what's the best work trip you ever went on?

Jessy Randall

I got invited to Steamboat Springs, Colorado this week to give a presentation at the local public library. I was kinda dreading the four-hour drive each way, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. I listened to a new music, looked at the beautiful view, and enjoyed the hell out of the fact that none of the many traffic jams were northbound while I was northbound, nor southbound while I was southbound.

The presentation went well, the weather was perfect, I hiked five miles and saw an excellent waterfall, and then I found out that I'd be reimbursed at the official IRS rate of 56 cents per mile, so it feels like I made money on this deal!

What's the best work trip YOU ever went on?

Comments

[Megan]

I went on work trip where I got to meet one of my all-time most serious literary crushes: Nicholson Baker. Not just meet him, but work with him for a couple of days and have dinner at his house with his family. I swooned many times over! He was just as delightful as I'd always imagined.

Nick understood that I eventually had to move on, but he and I will always have Maine.

[Jessy Randall]

OMG SO JEALOUS!!

[Suzie DeGrasse]

What Jessy said, I was JUST about to say!!!

[Jessy Randall]

IKR!

[Michelle Fidler]

Never had to travel for work. Got to leave work early one day due to water main break.

[Jessy Randall]

Oh, that's another good question, what sorts of "snow days" do we get as adults? I once got sent home from work because of toxic carpet-cleaning. What a great day that was! Even though I loved that job, it was wonderful to get a surprise day off.