Blog Archives for tag Travel Personalities
Why I’m Jealous of “Third Culture Kids”
I guess I’ll start this blog off with a confession: I’m not a third culture kid. Not really anyway. Though… Continue reading »
Travel addiction is real! Introducing “Dromomania” and “Drapetomania” (Mad Travelers Disease!)
Do you suffer from either one of these travel compulsions? Read on to find out. The term Dromomania comes from… Continue reading »
What do all travelers have in common?
Source: laceandlacquer.com via Lace & Lacquer on Pinterest Whether you’re young or old, shy or outgoing, an optimist or… Continue reading »
Can travel and babies ever really go together?
Kids and long-term travel traditionally haven’t mixed well. Is there a way to have kids without giving up your nomadic existence?
Ah, kids today. They don’t know the meaning of ‘play’! Seriously.
Photo by JBColorado. I loved the article “Do you know where your children are? Is that always a good thing?”… Continue reading »
New Study Finds that Novelty-Seekers are Happier and Healthier than Play-It-Safers
I just read this fascinating article in the NY Times, “What’s New? Exuberance for Novelty Has Benefits”. You have got to… Continue reading »
How do you know if you are a “Traveler”?
I started reading Mary Morris’s book Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone while in Argentina last week… Continue reading »
TED Talk about the Power of Introverts
Okay, I’m going to do a little jig away from talking about travel for quick minute in order to recommend… Continue reading »
Neurotic New York or Nice New Orleans: Which US City Suits You Best?
I fell in love with Orlando during my sophomore year in college. Warm, exotic and full of Latin charm, our… Continue reading »
How Travel Makes People Happier
I’ve been reading The Happiness Project: Or, why I spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My… Continue reading »
Is there such thing as being TOO OLD for a “youth” hostel?
On my way to Jamaica last week, I had an overnight layover in Miami. Not wanting to spend a lot… Continue reading »
Why Long-Term Travel Ain’t All That and a Bag of Chips
Blogger Tina Su longed to escape the dull routine of daily life and thus, like so many of others who… Continue reading »
Personality Types and Blogging: How Personality May Affect Your Writing
Side-stepping away from travel for a half-a-second, this post is about my second favorite activity: writing. I stumbled upon… Continue reading »
How Do You Define ‘Home’ When You Live Out of a Suitcase?
Finish this sentence: Home is… For me that answer isn’t an easy one. I was born and raised in Hawaii,… Continue reading »
Are You a Perpetual Optimist? You May have Brain Damage
I’ve been accused of being optimistic to the point of being delusional and until reading an article in the Huffington Post, I… Continue reading »
Raising Risk-Takers
While reading on the beach this morning (I’m back in California for the weekend) I spotted a two-year-old girl running towards the… Continue reading »
The Best Travel-Themed Furniture
I’m the process of buying / borrowing / dumpster-diving for furniture for my new apartment. Being that I just bought… Continue reading »
Which Country Best Matches Your Personality?
Since the beginning of mankind, people have packed up and moved to avoid famine, warfare, religious persecution or (these days anyway) tanking housing… Continue reading »
You Know You’re a Travel Addict When…
United Airlines Tattoo, coutesy of Tattoos in Flight. 17. You frequently find yourself saying: “That reminds me of this one… Continue reading »






Hi there! My name is Reannon and I'm a full-time writer and life-long travel addict.
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