] unless we tack on time on the front or back end which he doesn't have time for.

In OP's case, it sounds like they are not empty nesters and his work experience does not make sense for a spouse to tag along.

Or there may be more to this - or the wife suspects there is.[/quote]

Why don't you want to explore those cities by yourself?[/quote]

Yes, exploring the cities by myself would be nice, but to line up child care for my kids, take time off of work,  just so I can go to these cities for a few days isn't worth it to me.  It is basically a free hotel room, and that is it.  I'd never get to see my husband.   I'd rather save my vacation time to spend with my husband or whole family.  But I get it that other couples work differently.  I was just trying to explain that business travel doesn't always work the way the poster spending two weeks in Africa does.
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