I did a little research this morning and confirmed something I’ve suspected for a while. There’s a clear correlation between my travel and getting sick. Over the last 3-4 years, about 2/3 of the time I return from a trip or long flight(s), I get sick. Sometimes a cold, sometimes a flu, a couple of times Covid. Yikes.

That’s a huge downside to the travel life I’ve adopted. I’m not sure what, if anything, I can do to avoid it. Maybe adopt some extreme hygiene on travel days? Tons of hand sanitizer, some immune system boosters, and carry/wear a mask if I find myself in the vicinity of someone coughing and sneezing (I think masks do more to protect others from catching my germs, but, they *might* help as a line of defense against airborne crud).

One more reason I need to win a lottery and start flying via private jet.

I feel quite a bit better today – not 100%, but around 80%. But I’ve already lost 3 days to this latest post-travel illness. Grrrr.