I used to tour every other week, because I refused to see locals. I still refuse to see them, but I focus on visitors when I actually work lol.

I like having a Home Town Provider. Looking for a Provider when I'm on Vacation won't work for me. I don't know the area or the Providers. Would rather have a Provider where I live.

and I mainly use the TER ad boards to check out who is going to be where and when.

I do this for two main reasons: 1. Lower risk of "getting caught".  2.  I am afraid if I started to hobby when I was at home, I would go broke within 6 months (and get caught)!!

....these days, and there are pros and cons for both arrangements.  Obviously, if you have a spouse/SO, the risks are lower when traveling.  I almost always travel for work by myself, which gives me a lot of freedom.  When I hobby in my hometown, it has to be lunch hour or late afternoon meetups.  At lunch, I worry about the boss calling me; after work, I worry about the wife looking for me!  On the road, I've got less of those concerns -- sure, the boss or wife might call me, but the excuses are easier.

There's also the fact that I live in a podunk town, and almost always travel to bigger, more active cities for this hobby.  So the selection is much better!

Downsides: of course, if you only hobby when you travel, you have less opportunities for play (unless you're a real road warrior).  It also makes it much harder to develop a regular favorite, unless you return to the same city over and over.  So in a sense, I'm almost always seeing a girl for the first time.  That can be fun and exciting, but there's always the risk that I'll won't click with her, she'll no-show, etc. -- all the concerns that come from seeing someone you don't really know.