I don't travel that often for work but when I do I tend to adopt the same habits. I have been to Mexico, Peru, and Miami for this job but the place I visit the most often is Timmins Ontario (as I am in the mining industry and Timmins is a big mining town). Here are some of those work trip habits:
Eat alone at the bar. When I travel I am usually by myself for dinner and I like to sit at the bar for my meal. I'm usually not the only lone traveler eating there, and occasionally I will strike up a conversation with someone.
Leave TV on. When I go out for dinner I like to leave the TV on while I'm gone so I can come back to some noise in the room. I prefer that to coming back to a quiet dark room when I am by myself.
Get Tim Hortons for breakfast. I used to go to the hotel breakfast buffet but really all I want is a breakfast sandwich and hash brown from Tim's so I started going there now. And it saves me time so go through the drive thru and eat it when I get to the office (although to be honest, I eat the hashbrown immediately).
Snacks for room. One of my fears is that I will get hungry and have no food, so I always get some good snacks for my room (even if I just end up taking them home). This time I got some trail mix, Lara bars, Stacy's pita chips and hummus, and Vitamin Water.
Bring treats to the office. I always show up with some cookies, candy, or Timbits and deposit them in the kitchen for people to help themselves.
Use the hotel gym. I admit I did not do a workout this last time I travelled, but usually I bring my workout clothes so I can do a Peloton tread workout, and lift a few weights. It doesn't have to be much, but it's always good to get a little movement in.
Sleep. With no one to look after the evenings I can just go right to bed when I want. And on this last trip since I had to leave for a mine site visit at 4:30 am, an early bedtime was the right choice!
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