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95 most inspirational travel quotes ever penned

Our favourite inspirational travel quotes have encouraged us to travel with abandon over the years. Perhaps they will do the same for you…

For us, there is no such thing as luxury travel; travel is, by default, a luxury. It is a privilege provided by the country of our birth, a privilege that many are not as fortunate to enjoy.

Sometimes, we have to pinch ourselves at just how ridiculous our lives have become: an ex-teacher and jobbing writer travelling the world for a living. It is absurd, it is astonishing, it is luxury.

When I first went travelling at 21 years old, my father gave me this quote scrawled on a piece of card.

It infused me with wanderlust. It encouraged me to get out of my comfort zone, make the most of my time, see the world and enjoy the freedom that comes with being on the road. It remains one of the most inspirational travel quotes I’ve read (even if Twain did not actually say it).

Today, 20 years and almost 100 countries later, it’s still in my wallet. Despite its tattered and dishevelled appearance, it’s every bit as important to me now as it was then.

With that in mind, we’ve collated our most beloved inspirational travel quotes to encourage readers to “explore, dream and discover” for themselves.

inspirational travel quotes

1. “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson

2. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

3. “Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage.” – Paulo Coelho

4. “With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.” – Sandra Lake

5. “When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting.” – Clint Borgen

6. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain

7. “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” – Paul Brandt

8. “The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau

9. “The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling

10. “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

11. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – Susan Heller Anderson

12. “No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.” – Chuck Thompson

13. “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

14. “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu

15. “There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it.” – Charles Dudley Warner

16. “A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships were built for.” – John A. Shedd

17. “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux

18. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

19. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

20. “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” – Benjamin Disraeli

21. “Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.” – The Dalai Lama

22. “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

23. “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re travelling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” – William Least Heat Moon

24. “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveller only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

25. “Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.” – Paul Theroux

26. “A traveller without observation is a bird without wings.” – Moslih Eddin Saadi

27. “Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty-his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.” – Aldous Huxley

28. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

29. “All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.” – Samuel Johnson

30. “Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.” – Anatole France

31. “I can’t control the wind but I can adjust the sail.” – Ricky Skaggs

32. “We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfilment.” – Hilaire Belloc

33. “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

34. “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” – James Michener

35. “The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

36. “You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” – Eugene Fodor

37. “Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou

38. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber

39. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

40. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca

41. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese

42. “Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” ― Michael Palin

43. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill

44. “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck

45. “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” – Clifton Fadiman

46. “There are far, far better things ahead than we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis

47. “Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. Travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of, giving to it the sharp contour and meaning of art.” – Freya Stark

48. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley

49. “All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveller learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” – Paul Fussell

50. “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” – Mark Twain

51. “The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” – G.K. Chesterton

52. “Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabeth Drew

53. “People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

54. “Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury

55. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

56. “The journey not the arrival matters.” – T. S. Eliot

57. “Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.” – Robert Orben

58. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

59. “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” – Oscar Wilde

60. “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

61. “If an ass goes travelling, he’ll not come home a horse.” – Thomas Fuller

62. “Travelling tends to magnify all human emotions.” – Peter Hoeg

63. “To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote: To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

64. “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark

65. “I am not the same having seen the moon shine from the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

66. “I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on earth. Then I ask myself the same question.” – Harun Yahya

67. “I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.” – George Bernard Shaw

68. “A wise traveler never despises his own country.” – Carlo Goldoni

69. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

70 “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

71. “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin

72. “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

73. “The gladdest moment in human life, methinks, is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton

74. “A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place.” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

75. “He who would travel happily must travel light.” – Antoine de St. Exupery

76. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac

77. “The more I travelled the more I realised that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine

78. “Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Stephen Covey

78. “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” – Lawrence Block

80. “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle – or Si’ahl

81. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller

82. “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville

83. “We live in a world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

84. “The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself” – Wallace Stevens

85. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch

86. “Paris is always a good idea.” – Julia Ormond (although it is often wrongly attributed to Audrey Hepburn)

87. “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the trip.” – Babs Hoffman

88. “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain

89. “Jobs fill your pocket but adventures fill your soul.” – Jaime Lyn Beatty

90. “It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.” – Sir Ernest Shackleton

91. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” –  Jack Kerouac

92. “Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things can not be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” – Mark Twain

93. “Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets.” – Oscar Wilde

94. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” – Roy M Goodman

95. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain (or possibly H Jackson Brown Jr )

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152 Best Travel Quotes To Inspire You To See The World

We’ve been putting together some of our favorite inspirational travel quotes as we continue to travel the world and experience new places and things abroad.

What follows is a complete collection of 152 of the best travel quotes, complete with adventure travel quotes from famous figures like Anthony Bourdain, John Muir, and Mark Twain.

