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I’m writing on the flight home from Australia after a two-week whirl wind business trip that took me all across Australia. This was by far my longest work trip and furthest distance travelled on a work trip. Travelling for work has some marked differences compared to travelling for pleasure. First, I was able to travel Premium Economy (I was actually allowed to book business class but the prices seemed so absurdly high that it felt unconscionable for my company to pay it). Premium Economy was a nice upgrade from coach. Instead of 3 x 3 x 3 seats across the cabin it was 2 x 3 x 2 and each seat was wider and longer. I could fully extend my legs straight and recline more than a normal seat. As I was settling into my seat and happy how much bigger it was, the person next to me remarked how we couldn’t go fully flat like in business class. “Can you let me enjoy this for a second?” I’ve never flown anything but Economy. It’s so easy to adjust to your new reality and always want...