Most of us enjoy taking holidays away from home, but very few are comfortable at being continuously or often on the move. This is a particular lifestyle which involves certain sacrifices but begets extraordinary rewards. Here are the signs that you are a born traveller:

1. You love airports. You love going to the airport, train station or even the bus terminal for any reason. Maybe you are going somewhere or just dropping off your mom or brother. Periodically, you will simply spend an afternoon soaking in the hustle and bustle of travelers rushing to their respective gates, all in the hopes that it was you who was leaving.

2. You like being on the move. When going about your life, arriving kind a sucks. What you crave is the movement; you enjoy the movement of the bus, subway train or car as it travels through the streets of your city. But arriving a your destination gives a tiny sense of sadness.

3. You have few possessions. Real travelers don’t accumulate things. Instead, they focus on objects which further their careers or expends their inner selfs. You find yourself borrowing things often. You don’t see this as being cheap, but rather as frugal. Things are meant to be used, and should be so by as many people possible. For example; if they want to read a certain book, you will get it at the library, borrow it from a friend or get a kindle version. Hardcore travelers are the opposite of hoarders.

4. Your different. A life where you have a steady job, house in the burbs and a car or 2 in the garage is strange behavior to you.

5. Your jobs are short. You have or always seek short time or temporary work. Most likely, you are your own boss and work as a freelancer or contractor. Even computer engineers, technicians and health care providers can work on an independent basis today. One of my friends is a computer geek who takes on 3 to 6 month very well paid work during which he lives like a monk. He then travels for up to a year after wards. Many travelers make excellent businessmen or women as the two require similar traits of character.

6. You love culture. You are always reading and viewing documentaries about far away tribes or recently discovered archeological sites. You’re fascinated with different cultural practices which make up the human experience such as clothing and food.

7. You love languages. You’re planning or are currently learning a new language.

8. Your home is with you at all time. You know deep down that home is not a place but a feeling. It is where ever you are at this moment.

9. You prefer quality over quantity. All your purchases focus on quality. In your mind, going places means being light; this means that that jacket or sleeping bag must go a long way because you have only one.

10. You’re accepting of others and are easy going. Traveling means experiencing different people and cultures then your own. This also means that human behaviour and daily practices will differ from yours. For most short time vacationers, this is relatively easy and even fun. But a lifetime of experience something different is challenging. Not everyone can handle this for 2 or 3 years or even just 3 months.

11. You’re adventurous. You like to try new things, meet new people and learn new things. You are looking for new things, different things to do.

12. You’re curious. You love to inquire and ask questions. You have a strong desire to know. What’s at the end of road, behind this wall or what does Kimchi tastes like; the discovery is pure pleasure.

13. You’re courageous. You might at times be afraid but you don’t let that stop you as you plunge onwards. Wether it is downhill skiing in the Rockies or the Alps, biking through traffic in New York, applying for a dream job or striking a conversation with that cute stranger, you’re doing it.