Warning: some of these quotes may give you the travel itch! In any case, I hope you’ll find some of these short travel quotes inspirational for your own journey!

Table of Contents show 152 Best Travel Quotes • Famous Travel Quotes • Mark Twain Travel Quotes • Funny Travel Quotes • Short Travel Quotes • Misc Travel Quotes • Inspirational Travel Quotes • Travel With Friends Quotes • Adventure Travel Quotes • Solo Travel Quotes • Anthony Bourdain Travel Quotes More Travel Content & Tips  

152 Best Travel Quotes

• famous travel quotes.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. — Unknown

Take only memories, leave only footprints. — Unknown

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. — Gustave Flaubert

Not all those who wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Every man dies, but not every man really lives. — William Wallace

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. — Oscar Wilde

Life is a journey. Make the most of it. — Unknown

I’ve traveled every road in this here land… I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere. — Johnny Cash

Paris is always a good idea. — Audrey Hepburn

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. — Unknown

Collect moments, not things. — Unknown

Today is your day, your mountain is waiting. So get on your way. — Dr Seuss

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. — Unknown

I’m shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m gonna see the world. — George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life

It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. — Gary Snyder

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. — Lao Tzu

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. — John Muir

The mountains are calling and I must go. — John Muir

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. — John Muir

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote: To travel is to live. — Hans Christian Andersen

Oh the places you’ll go. — Dr. Seuss

I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost

When one is alone at night in the depths of the woods, the stillness is at once awful and sublime. — John Muir

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own. — Charles Dickens

• Mark Twain Travel Quotes

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one’s lifetime.

To do something, say something, see something, before anybody else — these are the things that confer a pleasure compared with which other pleasures are tame and commonplace, other ecstasies cheap and trivial. Lifetimes of ecstasy crowded into a single moment.

It is the loveliest fleet of islands [ Hawaii ] that lies anchored in any ocean.

No alien land in all the world has any deep strong charm for me but that one [ Hawaii ], no other land could so longingly and so beseechingly haunt me, sleeping and waking, through half a lifetime, as that one has done. Other things leave me, but it abides; other things change, but it remains the same.   For me the balmy airs are always blowing, its summer seas flashing in the sun; the pulsing of its surfbeat is in my ear; I can see its garlanded crags, its leaping cascades, its plumy palms drowsing by the shore, its remote summits floating like islands above the cloud wrack; I can feel the spirit of its wildland solitudes, I can hear the splash of its brooks; in my nostrils still lives the breath of flowers that perished twenty years ago.

• Funny Travel Quotes

Airplanes may kill you, but they ain’t likely to hurt you. — Leroy Satchel Paige

Two great talkers will not travel far together. — George Borrow

I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. — Mark Twain

I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine. — Caskie Stinnett

Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone? — Erma Bombeck

Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. — Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

• Short Travel Quotes

Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before. — Unknown

Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times. — Asian Proverb

Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. — Ibn Battutah

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. — Unknown

One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. — Ella Maillart

Half the fun of travel is the esthetic of lostness. — Ray Bradbury

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. — Marcel Proust

There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. — Neale Donald Walsh

I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list. — Unknown

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. — Louis Armstrong

They say travel broadens the mind, but you must have the mind. — G.K. Chesterton

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. — Anita Desai

Life is short and the world is wide. — Unknown

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land. — G.K. Chesterton

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. — Lao Tzu

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. — Vincent van Gogh

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. — John Muir

A wise traveler never despises his own country. — Carlos Osvaldo Goldoni

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world. — William Hazlitt

I love to travel, but hate to arrive. — Albert Einstein

And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. — John Muir

A great way to learn about your country is to leave it. — Henry Rollins

Live your life by a compass, not a clock. — Stephen Covey

Some experiences simply do not translate, you have to go to know. — Kobi Yamada

I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. — Mary Anne Radmacher

At its best, travel should challenge our preconceptions and most cherished views, cause us to rethink our assumptions, shake us a bit, make us broader minded and more understanding. — Arthur Frommer

Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage. — Paulo Coelho

Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost. — Erol Ozan

Travel far enough, you meet yourself. — David Mitchell

The journey itself is my home. — Matsuo Basho

Live, travel, adventure, bless and don’t be sorry. — Jack Kerouac

The saddest journey in the world is the one that follows a precise itinerary. — Guillermo del Toro

A good traveler leaves no tracks. — Lao Tzu

It’s in those quiet little towns, at the edge of the world, that you will find the salt of the Earth people who make you feel right at home. — Aaron Lauritsen

It is better to travel well than to arrive. — Unknown

The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life. — Agnes Repplier

• Misc Travel Quotes

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. — Albert Camus

To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world. — John Muir

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. — John Muir

I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana, it is love. — John Steinbeck

Yosemite Park is a place of rest, a refuge from the roar and dust and weary, nervous, wasting work of the lowlands, in which one gains the advantages of both solitude and society. — John Muir

