What do you call a person who is obsessed with travelling?

A person who loves to travel a lot could be described as an intrepid explorer, a wanderluster, or an adventurer. They are always seeking out new experiences and cultures, and they never tire of discovering the world around them.



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Dromomania was a historical psychiatric diagnosis whose primary symptom was uncontrollable urge to walk or wander. Dromomania has also been referred to as traveling fugue. Non-clinically, the term has come to be used to describe a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust.

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Hodophile: a person who loves to travel.

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Travel takes us out of our comfort zones and inspires us to see, taste and try new things. It constantly challenges us, not only to adapt to and explore new surroundings, but also to engage with different people, to embrace adventures as they come and to share new and meaningful experiences with friends and loved ones.

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Sometimes we experience wanderlust because we want to get away from the familiar, and travel represents the best way to do it. If you're feeling the urge to pack up your life and run to somewhere else, there are good scientific reasons for that sensation, from a need for novelty to a potential genetic push.

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You're craving new experiences and new challenges. Travel is the ideal place to test yourself. It pushes people to their limits and gets them outside their comfort zone. You'll discover how resourceful you are when you're exposed to new places, people and experiences.

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There are always new opportunities and adventures around the corner. Things can change quickly whilst travelling or lead you somewhere unexpected. It's this unknown of never quite being sure of where you will end up, that I find most thrilling. The unknown is exciting and keeps travel interesting and engaging.

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Hodophobia is the medical term for an extreme fear of traveling. Some people call it “trip-a-phobia.” It's often a heightened fear of a particular mode of transportation, such as airplanes.

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Tourists on religious or historical trips can also suddenly exhibit symptoms of psychosis. In this case, travellers become 'intoxicated' and overwhelmed by their surroundings. This can cause travellers to become detached from reality and can lead to delusional thoughts and behaviours.

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Synonyms of travel
  • trek.
  • journey.
  • trip.
  • tour.
  • voyage.
  • roam.
  • wander.
  • pilgrimage.


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  1. Hit the road. When Ray Charles tells Jack to hit the road he's telling him to get out of town. ...
  2. Globetrotting. ...
  3. Take off or jet off. ...
  4. Get a little R&R. ...
  5. Gallivant.


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If you crave being in new situations and environments, while facing unknown and unexpected challenges, you may be a hodophile. In other words, someone who loves the road, stricken with a severe case of Wanderlust.

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It increases self-awareness
A related concept, tied to becoming more self-aware and having more exposure to different perspectives, is what psychologists call “cognitive flexibility”, or the ability to jump between ideas. Travel keeps our minds “flexible” because it challenges our set ways of doing and seeing things.

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