Sometimes I work in Johannesburg

I am leaving for "Jo'burg" Saturday.

This is a trip of record duration: 2 weeks. This is also a first-ever trip to South Africa, or the African continent for that matter!

This is also a 2 week period at a busy time of year. There are only 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I'll be gone for 2 of them. Holiday parties. Buying gifts. Getting a tree...all the things that are so much easier when both parents are home will be made tougher because one parent (that's me) is traveling.

I'm hoping readers of TravelingParent.com who travel for extended periods can share some tips!

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Thanksgiving Eve

Forget Christmas Eve. For business travelers, today, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (or "Thanksgiving Eve") is the most hectic day of the year.

All projections are for record travel. According to a story on Yahoo!, a record 38.7 million U.S. residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday.

Thankfully, I'm at home and staying local. So while I travel a lot during the year, this isn't one of the days I'm battling to get to/from a meeting.

If you're a business traveling parent this Thanksgiving Eve, share your story here.

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