This morning, my sister sent me an interesting article about travelers… Loved it so much and found myself in many of its points that I decided to share it with you.
34 Signs You Are Addicted to Traveling, By Matthew Kepnes published on Thought Catalog
The first time I took a trip alone was to Costa Rica when I was 23. I had never really traveled before that. My family had only done a few trips to Disney World and a cruise when I was younger. That trip changed my life. And ever since then I’ve become a travel addict. I got the travel bug.
Once the travel bug infects you, there is no going back – you are a traveler for life. Everything you do will revolve around travel. I have the bug. I’m addicted.
Here are some signs you might be a travel addict too:
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You start all your stories with “When I was in…”
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You only TIVO the travel channel.
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You read guidebooks for fun.
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You plan trips you will never take.
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You take toilet paper everywhere you go out of habit.
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You have more than one currency in your wallet.
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You keep a packed suitcase handy just in case.
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Your iPod only has songs related to traveling.
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You run a travel blog
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You speak in airport codes not city names.
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You can tell where people have been by the cheesy logos and sayings on their shirts. (Same Same = Thailand, Yellow Star = Vietnam)
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You don’t take sick days so you can use them for extra long vacations.
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You have elite flier status on multiple airlines.
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You attend travel conferences multiple times a year.
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You always ask people “where are you from?” instead of “How are you?”
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You don’t have paintings on the wall – you have maps.
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If you haven’t been anywhere in a few months, you get the shakes.
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You spend two hours each day reading travel blogs and websites.
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You subscribe to multiple travel magazines.
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When you think of prices, you value things in terms how many days in your next destination it costs. “That TV is ten days in Paris! Let’s get this one – it’s only five!”
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Some people voted for Barack Obama, you voted for Anthony Bourdain.
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When people ask you about your hobbies, all your answers contain the word “travel.”
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Some people cry when they leave home. You cry when you have to go back.
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When people ask you your profession, you say vagabond.
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You filled your passport in the first year you had it.
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Lonely Planet is your homepage.
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You are a travel hacker – not because you travel a lot but because it’s fun.
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You have trips planned for next decade.
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Your tramp stamp is a globe.
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You can identify planes just by looking at them.
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You can name the airline by looking an airplane’s tale.
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You can say “Cheers” in multiple languages.
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Your bookshelf only has travel novels.
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You write a post about being a travel addict.