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. — Jacques Cousteau

The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don’t always know if it is green or violet, you can’t even say it’s blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray. — Vincent van Gogh

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. — John Burroughs

No pain here, no dull empty hours, no fear of the past, no fear of the future. These blessed mountains are so compactly filled with God’s beauty, no petty personal hope or experience has room to be. — John Muir

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it. — Jules Renard

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. — Albert Einstein

Lighthouses are not just stone, brick, metal, and glass. There’s a human story at every lighthouse. — Elinor DeWire

To almost every man and woman there is something about a lighted beacon which suggests hope and trust and appeals to the better instincts of all mankind. — Edward Rowe Snowe

• Inspirational Travel Quotes

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. — Helen Keller

Never let your memories be greater than your dreams. — Douglas Ivester

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. — Lawrence of Arabia

Do not dare not to dare. — C.S. Lewis

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. — George Adair

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. — Unknown

It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win. — John Paul Jones

This is what holidays, travels, vacations are about. It is not really rest or even leisure we chase. We strain to renew our capacity for wonder to shock ourselves into astonishment once again. — Shana Alexander

I beg young people to travel. If you don’t have a passport, get one. Take a summer, get a backpack and go to Delhi, go to Saigon, go to Bangkok, go to Kenya. Have your mind blown. Eat interesting food. Dig some interesting people. Have an adventure. Be careful. Come back and you’re going to see your country differently, you’re going to see your president differently, no matter who it is. — Henry Rollins

Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing your lawn. Climb that damn mountain. — Jack Kerouac

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move; to feel the needs and hitches of our life more nearly; to come down off this feather-bed of civilization, and find the globe granite underfoot and strewn with cutting flints. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. — Ray Bradbury

We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place. We stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there. — Pascal Mercier

Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to. — Alan Keightley

Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you’ve never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground. — Judith Thurman

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey. — Pat Conroy

No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet. — Patrick Rothfuss

It is always sad to leave a place to which one knows one will never return. Such are the melancolies du voyage: perhaps they are one of the most rewarding things about traveling. — Gustave Flaubert

The wish to travel seems to me characteristically human: the desire to move, to satisfy your curiosity or ease your fears, to change the circumstances of your life, to be a stranger, to make a friend, to experience an exotic landscape, to risk the unknown. — Paul Theroux

Although I deeply love oceans, deserts and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty. They keep me continuously wanting to know more, feel more, see more. — Victoria Erickson

• Travel With Friends Quotes

A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. — Tim Cahill

You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place. — Miriam Adeney

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. — Robert Louis Stevenson

• Adventure Travel Quotes

Adventure is worthwhile in itself. — Amelia Earhart

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal. — Paulo Coelho

Most of us abandoned the idea of a life full of adventure and travel sometime between puberty and our first job. Our dreams died under the dark weight of responsibility. Occasionally the old urge surfaces, and we label it with names that suggest psychological aberrations: the big chill, a midlife crisis. — Tim Cahill

Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter. — John Muir

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. — Edward Abbey

Once a journey is designed, equipped, and put in process, a new factor enters and takes over. A trip, a safari, an exploration, is an entity, different from all other journeys. It has personality, temperament, individuality, uniqueness. A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless.   We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. Tour masters, schedules, reservations, brass-bound and inevitable, dash themselves to wreckage on the personality of the trip. Only when this is recognized can the blown-in-the glass bum relax and go along with it. Only then do the frustrations fall away. In this a journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. — John Steinbeck

What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies. — Jack Kerouac

A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. — J.A. Shedd

It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any. — Hugh Laurie

Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the Earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white. — Mark Jenkins

The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. — Christopher McCandless

Adventure is allowing the unexpected to happen to you. Exploration is experiencing what you have not experienced before. How can there be any adventure, any exploration, if you let somebody else – above all, a travel bureau – arrange everything before-hand? — Richard Aldington

Be careful because Cambodia is the most dangerous place you will ever visit. You will fall in love with it, and eventually it will break your heart. — Joel Brinkley

• Solo Travel Quotes

To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. — Freya Stark

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. — Unknown

I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can’t reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses. — Bill Bryson

The true fruit of travel is perhaps the feeling of being nearly everywhere at home. — Freya Stark

When you’ve managed to stumble directly into the heart of the unknown – either through the misdirection of others, or better yet, through your own creative ineptitude – there is no one there to hold your hand or tell you what to do. In those bad lost moments, in the times when we are advised not to panic, we own the unknown, and the world belongs to us. The child within has full reign. Few of us are ever so free. — Tim Cahill

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. — Lin Yutang

He travels the fastest who travels alone. — Rudyard Kipling

Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection. — Lawrence Durrell

When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself. — Liberty Hyde Bailey

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. — Henry David Thoreau

I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more. — Thomas Jefferson

Loving life is easy when you are abroad. Where no one knows you and you hold your life in your hands all alone, you are more master of yourself than at any other time. — Hannah Arendt

Personally I like going places where I don’t speak the language, don’t know anybody, don’t know my way around and don’t have any delusions that I’m in control. Disoriented, even frightened, I feel alive, awake in ways I never am at home. — Michael Mewshaw

I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads. — Paulo Coelho

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me. The long brown path before me leading me wherever I choose. — Walt Whitman

• Anthony Bourdain Travel Quotes

If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.

Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks — on your body or on your heart — are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt.

It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu , for instance, seem to demand silence, like a love affair you can never talk about.   For a while after, you fumble for words, trying vainly to assemble a private narrative, an explanation, a comfortable way to frame where you’ve been and what’s happened. In the end, you’re just happy you were there — with your eyes open — and lived to see it.

Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.

I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you’re never going to find the perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and I’m always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary.

Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? … I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.

It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.   Maybe that’s enlightenment enough – to know that there is no final resting place of the mind, no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom, at least for me, means realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.

I think food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.

Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.

Southeast Asia has a real grip on me. From the very first time I went there, it was a fulfillment of my childhood fantasies of the way travel should be.

I wanted adventures. I wanted to go up the Nung river to the heart of darkness in Cambodia . I wanted to ride out into a desert on camelback, sand and dunes in every direction, eat whole roasted lamb with my fingers. I wanted to kick snow off my boots in a Mafiya nightclub in Russia. I wanted to play with automatic weapons in Phnom Penh, recapture the past in a small oyster village in France, step into a seedy neon-lit pulqueria in rural Mexico. I wanted to run roadblocks in the middle of the night, blowing past angry militia with a handful of hurled Marlboro packs, experience fear, excitement, wonder.   I wanted kicks – the kind of melodramatic thrills and chills I’d yearned for since childhood, the kind of adventure I’d found as a little boy in the pages of my Tintin comic books. I wanted to see the world – and I wanted the world to be just like the movies.

At this point I think my body is like an old car. Another dent ain’t gonna make a whole lot of difference. At best it’s a reminder that you’re still alive and lucky as hell. Another tattoo, another thing you did, another place you’ve been.

Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund.

If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.

Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.

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200 Travel Quotes To Feed Your Wanderlust

By Maxime Lagacé

Maxime is the founder of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm and peaceful mind. Learn more about him on his about page .

The farther I travel, the closer I am to myself. Andrew McCarthy

Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry. Jack Kerouac

Getting lost is sometimes the best way to find yourself. Maxime Lagacé

Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J.R.R. Tolkien

Collect moments. Not things. Unknown

I haven’t been everywhere but it’s on my list. Susan Sontag

I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility. Jack Kerouac

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot

We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust swirling and dancing in eddies and whirlpools in infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. Paulo Coelho

Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. Seneca

He who does not travel does not know the value of men. Moorish proverb

Who lives sees, but who travels sees more. Ibn Battuta

The best dreams happen when you’re awake. Cherie Gilderbloom

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. Lao Tzu

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The Best Travel Quotes

I love to travel, but hate to arrive. Albert Einstein

To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. Freya Stark (Game of Thrones

Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. Walt Whitman

What is more melancholy and more profound than to see a thousand objects for the first and the last time? To travel is to be born and to die at every instant. Victor Hugo

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Mark Twain

Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road. Jack Kerouac

People say that what we are all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think this is what we’re really seeking. I think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive. Joseph Campbell

To travel is to take a journey into yourself. Danny Kaye

A tourist sees what he came to see; a traveler sees what he sees. Thibaut

I would rather own little and see the world, than own the world and see little of it. Alexander Sattler

Vagabonding is about time – our only real commodity – and how we choose to use it. Rolf Potts

The slow nuanced experience of a single country is always better than the hurried, superficial experience of forty countries. Rolf Potts (Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World)

It is fatal to know too much at the outset: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his route as to the novelist who is overcertain of his plot. Paul Theroux

Traveling hopefully into the unknown with a little information: dead reckoning is the way most people live their lives, and the phrase itself seems to sum up human existenec. Paul Theroux

Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am. Voltaire

Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. Ibn Battuta

Traveler, there is no path, paths are made by walking. Antonio Machado

If you really want to learn about a country, work there. Charles Kuralt

Your true traveler finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty – his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure. Aldous Huxley

Travel, which is like a greater and graver science, brings us back to ourselves. Albert Camus

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference . Robert Frost

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. Andre Gide

The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they really are. Samuel Johnson

Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am… Michael Crichton

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land. Gilbert K. Chesterton

Traveling – it gives you home in thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land. Ibn Battuta

Travel… the best way to be lost and found at the same time. Brenna Smith

Part 2. Travel Quotes That Are…

The most famous (jack kerouac, marcel proust, helen keller, etc.).

