Well I have just booked 2 one way flights to Brisbane for September! Such a strange feeling...I felt quite emotional on the phone to the travel agent and felt incredibly sick...anyone else had that feeling??!!

it wasnt sickness for us, it was sheer elation

2 tickets to warm weather please. simple people we are

Yup! everytime.......and it has been a few

It is totally normal (not that I am 'normal' but you know)

How exciting! Totally makes sense to feel sick I think though. Haven't booked mine yet, but just everything like handing my notice in at work, selling my car, closing accounts...everything makes me feel a little excited and a little sick.

I bet you feel now like it is reaaally happening??

lerato

From all of the trawling of all the forums for many, many months, I can assure that this seems not at all unusual. If it helps, I feel sick at the thought of pressing the commit button when booking the one way flights. At least I'm prepared for it! You are not alone
Lorrraine

Yes - I would say perfectly normal.

It took us almost 6 years to get to our destination - six long hard years - but when the moment came - well very emotionall

Jesus , 6 years we though we had it bad at 2 years and still not there you must have had the patiants of a saint .

Feel sick when *booking* flights?...

Not sure about that - but I sure as hell felt odd when I first stepped on the plane - that whole: "WTF have I done?!" moment with the realisation that I'd thrown away a good job, relationship, house and mortgage all for a WHIM and had no idea whatsoever what I was going to do in 24 hours time! Such a rush - enjoy it!!!!!

I felt devastated, sick, frightened - all at once. I remember catching my train the next day and telling my friend about it and how upset I felt.

Booking your flights is when it all becomes real, it is when you realise you are leaving everything you know for something that you don't.

And yes, feeling sick is normal.

I felt sick the day we booked our flights too.. and scared...

It passes!

Em x

My husband felt sick, paying for them especially since weve booked two lots of return tickets in two years.

Completely!! I booked mine on my birthday and felt a bit like ohhhhh!!

Certainly no champers and streamers I can tell you!! And I completely broke down & burst into tears once I actually got on the plane & sat down... Youve got that to come!!

Nope, not the first time I came here. The only thing that would have possibly made me feel sick that time was spending all that money - our savings - but I certainly dont remember it. I guess after living in PNG for a few years anything was normal.

Nowadays it isnt the buying the ticket that makes me sick it is the using of the return one.

I was excited and looking forward to going. However I did have a moment when we boarded the plane thinking 'What have we done....' However this only lasted a few seconds.

I had three moments of feeling sick in the whole process. When the for sale sign went up on the house, when we booked the flights and when I was about to get on the plane. They soon pass and the joy of your dreams coming true return!