Here are the 40 weird phobias that can ruin your travel! Your holiday will be a definite disaster if you have one of these phobias. And some of them will really surprise you!
40 Weird Phobias:
1. Heliophobia – The fear of the sun
Ibiza, Santorini, Miami are all off limits
2. Ombrophobia – The fear of rain
… And the UK & Ireland are off limits too
3. Chionophobia – The fear of snow
… Say goodbye to skiing in the Alps
4. Bananaphobia – The fear of Bananas
Yes, it’s real! Maybe it won’t stop you from travelling, but it will definitely stop you from trying wonderful jungles from all around the world
5. Alliumphobia – The fear of garlic
Garlic bread is all across Europe, hopefully it won’t give you a heart attack
6. Ichthyophobia – The fear of fish
Let’s hope it is not a fear of sea food
7. Ostraconophobia – The fear of shellfish
… Well here we go
8. Venustraphobia – The fear of beautiful women
Maybe Eastern and Central Europe is not for you
9. Glossophobia – The fear of speaking
Checking in hotels might be a struggle
10. Papaphobia – The fear of the Pope
Good news is your chances of meeting him while in Rome are actually very slim
11. Ecclesiophobia – The fear of church and going to church
… But you cannot really escape those churches
12. Lachanophobia – The fear of vegetables
Forget about travelling to Buttan, everyone is vegetarian there
13. Myctophobia – The fear of darkness
No midnight parties for you
14. Autodysomophobia -The fear of “vile” odors
Let’s face it, many metros and undergrounds can trigger that
15. Neophobia – The fear of new things and experiences
That defeats the purpose of travelling, doesn’t it … ?
16. Anthophobia – The fear of flowers
Stay away from the Netherlands in spring! Those tulips can be terrifying
17. Ligyrophobia – The fear of loud noises.
Festivals are definitely of limits for you
18. Turophobia – The fear of cheese
Fun fact, Amsterdam has a cheese museum!
19. Rupophobia – The fear of dirt
No camping for you
20. Entomophobia – The fear of insects
Not even zoos…
21. Euphobia – The fear of good news
Here is some good news! You are able to freely travel everywhere…. Oh wait
22. Urophobia – The fear of urine or urinating
That’s definitely is on top of the crazy weird phobias
23. Xenophobia – The fear of strangers or foreigners
Well that’s that then…
24. Pantophobia – The fear of everything
… Better stay home
25. Dutchphobia – The fear of Dutch people
Amsterdam is off limits
26. Francofobia – The fear of French People
You will never see the Eiffel Tower
27. Japanophobia – The fear of the Japanese
Giant Manga shops will remain a dream
28. Sinophobia – The fear of the Chinese
The great wall of China will remain only a Google Image
29. Plutophobia – The fear of money
You need to overcome that to have fun
30. Sesquipedalophobia / Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – The fear of long words
Stay away from Germany! This is how they say “555” – Fünfhundertfünfundfünzig
31. Enochlophobia – The fear of crowds
Any European capital will give you a headache
32. Aerophobia – The fear of flying
No international vacations for you
33. Automatonophobia: The fear of human-like figures, like dummies or wax figures
You should not visit the Madame Tussauds museums
34. Atephobia – the fear of ruins and old buildings.
Visiting ancient Greek or Roman ruins would be a nightmare
35. Macrophobia – the fear of long waits
Visiting museums galleries will drive you nuts!
36. Chorophobia – the fear of dancing
Better stay away from South America
37. Sitophobia – The fear of eating
… Well, come on
38. Ephebiphobia – The fear of teenagers
Africa is not for you: 40% of the population is under 17
39. Hoplophobia – The fear of people who own guns
Maybe the South in the USA, won’t be the best destination for you
40. Nostophobia – The fear of returning home
Why did you even think of travelling and leaving your house?!
Were you surprised by any of these 40 weird phobias? Tell us in the comments bellow
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