Dave and I have been running a travel blog for a long time now and we travel frequently. Sometimes, it feels like we travel too much!
The other night while huddled in a tent on the shores of the Mediterranean, we reflected on how life has changed significantly over our years of travel.
We are actually more comfortable with the unusual situations that arise while traveling than we are at home trying to fit into regular society.
Moreover, we have come to realize that life is markedly different when you travel frequently. We might be a little eccentric, but fortunately for us, we appreciate each other just the way we are.
This list of signs was surprisingly easy to compile. Ideas flowed through our minds all night long. Consequently, we could have created a list with 100 signs; however, we decided to narrow it down to a more manageable 17. Enjoy!
Signs You Travel A Lot
You Know You Travel A Lot When…
- 1 – You feel the need to entertain your guide for fear that he’ll get bored.
- 2 – You have money in your pocket, and you don’t know what country it’s from.
- 3 – Your first aid kit consists of medications from every country but your own, and you have no idea what each pill does or what they’re for.
- 4 – You actually start to use those bidets in Europe.
- 5 – Your passport is as thick as a novel.
- 6 – You stop buying souvenirs from each country you visit, not out of indifference, but simply because you forget.
- 7 – You genuinely enjoy the opportunity to cook and clean.
- 8 – You forget about the belongings you have in storage.
- 9 – You don’t recall what it’s like to have ice water.
- 10 – When your shower has cool water instead of ice-cold, you exclaim, “Honey, we’ve got hot water!”
- 11 – You cut your own hair, and sadly, you still do this even when you visit home.
- 12 – Two sugars in your coffee or tea simply aren’t enough.
- 13 – You have no idea who is currently popular on TV.
- 14 – You’ve collected a multitude of SIM cards from all over the world, yet you forget which country each belongs to.
- 15 – You look through your photographs and notice you are wearing the same shirt from four years ago.
- 16 – You spend the entire day in your hotel room relaxing and watching TV, feeling no guilt about missing out on local attractions.
- 17 – You write a travel blog post and realize you’ve expressed the exact same thoughts years ago.
Travel Planning Resources
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