Travel addiction is a very serious issue and must be handled with care. If not treated correctly, it could result in depression, irritation, mood swings and probably boredom. Treatment for this disease involves boarding an airplane, boat or train, or the use of your thumb as an international sign for “Hello friendly stranger, please pick me up and give me a lift at your convenience.” How do you know you have travel addiction?
You know you’re addicted to travel when…
- Your conversation starter is “Have you ever been to [insert country name]?” instead of talking about the weather
- You have more than 10 shot glasses, postcards, key chains or any other type of memorabilia from places you’ve been
- You’ve watched “Where the Hell is Matt?” and imitated the dance in places you’ve traveled
- You’re looking up traffic conditions for the roads you’ll be driving on before arriving at your destination
- Wikitravel.org articles are your bedtime stories
You wear shirts that say country names such as Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. but you live in the US- You know how to pronounce your name in 5 different languages
- The only items on your bucket list that you’ve crossed off are the ones related to travel
- You don’t think San Francisco to New York is long distance
- You’ve been to at least 5 major cultural events (Carnival in Brazil, Oktoberfest in Germany, etc.)
- You started a travel journal/blog (even if you only managed to muster up one entry)
- You think it’s not really traveling unless you visit at least 2 countries during a trip
- You’ve had at least one embarrassing drunk story abroad (and photos to prove it)
- Half of your Facebook photos are of you standing in front of various world wonders or monuments
You like the feeling of being jet lag- You’re pretty familiar with the layout of most major airports
- During a job interview, you tell the interviewer that your 5-year plan involves not staying in the same continent
- You’ve clicked on that Southwest spam link on Facebook for 2 free roundtrip tickets
- Kayak.com is your browser’s homepage
- You’ve thought about naming your future kids after Michael Palin, Anthony Bourdain, Richard Branson, Mark Twain or Amelia Earhart
- You’ve unlocked the JetSetter, Bon Appetit-Navigator or Mile High badge on Foursquare
- You write a “You know you’re addicted to travel when…” list and ask people to share their own reasons below in the comment box.
Love this post, Anh!
You know you’re addicted to travel when . . .
you pepper all your sentences with travel quotations.
you’d rather be anywhere but home.
you reach for your seat belt when you sit down to dinner.
Hey, this is catching!
Thanks, Nancy! LOL love the one about reaching for the seat belt =P.
totally agree!! how about you’re planning your next trip before you’ve finished the trip you’re on.
nice! i usually start thinking about the next trip on the last day or 2 of the current trip.
Yep! That’s me too
where’s your next trip?
Totally agree with you. Going to Chile in February and already thinking about where I should go next Fall
Awesome! Looking forward to reading about your trip soon!
…when half of your Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn contacts are in other countries.
…when you discuss future travel as, “When I go back to…”.
…your home’s decor comes from across the globe. “Oh, the throw is from Morocco. That vase? Germany.”
Good ones, Michaela! I got a newspaper fruit basket from Brazil that’s better than anything fancy from Macy’s.
I can definitely say yes to all of these things! Too funny!
LOL not to alarm you but I think you may be addicted to travel =P.
Haha, this is great! Though I’d say instead of Kayak being your homepage, Travelzoo is probably a better indication. Before we started traveling full-time I always used to troll Travelzoo’s super cheap last-minute deals to see what I could find. =P
Good tip about using Travelzoo for last minute deals! Thanks!