Travelbation is an act of escapism and mental self-gratification, achieved by the imagining, investigation, or planning of a trip or trips.
M: Wow! Tickets to Ulaan Baatar are so cheap right now. You know, at this price, I could actually afford to go, then come back via Tuvalu after driving the Silk Road. Look at these beautiful pictures of all of the aforementioned!
E: Enough travelbation, you know you won't have more than a week off at a time for the next four years
v. to spend more time en route to a poker tournament than actually playing in that tournament. Named for poker celebrity, and occasional poker player, Joe Sebok and his January 2010 performance in the Bahamas. Coined by Joe Stapleton.
Four hour flight and a four hour layover just to bust an hour in! Travelboked again.
Beta male : "Why would I get a passport? America is the greatest country on Earth"
Sigma male: "Lol this guy's a travelbeta"
Person 1: "I don't want to go to New York, they're communist! I have everything I need in Wisconsin. What? No I've never been and I don't want tobecause I can't practice my 2nd amendment rights."