Great post Bob.
When I'm out travelling it's usually work or golf trips and I usually don't have time (or it may be too late at night) to hit a B&M or lounge to smoke. Even the hotels that don't have a dedicated smoking patio will have somewhere that the smokers tend to gather, be it a picnic table or the parking lot across from the entrance. You meet some awful nice, interesting people while just hanging out with a stick.