Experience, travel – these are an education in themselves. Euripides

Be brave, take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. Paulo Coelho

Once a year go somewhere you have never been before. Dalai Lama

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Paris is always a good idea. Audrey Hepburn

He who would travel happily must travel light. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Unexpected travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God. Kurt Vonnegut

It is better to travel well than to arrive. Buddha

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. Lao Tzu

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller

To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice. Elizabeth Gilbert ( Eat, Pray, Love , Amazon book)

If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future? Stephen Hawking

If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there. George Harrison (The Beatles, Any Road)

Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on. Led Zeppelin (Stairway to Heaven)

There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars. Jack Kerouac (On the Road)

Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life. Jack Kerouac

The world is a book and he who don’t travel only read one page. St. Augustine

I never knew of a morning in Africa, when I woke up and was not happy. Ernest Hemingway

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream . Discover. Mark Twain

I could have gone on flying through space forever. Yuri Gagarin (First human to journey into outer space)

The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home. Christopher Columbus

I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed. Marco Polo

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust

Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times. Asian proverb

Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled. Mohammed

Short Travel Quotes

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To travel is to live. Hans Christian Andersen

All of life is a foreign country. Jack Kerouac

Travel far enough, you meet yourself. David Mitchell

We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope. Rolf Potts

Travel teaches toleration. Benjamin Disraeli

The journey is the destination. Dan Eldon

Everywhere you travel to, be fully there. Lailah Gifty Akita

Everybody has a unique path to travel. Lailah Gifty Akita

The road never ends… only our vision does. Amit Reddy

No matter where you go, there you are. Buckaroo Banzi

What is life, without a little risk? Sirius Black (Harry Potter)

Risk is the salt and sugar of life. Freya Stark

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. Unknown

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. Unknown

It feels good to be lost in the right direction. Unknown

If not now, when? Unknown

Life is short and the world is wide. Unknown

Go, fly, roam, travel, voyage, explore, journey, discover, adventure. Unknown

Work, travel, save, repeat. Unknown

Just go. Go see all the beauty in the world. Unknown

Don’t listen to what they say, go see. Chinese proverb

Adventure is worthwhile. Aristotle

Oh, the places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss

The journey is my home. Muriel Rukeyser

Make voyages! Attempt them. There’s nothing else. Tennessee Williams

Inspirational Travel Quotes

The goal is to die with memories not dreams. Unknown

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. Anatole France

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. Paulo Coelho ( The Alchemist quotes )

I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it. Rosalia de Castro

Wanting to travel reflects a positive attitude. You want to see, to grow in experience, and presumably to become more whole as a human being. Ed Buryn

Vagabonding is about using the prosperity and possibility of the information age to increase your personal options instead of your personal possessions. Rolf Potts

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move. Robert Louis Stevenson

Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it? Caroline Myss

Part 1. A lot of us first aspired to far-ranging travel and exotic adventure early in our teens; these ambitions are, in fact, adolescent in nature, which I find an inspiring idea. Tim Cahill

Part 2. Thus, when we allow ourselves to imagine as we once did, we know, with a sudden jarring clarity, that if we don’t go right now, we’re never going to do it. And we’ll be haunted by our unrealized dreams and know that we have sinned against ourselves gravely. Tim Cahill

What I find is that you can do almost anything or go almost anywhere, if you’re not in a hurry. Paul Theroux

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float; to gain all while you give; to roam the roads of lands remote; to travel is to live. Hans Christian Andersen

I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted. Jack Kerouac

Don’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life was meant to be. Steve Pavlina

I travel around the world in a way that tries to open my mind and give me empathy and inspire me to come home and make this world a better place. Rick Steves

And then there is the most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. Randy Komisar

Travel is a creative act – not simply loafing and inviting your soul, but feeding on the imagination, accounting for each fresh wonder, memorizing, and moving on… and the best landscapes, apparently dense or featureless, hold surprises if they are studied patiently, in the kind of discomfort one can savor afterward. Paul Theroux

Related : The 10 Lessons to Learn From Traveling (huffpost.com)

We travel initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspaper will accommodate. Pico Iyer

Part 1. What gives value to travel is fear. It is the fact that, at a certain moment, when we are so far from our own country we are seized by a vague fear, and an instinctive desire to go back to the protection of old habits. This is the most obvious benefit of travel. Albert Camus

Part 2. At that moment we are feverish but also porous, so that the slightest touch makes us quiver to the depths of our being. Albert Camus

Leaving home is a kind of forgiveness, and when you get among strangers, you’re amazed at how decent they seem. Nobody smirks at you or gossips about you, nobody resents your successes or relishes your defeats. You get to start over, a sort of redemption. Garrison Keilor

