broiler, I understand your pain!
I went last year for the first time.. on my own.. and am thinking I HAVE to go back again... even if it means on my own(although I"m trying to avoid this!!)
Trying to explain to my friends, whom I thought would be well into it, why they have to go is a near impossible task, and like MyVenture said, you can't explain it to people who havent been there.
I know when I talk about my trip to friends, they just nod their head politely,listening, but actually wondering if there's something wrong with me I think
I know what you mean though, I feel like I have to justify a reason for going over there, especially since I don't even live in Europe. If I did, then I just see it as a short jaunt away, not even the major holiday of the year, then it almost justifiable.
When I've mentioned to some of my friends (convincing them to go however, ha ha ha!... nice try..) or fam. that I might go again, i can tell they think its a bit odd, and they think I'm some kind of mental case..( I guess they're right a bit there.. who goes all the way from canada on their own two years in a year??)
oh well.. if I sat around waiting for ppl to do things with I wouldn't have done half the things I did..and you can't wait around for ppl,just like you can't explain how amazing ibiza is.
so yeah in my long-winded response, I know exactly how you feel..but yeah people are baffled adn I figure they just don't know what they're missing!!