In response to your comment about more user info, my name is Max_danger, and I spent 225-250 days a year on the road. Previously lived in Tokyo for a long time, before moving back to the States when my daughters headed to high school. Despite my US base, I am responsible for all of our business activities throughout Asia. As a result, I spend a lot of time moving between, Japan, Korea, China, HKG, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan and India. I have been adhering to this life for 24 years. While it often sucks not being closer to home, if I do not like it I had better find a new career fast! At the same time, I have had to the chance to see a lot of the world, from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Thule Greenland, to Vladivostok Russia, to Pau, France to Rio Branco, Brazil and everything in between. The biggest challenge is to find interesting, exciting and practical ways to make weekends enjoyable memorable while visiting the same cities on a regular basis, and while also going to new cities. The new cities are easy. Going shopping is boring. One thing has been to take up distance running and tennis. One, it is a great way to stay in shape, an interesting way to see a city, something to plan, and a way to meet interesting people. Second, they do not require a lot of gear. For the running, I plan my hotels to be near parks and good areas for running (safe), and at the same always looking for new areas in the same cities. There is a whole nother world in most cities early in the morning (try Lumphini Park in Bangkok). Tennis has also been great. When I am in a city for a weekend, I try to book a hotel that has a tennis court or access to a tennis court. Then I call the athletic desk and ask for a hitting lesson with the pro or if they have a member that wants to play (most hotels have private club attached to their athletic facilities). This has provided regular games, and a great way to meet interesting people in a city.