Part 1. Let’s not travel to tick things off lists, or collect half-hearted semi-treasures to be placed in dusty drawers in empty rooms. Victoria Erickson

Part 2. Rather, we’ll travel to find grounds and rooftops and tiny hidden parks, where we’ll sit and dismiss the passing time, spun in the city’s web, ‘til we’ve surrendered, content to be spent and consumed. Victoria Erickson

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Neale Donald Walsch

By seeing how small the world is, I realize how capable I am. I can conquer anything. Anywhere. Anyone. Tawny Lara

Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased. John Steinbeck

Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul. Jaime Lyn

Funny And Surprising Travel Quotes

Walking is a virtue, tourism is a deadly sin. Bruce Chatwin

Two great talkers will not travel far together. Spanish proverb

Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness. Ray Bradbury

I don’t know where I am going but I’m on my way. Carl Sagan

To lose a passport was the least of one’s worries. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe. Bruce Chatwin

When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is about to happen. Winnie The Pooh

Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going. Paul Theroux

A tourist is a fellow who drives thousands of miles so he can be photographed standing in front of his car. Emile Ganest

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad. George Bernard Shaw

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. Michael Palin

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. James Michener

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train. Oscar Wilde

I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted my routine. Caskie Stinnett

Jet lag is for amateurs. Dick Clark

When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money. Susan Heller

Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac

If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet. Rachel Wolchin

Better to sleep in an uncomfortable bed free, than sleep in a comfortable bed unfree. Jack Kerouac

The best tourist is one without a camera. Kamand Kojouri

Let your memory be your travel bag. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Deep Travel Sayings

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. G.K. Chesterton

There is no foreign land; it is the traveller only that is foreign. Robert Louis Stevenson Click to tweet

Travel and tell no one, live a true love story and tell no one, live happily and tell no one, people ruin beautiful things. Kahlil Gibran

As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world. Virginia Woolf

A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse…and thinks of home. Carl Burns

People say you have to travel to see the world. Sometimes I think that if you just stay in one place and keep your eyes open, you’re going to see just about all that you can handle. Paul Auster

This is the charm of a map. It represents the other side of the horizon where everything is possible. Rosita Forbes

Travel is never a matter of money but of courage. Paulo Coelho

Live your life by a compass, not a clock. Stephen Covey

As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you . Most of the time, those marks — on your body or on your heart — are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt. Anthony Bourdin

A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Unknown

Traveling allows you to become so many different versions of yourself. Unknown

When will you begin that long journey into yourself? Rumi

Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death. Should I never return, all is in order. Katherine Mansfield

People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering. St. Augustine

The practice of soulful travel is to discover the overlapping point between history and everyday life; the way to find the essence of every place, every day: in the markets, small chapels, out-of-the-way parks, craft shops. Phil Cousineau

My city and country, so far as I am Antoninus, is Rome; but so far as I am a man, it is the world. Marcus Aurelius

Whenever you find yourself on the side of majority, it’s time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain

Remember at all times that while you are seeing the world, the world will see you. Benjamin Rush

He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him. Dutch proverb

The question is not what you look at, but what you see. Henry David Thoreau

Wise Travel Sayings

Travel doesn’t become adventure until you leave yourself behind. Marty Rubin

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. Robert Louis Stevenson

With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding. Sandra Lake

Travelling is discovering. Discovering is learning. Learning is living. Maxime Lagacé

It is not down in any map; true places never are. Herman Melville

To the tourist, travel is a means to an end; to the traveler, it’s an end in itself. Marty Rubin

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. Lin Yutang

I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on earth, then I ask myself the same question. Harun Yahya

He who has seen one cathedral ten times has seen something; he who has seen ten cathedrals once has seen but little; and he who has spent half an hour in each of a hundred cathedrals has seen nothing at all. Sinclair Lewis

Travel’s greatest purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. William Hazlitt

The value of your travels does not hinge on how many stamps you have in your passport when you get home. Rolf Potts

People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home. Rolf Potts

Travel can be a kind of monasticism on the move: on the road, we often live more simple, with no more possessions than we can carry, and surrendering ourselves to chance. This is what Camus meant he said that “what gives value to travel is fear” – disruption, in other words, (or emancipation) from circumstance, and all the habits behing which we hide. Pico Iyer

Related : 20 Unforgettable Lessons You Can Learn From Traveling The World (lifehack.org)

Curiosity about the extraordinary in the ordinary moves the heart of the traveler intent on seeing behind the veil of tourism. Phil Cousineau

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends… The mind can never break off from the journey. Pat Conroy

It’s not where you are today that counts. It’s where you are headed. Arthur F. Lenehan

Ownership of most things is overrated. Ownership of worldly experience is not. Dave Levant

A great way to learn about your country is to leave it. Henry Rollins

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own, and if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it. Samuel Johnson

