DO you break out in a cold sweat when you don’t have your next holiday planned?
Do your relatives barely recognise you any more?
You may be suffering from dromomania, or “mad travellers’ disease” – a medical condition that describes people who are driven to wander long distances due to irresistible impulses.
Or you could just love to travel.
So how do you know if you’re developing an addiction to wandering around the world?
Take a look at this list:
1. Your suitcase is never fully unpacked.
2. You can swear in different languages.
3. The only reason you work is to save up for your next trip.
4. The flight attendants greet you by name – without looking at your ticket first.
5. You have more friends overseas than at home.
6. You plan your next trip before you finish the current one – or as soon as you get home!
7. Fellow travellers ask you for directions in foreign places, and you know where to point them.
8. When you sit down at your work desk you reach for the seatbelt.
9. You have more miles in the air than you have on your car.
10. You own more of those tiny bottles of toiletries than standard ones.
11. Waking up at home feels strange.
12. You try to curve your pillow around your neck, like a travel pillow.
13. Some people collect books, but your room is filled with souvenirs.
14. You’re an expert on currency conversions and have a stash of money in different currencies.
15. You panic at the thought of having to stay in one place for too long.
16. You find it hard to sleep without the sound and vibrations from the jet engines.
17. You can pack in under five minutes.
18. Your bucket list is almost entirely travel-related.
19. You wear t-shirts or other items of clothing emblazoned with country names.
20. You feel sad when you walk through your front door.
