The first 6 years I was a young, single guy enjoying the traveling. I got sent to all kinds of fun locations, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Washington DC, Little Rock, Reno, Denver, etc. It was like an all expense-paid vacation where I worked during the day and then had steak, lobsters, seafood, and drinks on the company at night. The bonus airline mileage, hotel points, and rental car points were a boon because it gave me access to travel to other destinations for free on my own time.
The last 3 years of consulting I was miserable because I was leaving my wife by herself everytime I left and all I longed for was to be home, in my pajamas, hanging out with my wife, and staring at my reef tank. That's when I made the change to real estate and never looked back. I get to spend plenty of time with the wife, I have a career that I enjoy, and my reef tank looks fantastic! Oh yeah, and I make more money these days than when I was consulting too... cherry on top!