Signs You’re a Certified Travel Addict

An itch, an ache, a most desperate unquenchable yearning for travel. If you are browsing this site, you’re likely akin to me and have been bitten by the travel bug.

I’ll be straight up: there is no cure or remedy.

But that’s okay! I have a serious case of constant nomadic urges—travel has informed my experience in this current meat sack so much that it is at the underpinning of everything I do. Circumnavigating the globe is forever on my mind, and I’m always plotting my next adventure to a much-coveted destination.

Here are some signs you’re a travel addict:

• You can navigate airport security in 5 minutes or less after multiple red-eyes.
• You read travel guides for kicks.
• Google Flights is your homepage.
• When friends visit for the weekend, you guide them through a fully planned itinerary.
• You’d rather meet up with family somewhere new than travel to your hometown.
• You begin your stories with “When I was in…..”
• Anthony Bourdain is your role model.
• Couchsurfing is a lifestyle for you.
• You’re at a beginner level in more than 20 Duolingo languages.
• You’ve seen Mark Wiens’ Pakistan special with the apricot oil.
• Google Translate and XE Currency Converter are your most-used apps.
• You have multiple currencies in your wallet (just in case).
• You can pack for a 2-4 week international trip in less than 15 minutes.
• You are or have been an Airbnb host.
• You get daily email reminders for all the flights you’ve tracked.
• You can’t stop thinking about all the peaks you’re going to bag.
• On flights you memorize key phrases in the language of the country you’re visiting.
• You compare e-sims for various countries on Reddit for fun.
• Your walls are adorned with maps.
• Folks you haven’t seen since grade school reach out for advice on their upcoming trips.
• Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” was your OG inspiration for hitchhiking.
• Your friends call you as a walking compass.
• Hurtling through vibrant scenery in the middle of nowhere on a train where no one in the world knows where you are — is your idea of inner peace.
• You’re the default navigator on Google maps.
• You pack one pair of shoes good for 20,000+ steps/day so you have more space in your carry-on.
• You stock up on carry-on size skincare and toothpaste.
• When you commute to work, you fantasize about turning the commute into your next international trip.
• You speak in airport codes instead of city names.
• You spend time daily reading travel blogs and websites.
• Your bucket list keeps growing instead of getting shorter.
• You compare prices for anything to the cost of flights and how far you could go.
• You focus on points vs. cashback.
• Some people feel homesick when travelling. You cry when you have to return.
• You have filled multiple passports.
• You watch YouTube videos on how to navigate transit systems ahead of time so that you simply tap and legit pass for a local when you’re actually there.
• There are always ziploc bags in your travel backpack or suitcase.
• You’ve have currently planned trips for the next 2 years at least.
• You book your next flight while you’re still on your current trip.
• Travel guides on your bookshelf are status symbols and conversation starters.
• You have a compass or “Not all who wander are lost” tattooed on your body.
• Your sarong doubles as your travel towel.
• You write a blog post about signs you’re a travel addict.

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Until next time,

♥ Agni

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