ARE YOU ADDICTED TO TRAVEL?
- Donna Marie Lynch
- Dec 19, 2025
- 2 min read
Instead of “How are you?”
do your friends ask,
“Where have you been?”
Do most of your emails come from travel websites?
Do you buy your travel insurance by the year?
Do you refer to airports by their three-letter codes?
Do your friends cringe when you are at a movie and you say, “I’ve been there!”
Do you plan your next trip while on a trip?
Do you miss special events at home because you are on a trip?
Do you have sleepless nights planning trips?
Do you spend more money on travel than anything else?
Do you persuade others to travel?
I admit it: I am a travelholic.
I cannot live without travel, despite the fact that I think Vancouver Island is heaven on earth.
Travelling has opened my mind and soul to life in a global world. Every day that I see a new vista or talk with someone about their culture, it sends me on a travel high.
The compassion I have developed from my passion to explore the world has made me a far better person. I understand more about many of the world’s conflicts. I have learned both sides of the history and stories that caused the troubles.
I have been welcomed into the homes of people who have lived through poverty, wars and cultural strife and still smile, laugh and share what they have.
I have seen the Wonders of the World and know there are far more than seven.
My 12-Step Program to encourage the addiction:
Accept you are powerless — just keep planning.
Believe there are others who know more than you — absorb their knowledge.
Turn your dreams and visions — over to a travel agent or travel website you trust.
Travel with a conscience — don’t be a boorish tourist.
Make a plan, and when it goes astray — enjoy the experience.
Remove all the defects of your character — when in Rome…
Never complain — when things are not done the same way as at home.
Encourage others — to join you, but if you can’t find anyone — go anyway.
Remember — that the road less travelled is usually more rewarding.
Take inventory, brag if you want — but not too much.
Remember — getting lost is just another adventure.
Appreciate — how fortunate and lucky you are to see this wonderful world.
By Donna Marie Lynch . First Published in Island Gals Magazine . 2011 . Volume 1 . Issue 3 .
