NY - Lili on the Loose

Getting Over Eating Alone

I use to be incredibly shy and introverted. So I already knew my first solo business trip back in 2010 was going to push me to my limits (and it did right away with sitting in the cockpit of an airplane!) But, I figured it would be fine. I'd be at a resort with my clients and all their employees. I'd have my meals with them, I'd get to know them well. It would be good, it would be fine. It wasn't. It turns out that this three-day employee conference I flew out for...actually only had the "trade show floor" open

Travel Missteps: In the cockpit

By Lili|July 22nd, 2013|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2010, airplane, Cape Air, cockpit, fear of heights, flying, Lake Placid, Lake Saranac, New York, North America, NY, The Quiet Life, USA, work|0 Comments

In May 2010 I was tasked with my first solo business trip, which was to Lake Placid, NY. As a seasoned traveler, planning a trip isn't hard. But I ran into a road block. To get to Lake Placid I could choose between 3 different airports to fly into and then rent a car and drive 3+ hours to Lake Placid or I could fly to Boston and then take an expensive regional flight into a nearby town, and then take a 30 minute taxi to Lake Placid. Both options were expensive. As I was under 25 so it would