Young Pam Pastor is not shy to admit that she mixes business with pleasure.
"I love traveling for work. I get to see so much of the world, I get to meet interesting people, I learn so many new things, the experiences give me a richer perspective on life, I get to have fun while working, I almost always manage to squeeze in some shopping and my life is never boring."
And just like everyone else, she also thinks that traveling for work has its cons, too.
"It can be exhausting, I end up spending so much and I spend time away from my loved ones."
Pam is also not a stranger to Murphy's Law.
"I don't stress over little things. I've never missed a flight, never had any major screwups mess with my travel plans. I actually enjoy the whole experience - even the long flights. Only three bad experiences stand out in around 7 years of traveling for work.
One, the airline misplaced our luggages on our flight from Frankfurt to Berlin. Because we had an early schedule the next day, I had to resort to washing my shirt and underwear and blowdrying them.
Two, our plane from Phuket landed in Bangkok late. While running to catch our connecting flight to Manila, I didn't realize that my wallet had fallen out of my bag. I walked out of NAIA wallet-less and crying.One, the airline misplaced our luggages on our flight from Frankfurt to Berlin. Because we had an early schedule the next day, I had to resort to washing my shirt and underwear and blowdrying them.
Three, I had to spend fourteen hours on a flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong stuck beside a sleazy American who had an Asian fetish. I asked the flight attendant if I could switch seats but she refused. I covered myself with a blanket and spent the entire time sleeping just so he wouldn't bother me. When we landed, I wrote a very long complaint letter to the airline. They apologized. But the sleazy American didn't.
But bad experiences are good fodder for articles. After the experience with that man, I wrote a story on sexual harassment in the skies."
So, how does her experiences compare to yours?
NEXT INTERVIEW COMING UP:
Mr. D. Brinkmann
President of Man Turbo Ltd., Korea
President of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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