I never thought I'd like a lot of traveling for work and so I didn't, but that doesn't mean it was always the right decision. Now I'll never know !
That's ok though.
It sounds like you had a successful time of it though and that you made the very best of the parts of it you could.
It has it's moments, good points, and I've had some amazing experiences although it's often quite a lonely experience also as Boomy and I was chatting about in another post recently. The key is trying to make the most of it where possible, as you have said.