The true fruit of travel is perhaps the feeling of being nearly everywhere at home. Freya Stark

I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. Mark Twain

To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time , to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted. Bill Bryson

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli

One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. Henry Miller

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. Aldous Huxley

It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks. Anatole France

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. Thomas Fuller

Wherever you go, go with all your heart! Confucius

Part 3. Conclusion

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. John A. Shedd

Further Readings

• Topic: Education and Culture
• 100 Education Quotes That Will Inspire You To Keep Growing
• 100 Learning Quotes To Inspire You To Learn (Forever)
• 100 Knowledge Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective
• 100 Reading Quotes Every Book Lover Can Relate To
• 100 Curiosity Quotes To Increase Your Desire To Learn
• 100 Music Quotes From The Best Musicians In The World
• 17 Easy Steps for Planning Your Next Trip (nomadicmatt.com)

Do you travel often? What’s your favorite travel quote? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.

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Part 2 Travel Quotes That ARE Famous Short Inspirational Funny Deep Wise

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Every Travel Quote Ever

Say goodbye to scouring the internet in search of inspirational travel quotes to keep you focussed on saving for that next big trip. Instead take a read through our list of every travel quote ever. We dare you to try and not be inspired.

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Inspirational Travel Quotes

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Unknown

“I am not a great book, I am not a great artist, but I love art and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.” – Michael Palin

“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“He who does not travel does not know the value of men.” – Moorish proverb

“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

“The best journeys in life are those that answer questions you never thought to ask.” ― Rich Ridgeway

“To travel is to evolve.” – Pierre Bernardo

Take the first step, the rest will follow. Book the ticket, apply for the job, send the email, jump into the water. The rest gets easier from there. – Abi from http://www.insidethetravellab.com/

“A person does not grow from the ground like a vine or a tree, one is not part of a plot of land. Mankind has legs so it can wander.” ― Roman Payne, The Wanderess

“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

“You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” – Eugene Fodor

“He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him.” – Dutch Proverb

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” – Mark Twain

“He who would travel happily must travel light.” – Antoine de St. Exupery

“Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.” – Anatole France

“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville

It’s never too late to have a life you love. Don’t ever feel like you’ve missed the boat, don’t have what it takes or can’t achieve your dreams. Instead of removing your dreams, remove the doubts and fears keeping you from them. It’s never, ever too late. – Phoebe from https://littlegreybox.net

“Without travel I would have wound up a little ignorant white Southern female, which was not my idea of a good life.” – Lauren Hutton

“I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.” – James Baldwin

“I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.” – Seneca

“Travelling — it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” — Lawrence Block

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Scott Cameron

“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” – Oscar Wilde

“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” – Alan Keightley

“Tourists visit. Travellers explore.” – Unknown

If you don’t do it now, when will you do it? -Monica from http://thetravelhack.com/

“Travelling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.'” – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

“I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on Earth. Then I ask myself the same question.” – Harun Yahya

“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – Ernest Hemingway

“Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.” – Unknown

“The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca

“NOT I – NOT ANYONE else, can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself.” – Walt Whitman

“You don’t choose the day you enter the world and you don’t chose the day you leave. It’s what you do in between that makes all the difference.” – Anita Septimus

“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends… The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy

“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” ― Clifton Fadiman

“I haven’t been everywhere but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” – Roy M. Goodman

Adventure Travel Quotes

“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson

“My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.” ― Steve McCurry

“The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine

The biggest addiction a person can have is discovering the unknown. Once it takes hold, there is no getting out and the only way to get your fix is by pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and exploring new horizons, cultural, and places. – Stephen from A Backpacker’s Tale 

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”― Andre Gide

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” ― Unknown

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” ― John A. Shedd

“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― Mark Twain

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware.” ― Martin Buber

“May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home.” ― Trenton Lee Stewart

“Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Make voyages! Attempt them… there’s nothing else.” – Tennessee Williams

“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” ― Freya Stark

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” ― G.K. Chesterton

The more borders you cross, the more your mind opens — Paul from Global Help Swap

“One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.” – Ella Maillart

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” – James Michener

“When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting.” – Clint Borgen

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu

“Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.” – Irving Wallace

“A traveller without observation is a bird without wings.” — Moslih Eddin Saadi

“I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” – Caskie Stinnett

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru

“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Unknown (thanks to Melissa Bond for the contribution!)

“Investment in travel is an investment in yourself.” – Matthew Karsten

“It is better to travel well then to arrive.” – Buddha

“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aristotle

“We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin

“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled.” – Mohammed

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

“The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Adventure without risk is Disneyland.” – Doug Coupland

“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.” – Cesare Pavese

“How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.” – R. Buckminster Fuller

“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” – Rosalia de Castro

“I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment” – Hilaire Belloc

“If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey most of us would never start out at all.” – Dan Rather

“The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

“Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” – Al Gore

“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travellers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux

“It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.” – William Hazlitt

“You develop a sympathy for all human beings when you travel a lot.” – Shakuntala Devi

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The 100 Best Inspirational Travel Quotes to Spark Your Next Adventure

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I was a voracious reader when I was growing up, typically reading two books a week on average.

