....Just got back from work. I'm glad to see I'm not alone. Fodor's rehab...maybe a castle in Tuscany? It will have to accommodate very large groups....oops daughter late for sofball, I'll be back.

I feel really sorry for you people.I can go without it any time.Why, I've given up looking on this forum TWICE this month!

I have a confession....I have become so addicted that I think I enjoy planning a trip more than actually going on one.

Not to be too corny, but part of the appeal to me is that so many people are here just to help others, with no agenda and nothing in it for themselves except the satisfaction of knowing someone enjoyed their suggestion. Of coarse there is this voyeuristic component that I also like. As well as exceptional suggestions for my last few trips to Italy....I got it bad. Maybe I need a socialworker!

I can't get by very long without my
my daily electronic channeling with Fodorites.

Hi panucci--you just made me LOL!! The only problem is that this social worker is a fellow addict!!

Wait until you actually meet up with a Fodorite on one of your trips! It is so much fun -- and I've made several very good friends that I never would have met, except for Fodors!

Actually, that is one way to move past the addiction. Well, that and actually traveling :-) and using suggestions from here and finding neat places to share with everyone else here, too!

OK, who will be in Italy the first 2 wks in Oct? Where and when

It's comforting to know that there are so many other addicts, too! I have to check in everyday, or feel like I am missing something. Almost immediately after coming home from one trip, I start planning the next. Fodor's makes the planning so much more fun - almost as much as the trip itself!

I just wish I had had Fodor's back in the "days of the office". Maybe then I wouldn't have tried to cut out early on boring days!

I'll be in Venice Oct 1-4th!!

Hi Panucci
You are absolutely right!
I discovered this forum when looking for info on a trip to Vegas last year and rapidly became hooked!
I managed to fight my addiction and went cold turkey. I was 'clean' for about twelve months but recently fell off the wagon when planning a trip to London, well just a small visit couldn't hurt? OH NO! I'm back in it's grip with a vengeance!
PLEASE sign me up for the rehab in the castle in Tuscany (or even a large hut in Barbados would do!).
I'm trying to be good but it's so HARD!
By the way happy anniversary FainaAgain, it's good to hear there is someone worse than yourself, perhaps we should start a 'buddy' system to fight our addiction. Any takers?
Off to lie down in a darkened room till the craving passes!
CM

Just had to come back in to tell you I was number 50, WOOPEE!!
OH NO IT'S STARTED AGAIN ! ARGGGGGGGGG!!!!
CM

Why am I doing this? I spend enough time on the Australian forum, now and then hop into Asia and now this - my husband already thinks I'm having cyber-sex!

Yes Pat Woodford that's how it starts!
The real problem comes when you think it's better than sex! Not that I've reached that point yet you understand (had to put that in in case my darling husband decides to log on to see what all the fuss is about ! don't men have such fragile ego's!).
Anyway I'm off to York for the weekend so I will be 'clean' for the next few days. Look out for my trip report next week!
Commisserations from a fellow sufferer of Fodoritus!
CM

Countrymouse, I am willing to bet that you will not be "clean" for more than a day in NY. You'll look to get Fodors.com somewhere! :)

So tell me about the Sorrento web cam. Will it be worse than this problem? Will I be trading one addiction for another or adding to the first? I do go cold turkey after my trip, but six months later I start again. I don't know if I keep going back to Italy because I love it or I just like planning the trip....and getting back here.

There's a "secret" place in Rome that would be perfect for a Fodor's rehab session...

Maybe whoever comes up with a 12-step program for the packing dilemma can come up with one for Fodors addition, as well. :)

Hi, my name is Statia and I'm a Fodors-holic.

I don't post that often (except in the actively planning stage of a trip) - but I am a serial lurker. Hmm, wonder if that is a convictable crime? :D

panucci, the Sorrento webcam is no substitute for fodors. It is an additional addiction. Difficult to explain it -- you will either be instantly hooked or you will wonder what the fuss is all about. Check it out -- the first one is always freeeeee, little girl. (There are lots more webcams, you know.)

