I must've misinterpreted your reason. I guess I'm the opposite. I'm happy to travel to dive. I won't lie it's a pain. My wife and I dive together and typically dive ccr, so it's alot of heavy bags and a pain but I always feel it's worth it. The first time we dove the Lot in France we went to Paris as well. That one was a mistake. Trying to get around Paris with loads of dive gear (no ccr at that point) really sucked. But I also despised Paris.
I had plans to go to Truk this past June for a ccr trip but it was still closed, and I really want to dive the caves in China which would be some serious travel and headaches. But I'm happy to deal with a little discomfort to go on a trip most people in the world will never do. Eventhough there are a ton of cave divers in MX, we're all still the minority in the grand scheme of things. Very few Americans go to France or China to dive the caves. I will never be a cave explorer and have stories to tell on my death bed about it. But I will be able to die knowing I really enjoyed myself traveling and cave diving places most never do. That makes the travel headaches worth it.
I’m happy to travel to dive - as long as I drive. Air travel sucks donkey balls. No two ways about it. I despise it. Always have. Always will.