It's nice to know that there are others who are also addicted to travel. My friends don't understand me and even my husband, who enjoys traveling, doesn't have the same passion as I do. I get depressed on the return flight home because I know that my next trip to Europe will have to wait for another year. I'm trying to decide if I should take shorter trips so I can go more often. But the problem is once I'm on my trip, there is so much to see and do that I not ready to come home.<BR>I enjoy spending time at the book store reading about travel and planning my next trip. I'm glad that I discovered this website several months ago because I have really enjoyed reviewing the posts, checking out the places that I've been and researching places that I would like to visit next. In fact, my husband and I just recently started a travel club in our area with the goal of meeting "like minded people" who were interested in sharing experiences. We had 55 "travel addicts" at our first meeting and I was amazed at the exotic places some of these people had visited. Hopefully, we can get some first hand tips on special places to visit and interesting things to do and see that are not in traditional guide books.We are heading to Southern Spain this summer and it can't come soon enough!

Actually I hate travel, its just the the devil makes me do it.<BR>

Wow, I just saw this thread! Now I know my obsession is not totally abnormal. I plan 2 or 3 trips at a time. If only I had the money to do all that I want. My husband loves travel only if the destination if white sand and blue waters. I like that too but I love travel anywhere and everywhere. I love to meet people, see historical sites, taste and feel the culture! I'm getting carried away. My daughter is 8 and she is starting to get very interested in travel. In her 3rd grade class a few weeks ago they were writing and the topic the teacher told them to write on was "unexpectatly finding a sleepin giant", she wrote about seeing Mt.Vesuvius! What do you think, Am I bringing her up right!? Thanks to all you guys for all the travel entertainment and advice. Alison

cg, sounds like you may benefit from a "Travel Intervention". Possibly my husband can arrange one. After the Intervention Team Contact, the group will whisk you away to a travel rehab center (yes, the dread travel sanitarium). There mild electric shocks will be administered while you drink your favorite European wine and have a go with some delicate bread and later gelato. Other cures, too secret to reveal, will follow. In no time at all you will - like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz - be chanting, "There's no place like home, there's no place like home" and Black and White Kansas will, indeed, begin to once more seem appealing. (Be warned though, as there really is no cure as yet, the recidivist rate is quite high.)

One of the things that I love doing is using the internet to check out the webcams around the world. This keeps my mind focused on saving my money for the next trip. For example, I enjoy London and so watch the webcams at www.camvista.com. It's the next best thing to being there.

I'm obsessed with travel. It is my second most favorite activity. I love it and have no apologies. My wife says that I am the happiest when I am at the computer planning a trip.<BR><BR>But many times when I meet someone new, I find myself talking too much about travel, and that makes me feel bad. I have to remind myself that some people don't have the same passion about it as myself. Mea culpa, twenty lashes.

Me too, Phillip. I look at scenes from Dublin, Galway and Edinburgh also. I think it is fascinating. If some one wants to know the what the weather is like, check out camvista.com. Judy