I like fodoritis. I'm sure I've got it. I'll go anywhere exotic for a 12-step or support program. Statia, maybe you should host it somewhere in your beautiful neck of the woods, preferably in the midst of winter.

That's an idea, Marilyn! But, I'm afraid if all the addicted Fodorites came to the island at once, we would surely sink! :)

LOL Statia!

What is the Sorrento webcam? (I'm not sure I want to know - sounds addicting.) Must have missed it when I took my "vacation" from here.

Statia - We could have 6, 1 week sessions so we would stay afloat. Each week could be led by some of the people we all now know and love i.e. bobthenavigator, ira, rex etc...wait I think I am planning a vacation not rehab. How about a fodors reunion instead. Bad habits die hard. Obviously I am not ready to give this up.

That's another good idea, Pannuci. I have to admit I have been thinking of the "steps" we could include.

Step 1 - Decide on your destination.

Step 2 - Start research on Fodors.

Step 3 - Make itineary.

Step 4 - Make air, hotel, and musueum reservations.

Step 5 - ....

Oh wait, I think I'm doing this wrong. Maybe we need a twelve step program for "becoming addicted." :) After all, it's so much fun, huh?

Oh Statia, you are amusing me this afternoon! I believe the first step is usually admitting you are an addict. We don't seem to have any trouble with that one, do we?

okay, you really want it? because I can't be held responsible.

http://www.sorrentoinfo.com/webcam2.asp

logon: guest
password: access

trash pickup is usually around 10pm-10:30pm east coast US time (4-4:30 sorrento), tabacci closes around 11pm in sorrento. LOVE IT.

I'm not sure but I think I have a little problem. Will my habit be passed onto my unborn baby? Should I post that question?? Does Fodors pass through the placenta??

Scary thought, Wandering Jew!! :-))

haha!!

Statia -- are you planning any trips to Houston in the near future? We really need to get together some time if you ever do!

Susan
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As to the subject of this post -- I'm another one of those addicts on this forum. I've already taken my trip this summer, with no others planned, but still checking this site several times a day.

It is contagious!!
My daughter had it first and passed it on to me. Now the Yankee shows signs of having a touch of Fodors addiction~

Ok, so I might ok, then. I do come here every day, but I am ALWAYS planning a trip. So maybe I am not addicted. (Never mind that I am not planning a trip to Europe)

I would think that anyone reading this post must consider that they have a small problem. Responding to it a bigger problem and responding multiple time, as I have....yikes, I don't even want to think about it. Maybe I'll go check out the Sorrento web cam again.
Came anyone say OCD????

I addicted. I love this forum! I can be having a bad day and come to this forum and feel better immediately! There are so many fun fodorites and I luv to read about everyone's adventures. I do like Joe G's response ... "Addicted? I'm not addicted. I can stop any time I want to. I just don't want to stop. JoeG" ...My personal feelings for me is this: I just don't want to be cured of my addiction. Fodorites are the best!

Unless I am travelling or hospitalized, I visit this forum daily. The reason is that I love to talk travel, whether I am planning a trip or not. (but I almost always AM planning a trip!!) What's sad is that I have very few friends or relatives that share my passion for travel, so I rely on you all for my daily fix of travel talk. I don't know what I'd do without the Fodies!!

We're here for you PM.

WE DON'T NEED THERAPY, WE ARE THERAPY!

Keep it up I can't wait to see how many responses by the time I get up. #75

Boyohboy, I hope if I ever have to go to the hospital that I'm able to get an internet connection! Something new to worry about...

I wonder if my health insurance would pay for an internet connection if I were in the hospital, in the interest of my mental health....????

Again, panucci, I am agreeing w/you, this time about this being therapy. Altho as I said, I found this board by chance when planning a trip earlier this year, I have continued to check it several times a day. I was laid off a longtime job and this has been a great way to continue to feel involved w/people and to in some small way (perhaps) able to be helpful.

socialworker
I have a Masters in counseling, but teach pottery instead. Maybe we could get back to our field by creating a new form of therapy. It could be used to treat depression or prophylacticly to avoid depression. We could even work on after vacation therapy, which would consist of planning the next trip