BayouGal, Mah1980. DebitNM, all you luckies who have imminent trips--bon voyage!
Mah, a vote here for St John in May (though i've not been to your other choices--admittedly, not very objective!).
Heavens, yes, like you and the other folks, i get "down" and life doesn't feel completely complete unless there's some trip-planning going on, no matter how long or brief the dreamed-about trip will be.
But sometimes it gets overwhelming too. Anyone else experience that?
I have two weeks off work in Oct, and found myself making detailed plans for both Maui/Oahu and Paris/London but wasn't sure which I'd do. All of a sudden, it got to me--too many decisons about good-deal plane fares, hotels. allotting hotel points, allotting ff miles, allotting $$$, juggling assorted other stuff. Aaaarrrggghhh!! Y'all may think I'm crazy, but i decided to instead take a relatively simple, but equally fun, trip to Texas instead.

Yes, that is OK too. Sometimes you have to keep it simple to keep it fun and do-able...

The point is, you are going somewhere. It isn't necessarily WHERE I go, but that I go. I get a special pleasure out of going somewhere that I have never been, to explore.

My sister and I came up with this Austin side trip, something we have never done (going away just the two of us) and all the sudden I perked up.

It is by no means exotic, but it is a change from my routine, and it is new and stimulating. Weird, I think, that I am finding so much fun in it.

Thanks. I think we are all on the same plane...pun intended.

Mah, if your trip will be Jan-Mar do consider Panama. It is a gorgeous country with terrific opportunities for adventure activities, cultural/historical interests, birding, or just hanging out on the ocean with some fresh corbina and Ron Cortez. I grew up there and go back every chance I get!

And yes, I am a travelholic, too. Otherwise what on earth would I be doing on this board forty times a day?

Patrick - I think we're all tripaholics, that's why we're at our daily meeting place here.

We have a weekend in Chicago that I'm fine tuning (I don't really need to but I want to). Then nothing.

Our son's current girlfriend is from Australia. So I'm online looking at a trip there. We wouldn't be able to go until (our)spring (their fall) of 2008 - but it's never too early to dream.

Otherwise I might start getting the shakes.

Writing a lenthy trip report and pouring over the 500 pictures we took is the only way I didn't sink into deep depression after our last big trip to Japan.

*Sigh* I guess March 2008 isn't THAT far away.