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title: 24 Travel Feels We've All Experienced
description: From getting a hotel upgrade to the excitement of holiday planning, here are 24 travel feels everyone experiences at some point...
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# [24 Travel Feels We've All Experienced](https://www.fctravelacademy.com/blog/travel-feels)

 Written by [Ashton Rigg](https://www.fctravelacademy.com/blog/author/ashton-rigg) | 11-Sep-2016 20:00:00

 

We don’t know about you, but travel gives us all the feels. Travel is one of those things that has the power to conjure a spectrum of emotions – from sheer frustration through to absolute euphoria.

**How many of these travel feels have you experienced?**

1. Feeling overwhelmed when you’re trying to squeeze every little thing into your holiday planning
2. That initial buzz when you actually book your trip
3. A second-round buzz when you’re waiting to board and it all becomes real
4. The anxiety that creeps in when you leave the house and wonder what you’ve forgotten. [Packing hacks](https://www.fctravelacademy.com/blog/packing-hacks), people!
5. A blend of exhaustion and excitement when you finally arrive
6. Pure joy when you discover free airport wi-fi that doesn’t constantly drop out
7. Unbridled ecstasy when you get an upgrade to the next cabin / a better room
8. Frustrated at being stuck on the aisle when the stranger next to you wants to get up every half hour
9. Hand-sweating, heart-stopping panic when you see the air bridge close and you’re not on the plane
10. Uncontrollable energy on your first morning waking up in a new city...
11. ...and the inevitable jet-lag crash by mid-afternoon
12. Annoyed at having to live out of a suitcase after one day. How do [travel bloggers](https://www.fctravelacademy.com/blog/little-grey-box-getting-paid-to-travel) do it?!
13. Chuffed when someone mistakes you for a local because you look like you know where you’re going
14. Smug when locals ask how you found their favourite bar away from the tourist traps
15. Terrified (in a good way) for your first bungee, shark dive, or taste of haggis
16. The accomplishment of taking a cliché [travel selfie
    
    ](https://www.fctravelacademy.com/blog/top-10-unlockyourdreams-instagram-travel-snaps)
17. A sense of obligation to introduce new foreign friends to the Tim-Tam slam
18. Flattered when someone compliments your adorable accent...
19. ...and mildly offended when someone mistakes your Aussie twang for an English accent
20. Totally zen when you find a beautiful corner of the globe and feel that [magical connection](https://www.fctravelacademy.com/blog/22-ways-travel-makes-you-a-better-person) with nature
21. The butterflies and buzz of a [holiday romance
    
    ](https://www.fctravelacademy.com/blog/sweet-talk-around-the-world)
22. Homesick. Enough said.
23. A sense of achievement when you spend every last cent of foreign currency at the airport shops
24. The comfort of finally being home in your own bed

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