>I use those same excuses too. In addition, I make something up like >returning a rental car. Last time, I told my wife the rental company >guy was fixing a flat for another customer. Hence the 3-hour delay.Not so good in places like Rio or Bangkok, where your wife is likely to say, "rental car? But we don't have a rental car!"
>Another thing is to pretend to get sick *stomache bug*.
Can be problematic with sympathetic wives that want to take you to the doctor.
>I also keep a shaving cream bottle that you can buy at Frys. It >allows you to stash money in it. I always stash a wad in my fake >shaving cream bottle. They sell cut-out books, soda cans where you >can hide money.
Please don't travel with any of these internationally! I can't remember which pop star got busted with pot in his shaving cream can, but the customs officials are familiar with most of these hiding places. For cash, a money belt or an extra stash of cash somewhere will work, and you can even tell the wife that you have a stash of cash for travelling, in case your wallet/passport got stolen...
>I also keep my notes on my cell phone for phone numbers, addresses >and locations. I am surprised I haven't been caught.
Dual sim handset is the only way to go- definitely a worthwhile investment to segregate your mongering life from your regular life...
>I appreciate all the responses to my post. Some wouldn't
>work though: we usually shop together, unfortunately, and
>it would be fishy to do it alone all of a sudden. Even
>suggesting a vacation for us in Rio might raise a red flag
>because we're more like the high end European vacation
>types, like Italy, etc. And Rio is known for sex and not
>much culture, not like France, etc.
If you are a high end vacationer, and willing to splash out some cash, then why not do something crazy like go to Rio during Mardi Gras? Things go on at all hours, and it's perfectly normal for even older people to party all night- but your wife is going to conk out at some point and want to go home, in which case you can keep going without her- you're only going to Mardi Gras once in your life, right?!
I do think South America is a perfectly respectable vacationing destination, and I don't think Rio is known for sex...
>Workouts at the gym is a novel idea, but I've never worked
>out on vacation before. And I never work out every day at
>home, so why on vacation when time is precious? And what,
>get a 7-day membership at a local club? Fishy again. Can't
>go to the hotel gym, she might stop by or work out too.
Running seems to be the key here, because of your wife wanting to join at the hotel gym. Yes, you'd really need to take it up before you leave. As to why run while on vacation- I've done it (for real!) even when I wasn't regularly running at home- it's an interesting way to see a part of the city you wouldn't see otherwise. Of course it wouldn't be something that you do at night...
>The other ideas are okay, but not for late night / early
>morning sessions when the clubs open. For example, Blacks
>or Help (if still there) don't open until like 9PM, right?
>Hot girls around midnight show up? Anybody got a good
>excuse to be away at those hours?
Think Help is closed now, and yes, in general there is no good excuse to be gone in the night hours- your wife will know that you can only get up to no good late at night!

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