So I used to travel around the USA upgrading and fixing issues for my company; and now I've moved onto doing this on an international scale, which I love doing. Traveling internationally is far more fun, then puttering around the US. Probably because I like immersing myself in the different cultures, as well as the dealing with the unknown.
You have to have a lot of patience, and ability to handle changes in schedule, and lack of understanding....even if you're speaking the same language. Where I see many people fail, is when they're not open to new experiences/opportunities, and flexibility. If you're presented with a chicken head for dinner, you better know why and what's it for.
Since I'm never too sure where I'm going, or where I'll be staying...I tend to try to fly business or first class there. (most of in-the-air trips are 15 hours or more) Plus being over 6 feet, comfort is not something airlines cater to anymore. The benefit though of flying long distances, is that I get 'Silver' on all my frequent flyer programs after only 2 round-trip flights. Though I will say that there is no good solution for finding a 'premium economy' or business ticket internationally. I only know of one non-airline website which offers the ability to lookup 'premium economy,' which is hard to understand as most US airlines now offer this option. I also tend to use my miles as quickly as I receive them, for fear of said airline voiding my miles(e.g., bankruptcy, no flights in X months). Thus where I luck out and get to fly first/upper class on some of the top 10 airlines in the world. I do have points through my credit cards, but I only use them for personal flights...not business.
So here I am again, plotting my next trip out...having to research 10+ websites to find the best deal. Such as if you don't get Y class or better, you can't use miles to upgrade. I've learned the tricks of their airlines now and why you need to pay attention when booking through an expedia, orbitz or the sort else you may be stuck in the rear next to lavatory.
