For me, personally I go to Rochester for both personal/hook work/'real' job work.
Buffalo I have some connect but not like Roch. I had the work connection to Roch long before hooking.
Really I travel here and there because the 'masses' want me to. Travel costs money and I make enough at home I dont need to travel so I don't much. I stay pretty busy with all my jobs. My hook time has become more limited lately as the 'day job' is busy. Im also more of home body as Ive aged. LOL
I have to factor my GBBG time as well, I run the tech side... haha.
Traveling is really a personal preference. Some gals travel because they 'dry up' in their area and need to travel for money. Some gals like to travel so they don't have to work local, they go work for three days, make the cash they need for the month and go home. Some just like to travel.