Holidays…..is it just me?

I’m flying to Peyia in Cyprus today but the last 24 hours and the next few hours are horrendous for me.

Flying doesn’t bother me at all but the stress of packing properly, remembering all of our medication, splitting it up so that we have a back up supply if main luggage gets lost and then the general airport hassle and routine is a nightmare for me.

Add to that, wondering if you’ve picked the right hotel and destination when you’ve never been to that place before and it’s a cocktail of horror for me.

It wasn’t like this for me 20 to 30 years ago but with each passing year I get worse with this.

Any other travel anxiety people out there?

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Originally Posted by mickd1961

I’m flying to Peyia in Cyprus today but the last 24 hours and the next few hours are horrendous for me.

Flying doesn’t bother me at all but the stress of packing properly, remembering all of our medication, splitting it up so that we have a back up supply if main luggage gets lost and then the general airport hassle and routine is a nightmare for me.

Add to that, wondering if you’ve picked the right hotel and destination when you’ve never been to that place before and it’s a cocktail of horror for me.

It wasn’t like this for me 20 to 30 years ago but with each passing year I get worse with this.

Any other travel anxiety people out there?

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Hate all of the above. Off to China this week so add 'Is our paperwork correct?'

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Originally Posted by 9goals2hattricks3pen

Hate all of the above. Off to China this week so add 'Is our paperwork correct?'

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Business trip?

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Originally Posted by mickd1961

I’m flying to Peyia in Cyprus today.......Any other travel anxiety people out there?

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Not me no. I have a canny nack of avoiding holiday anxiety by staying at home and offsetting everyone else's air miles. I'm sponsored by Greta. The pay's s hit by the way 😃 .

Now you know why I haven’t been away for over 20 years. I don’t even like travelling further than a 10 mile radius of home. The triggers build up like a snowball till I’m ready to kill someone.

Used to love all that, tdhe excitement of going somewhere new and loved the flying etc. Not any more. Doubt I will ever go abroad again. Sad but to be honest I could not care less. Wondering if i will end up in a motorway hold up is as much as I am prepared to worry about now.

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Originally Posted by mickd1961

Business trip?

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No pure pleasure I hope. Never been on a foreign business trip. Always been fascinated by how others live and architecture as long as I'm in 5 star. The Great Wall has long been on my bucket list.

End October I'm off to Devon with wet weather gear for som proper R & R and minimal travel stress.

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Originally Posted by boingy

Now you know why I haven’t been away for over 20 years. I don’t even like travelling further than a 10 mile radius of home. The triggers build up like a snowball till I’m ready to kill someone.

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Same here. Last overseas trip was around 2015 to Everest Base camp in Nepal. In fact, the other day I realized I no longer even have a valid passport anymore. It expired some time back.
Enjoy your holiday Mick.

No stress for me as can’t wait to get into the sun and see the sites especially architectural ones.

Stress of going anywhere in the U.K. would be far greater - traffic - s hit weather - yobs - inflated costs usually double to overseas.

Even on a plane I can relax and switch off by reading a book or drinking a glass of wine. You can’t really switch off by driving in the U.K. from A to B!

I do understand the older you get the more you don’t want to go overseas!

Pre-Covid I used to travel regularly for work and I always used to get this...I'd be on a flight particularly worried I'd forgot something work related that I needed whilst out there. I also used to sleep terribly in hotels when I was away.

But when its a personal holiday and not work related, I'm the complete opposite. No travel anxiety and no problems sleeping. I still really have no idea why this is the case - its obviously a mental issue I have. And I have never met anyone else who has this, whatever this thing is I have.