What is Dromomania?



I saw this book at a Dollar Tree when I stopped to pick up dog poop bags and OJ two of the things I still go there for. I also always stop at their book “section” to see what there might be. Surprisingly I have discovered authors that I might not have found otherwise. The color of this book made it standout and then the two parts of the title spoke to me. If you’ve read past blogs that I have written you know of my interest in both train travel and long distance travel as a metaphor for life so I figured I couldn’t go wrong for $1.25. And this book is where I found the idea of Dromomania a word I had never seen before. 

DROMOMANIA - An uncontrollable impulse or desire to wander or travel.

I was surprised when I googled it and found an article where it was actually described as “Travel Addiction”. As if I need to be diagnosed with another addiction! The reality though is it’s easy to see that there really can be such a thing. While not even realizing it when I started my quest for 25 half marathons in 25 states I triggered Dromomania and fortunately it has been easy to control because of several factors that in the past restricted my travel time and now because of having to be someplace every six weeks for treatments. The nice thing is that despite time restrictions I’m still able to get on the road and make the most of each trip unless health interferes. So going forward I’ll continue to travel to visit family and friends and chase “race” goals and enjoy blogging about it even more than I already do as a way to not only share but to encourage others to make the most of their travel by documenting and sharing.


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