Winging It Travel Podcast · Monday, September 14, 2026
James Hammond introduces the concept of 'no trip phobia,' a panic that sets in when one's calendar is empty of travel plans. This fear stems from the dread of having nowhere to go and no future travel on the horizon, a feeling that contrasts sharply with the freedom experienced while traveling.
“The panic that sets in when you have nothing in your calendar. So I think this is called no trip phobia. So it's totally blank, no flights, no reservations, just a straight line of routine stretching out into infinity. It's that low-grade dread of having nowhere to go and nothing in the pipeline either.”
“No trip phobia. That has to be cured.”
“So surely you must have this in your calendar. Whether that's once a year, so you've done your trip this year, and you know where you're going, or at least put something in place to book next year. Because otherwise, how do you not suffer from no trip phobia?”