Category: Travel Addiction

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Travel addiction is real! Introducing “Dromomania” and “Drapetomania” (Mad Travelers Disease!)

March 3, 2013

Do you suffer from either one of these travel compulsions? Read on to find out. The term Dromomania comes from the Greek “dromos” (running) and “mania” (insanity) and was considered a real mental disorder in the 1880s through to  the early 20th century in France. The illness, also known as “Mad Travellers Disease”, was attributed… Read More Travel addiction is real! Introducing “Dromomania” and “Drapetomania” (Mad Travelers Disease!)

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Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Hand-Stitched Map Quilts

March 2, 2013

I’d love to have my own map quilt and these baby blankets are only $145.00, which ain’t too bad. Called “Soft Maps”, these quilts are made by Emily Fischer, a designer who lives in Brooklyn, New York. All of her quilts are hand-stitched and made from cotton. Map of Paris Map of Manhattan Map of… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Hand-Stitched Map Quilts

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30 Things to Do When You Can’t Travel (A List for Broke Travel Addicts)

February 26, 2013

In between trips and in desperate need of a travel fix? Read this list. 1. Go for a hike 2. Wander around your city’s Chinatown 3. Visit a grocery store that caters towards foreigners (a hispanic or asian grocery store) and buy some strange-looking chips or candy you’ve never tried before 4. Get on a… Read More 30 Things to Do When You Can’t Travel (A List for Broke Travel Addicts)

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Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Scratch World Map Poster

January 1, 2013
scratch off world atlas

My little brother gave me this personalized world scratch map (sometimes called “the where I’ve been” map) for Christmas. All of the countries on the map have a thin layer of  gold-colored foil on them that you can scratch off with a penny or your fingernail, revealing a brightly-colored country underneath. The only downside is… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Scratch World Map Poster

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New Study Finds that Novelty-Seekers are Happier and Healthier than Play-It-Safers

November 12, 2012

I just read this fascinating article in the NY Times, “What’s New? Exuberance for Novelty Has Benefits”. You have got to read it. Go on, go! Okay, for those of you too lazy, here’s a quick synopses. According to research findings cited in the article, people who crave new experiences and change in their lives (I.e,… Read More New Study Finds that Novelty-Seekers are Happier and Healthier than Play-It-Safers

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In Defense of the Cubicle: It Ain’t THAT Bad. Really!

September 23, 2012
pimped cubicle

  Scroll through a travel blog or two and you’re bound to find at least one article coaxing or demanding you  “ditch’  or “escape’, or even f*ck (in the words of one blogger) your cubicle and travel the world. While that may seem like harsh language for a three-walled inanimate structure, anti-cubicleism has become a… Read More In Defense of the Cubicle: It Ain’t THAT Bad. Really!

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What Travel Tradition Do You Want to See Make a Comeback?

July 12, 2012
stationary

A piece I wrote for the Tripbase travel blog was published today (yippee!). It’s  entitled “14 Travel Traditions I wish they’d bring back”, which I was inspired to write after brainstorming a similar list for a client on storify.com (a great publishing tool for aspiring writers, by the way) called “14 forgotten items and customs… Read More What Travel Tradition Do You Want to See Make a Comeback?

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Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Vintage Suitcase Tables

May 28, 2012
suitcase bed

Some day, when I’ve finished my novel, finally put together the bookshelf that’s been lying in my room since oh, DECEMBER and finished spray-paint decorating my desk chair (that’s been on the DIY art project list for months now), I’ll get around to making a vintage suitcase pet bed. I love these. Here’s a guide… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Vintage Suitcase Tables