when you couldn't even THINK of cutting out a section of any travel book to take along!

when you get at least 30 travel related emails a week...and read them all.

when you never, ever get tired of hearing about anyone's trip.

1) When you have have your summer trip all planned, but haven't gotten estimates on any of the many post-hurricane home repairs that have to get done...

2) When you figure out that the cost of flying to Europe, spending a week in a good hotel and buying your medicine there is the same as just buying the medicine in the U.S., so of course, you go to Europe....

...When you see a car number plate 730-DCA and think what a terrible time that is to go to National Airport.

...When you wake up in a cold hotel room and wonder why it's so cold, then you remember you're not in the same country you were in yesterday.

...When you have 3 different 22" rollaboards that you choose between depending on the clothes you need to pack.

...When the dog starts wagging his tail when you mention the house-sitters name in normal conversation.

...When you know what "FEBO" means and pick seats accordingly.

Hey WestonTraveler.....I have a question regarding the medications you buy in Europe...I'm assuming these are prescription medications? I'm wondering if there are any over the counter medications that you're aware of that are worth purchasing while there.

I was recently in Thailand and was surprised to find medications such as Valium and Penicillon (sp?) available over the counter and for a very reasonable price.

Margy

Re: dogs -

When your dog gets depressed at the sight of your luggage, 'cause he knows it means he won't see you for two weeks.

On the plus side, you frequently get to upgrade to first class because you have so many miles!

When all the ticket agents at your homeport know you,

When the TSA agents at your homeport know you by your first name.....

Whe the bartender at your home airport bar sees you coming and has your drink ready before you sit down...

- <i>All</i> of the above, I'm afraid... and...

- When you still have samples of Cambodian Riel, Thai Baht and Romanian Lei in your wallet (no, I don't know why)

- When you ask where we ought to go next and your spouse says &quot;You know, I'm still on THIS vacation!&quot; (admittedly asked just as the rear wheels have barely lifted off the Phnom Penh runway).

- You miss places like they were home.

All true!

I certainly identify with the travelholic symptom of planning yet another trip (maybe one that's even one year in advance) when you already have an upcoming trip to look forward to.

Margy-
I don't know about OTC medications...the ones I purchased were prescription, both here and there (they filled the U.S. prescription). I had checked the French version of the Physicians Desk Reference and found out it was the same pharmaceutical company-just the European version.

When you take your passport to work just in case there is a trip to be had..


Muck

Oh my gosh.....thanks everyone for making me feel &quot;normal.&quot; Yes, yes, and yes to almost all of the above.

My family and friends think I'm a little obsessed. Even DH gets a bit tired of hearing me talk about travel. Of course, they appreciate it when they are enjoying my help on a trip or experiencing one!;-) It is so nice to have travel forums as an outlet.

As I sit here at my desk, I have spread out before me: the most recent issue of Conde Naste, several different maps of Washington DC (planning a girls' 40th birthday weekend for April), 2 books on LA (visiting my newly relocated sister in March), 3 Italy books plus a folder of info with notes/confirmations...(for our June trip), and, in the kitchen, the coffee is ready with the Sunday travel section of the newspaper waiting. I have a list on my bulletin board with some of the destinations I am most interested in for a next trip and I am thinking a couple of years out...I want to go just about everywhere.

Oh , we have it bad and it is good to know we are not alone. So, happy planning and travels everyone!!

&gt;You know some destinations as well as your hometown. Or very nearly.

Or better.

When your spouse pulls the plug on your computer because you have been on Fodors all day.

When you realize that Fodorites are just as obcessed about travel as you are.

When you're not happy unless you have plane tickets for at least the next 2 trips in your bureau drawer

When you automatically calculate how many times you can go to Europe for whatever you're buying (Graduate school - so far spent $16,000 - that's about 10 trips to Europe - sigh)

When someone compliments your're jewelry and you say, &quot;It's from Prague... or Venice... or Sedona...&quot;

When you can't decide if you want your house to have a Paris, Provence, Tuscan, Thai or soutwest decor

When you've faithfully logged on to Fodors every day for the past 10 years

when you have a beautiful Murano glass candy dish filled with foreign coins

When you're on your 4th passport

When you have booked a hotel but check out 5 hotel sites daily to see if you can get a better deal

When your bookmark is a Gatwick Express return ticket.

When you have already been nominated (and it was still January) for the annual family bad attitude award because you vetoed an extended family trip to Florida since you are already booked for Paris in May and Hawaii in June.

And, as mentioned earlier, you no longer try to get rid of pounds or euro at the end of a trip.

When pictures of the places you visited during your last trip take precedence over pictures of your family.

I am not alone! Until I read this post I didn't really think travel was a real affliction. Apparently it is. Glad the Rx is: MORE TRAVEL PLEASE!

It all started for me when I worked 3 jobs for a ticket to Florida to see some relatives (who by the way did not invite me.) I just wanted to go to Disney. I planned the trip, flew alone, and met my goal. Oh, I was 12.

It has been downhill ever since.

Wow! What great responses!

...not only do you have bookshelves full of travel books, but they're organized according to country, and within each country, by book type (guidebook, essay/memoir, etc.)...

Poster above said: &quot;... your comp password is made up of city names and the year that you plan to visit (i.e: rome2006, venice06, etc..)&quot;
Hahahaha! That's me too!!!!

LOL, and I also have leftover Paris Metro tix--But they're from 2000--do you think they're still good?? ;-)

Gardyloo,
What does FEBO mean?

...when you find out there are still things about travel you can learn...and want to learn them!

Worktowander,
Lucky you...we're off to look at roofs now! (yuck)

I do the computer password thing too!!! Since my next trip is to Switzerland in March my work computer password has Swiss in it.

Yes, yes, yes and yes...56 yesses...checked out all 56 and they practically all apply!...guilty as charged , and happy as hell about it. I've been doing it perhaps much much longer than most on this thread...60 years, since I joined the army and ended up in Japan right after WW II..ain't stopped since. Hope everyone is immune to any cures for our wonderful disease!!!
Stu T..I will be 77 on Friday!