My company has offices in the neighboring countries and we travelled often to the branches abroad. The teams are very close because we frequently work together.

My company has offices in the neighboring countries and we travelled often to the branches abroad. The teams are very close because we frequently work together. Having guests in the company was always an excuse to do fun stuff. Like driving one weekend to a beach/volcano in one country, planning to go to the movies in another one, and lots of tasty food. We could expense the food so we only paid for a bit of extra gas or extra bus tickets with our pocket. As a perk we have full kitchens in our offices, and a couple of times a week we cooked lunch together with the foodie/cook ones. It was usually tastier than buying food nearby. And it was fun to learn about each country's home cooking style. I miss that and hanging out and sight seeing with coworkers on weekends or after work... The daily commute to the local office not so much.