My lower-middle class family didn’t have the money to do much in the way of traveling, outside of the occasional camping trip in North Georgia . Both my parents worked, and my dad worked multiple jobs to support his family of five.

The furthest we ever traveled was a trip to visit my godparents in Virginia when I was 14. So instead I read books about travel and adventure long before I had the financial means to start taking adventures of my own.

It was the written word that originally fueled my travel dreams, from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island  and Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Books  to Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea .

It was through Henry David Thoreau’s Walden , John Muir’s Our National Parks ,  and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature  that I developed a passion for the environment. Without them, who knows if I would’ve become the advocate for ecotourism and wildlife conservation I am today. 

And when I finally started traveling, the work of travel writers such as Jon Krakauer , Bill Bryson and Paul Theroux greatly influenced the way I did it.

But the first classic quote I remember having a significant impact on me came in the form of a Robert Frost poem: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.” This idea influenced many of my choices, setting me on the path to becoming a full-time professional writer in my twenties.

For me, these inspirational travel quotes aren’t just words: They are the distillation of a philosophy that continues to drive my life and work today. I hope they will prove equally influential for you…   –Bret Love; photos by Bret Love & Mary Gabbett

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Inspirational Travel Quotes

1. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust

2. “Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” –Pat Conroy

3. “Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. Travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of, giving to it the sharp contour and meaning of art.” –Freya Stark

4. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” –Mark Twain

5. “Travel is more than the seeing of sights. It is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” –Miriam Beard

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6. “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” –Paul Theroux

7. “One of the gladdest moments of human life, me thinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy .” –Sir Richard Burton

8. “I travel around the world in a way that tries to open my mind and give me empathy and inspire me to come home and make this world a better place.” – Rick Steves

9. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust

10. “I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” –Mary Anne Radmacher

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Quotes About Adventure Travel

11. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” –Andre Gide

12. “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” –Jawaharial Nehru

13. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” –H. Jackson Brown Jr.

14. “To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.” –Hans Christian Andersen

15. “In the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain .” –Jack Kerouac

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16. “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal.” –Paulo Coelho

17. “Adventure isn’t hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain . Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day-to-day obstacles in life.’’ –John Amatt

18.  “Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in 10 seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” –Ray Bradbury

19. “Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.” –Irving Wallace

20.  “There’s a race of men that don’t fit in, A race that can’t sit still;

So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will.

They range the field and rove the flood, And they climb the mountain’s crest;

Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood, And they don’t know how to rest.”  —Robert W. Service

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21. “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” –Anonymous

22.  “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” –Helen Keller

23. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” –Saint Augustine

24. “Travel brings power and love back into your life.” –Rumi

25.  “Only one who wanders finds new paths.” –Norwegian Proverb

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26. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” –Lao Tzu

27. “Make voyages! Attempt them… there’s nothing else.” –Tennesee Williams

28. “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” –Anais Nin

29.  “Your feet will take you where your heart is.” – Irish proverb

30. “Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of.” –Roy T. Bennett

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31.  “To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch , or a redeemed social condition, to know that even one life has breathed better because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

32. “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” –Lin Yutang

33. “The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.”  –Mark Paterson

34.  “Travel is like an endless university. You never stop learning.” –Harvey Lloyd

35. “If real, regular, normal, boring life, (when you’re at home every day, seeing the same people, doing the same things) is like sitting at home on the floor surrounded by toys… traveling feels to me like going to Toys R Us with your toy box and getting to trade stuff in and buy new things and explore whole new ideas.” –Alex Day

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36. “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children” –Chief Seattle

37. “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” –John Hope Franklin

38. “Two of the greatest gifts we can give our children are roots and wings.” –Hodding Carter

39. “When you travel with children you are giving something that can never be taken away… experience, exposure, and a way of life.” –Pamela T. Chandler

40. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” –Tim Cahill

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41. “The further I go, the closer to me I get.” – Andrew McCarthy

42. “A person does not grow from the ground like a vine or a tree, one is not part of a plot of land. Mankind has legs so it can wander.”  – Roman Payne, The Wanderess

43 “I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition. They reach the summit last because they know God isn’t at the top waiting for them. He is down below helping his followers to understand that the view is glorious wherever you stand.” –Shannon L. Alder

44.  “A person susceptible to ‘wanderlust’ is not so much addicted to movement as committed to transformation.” — Pico Iyer

45. “How will I know who I can become if I don’t give myself the chance to try new things, to push myself beyond my normal boundaries? Who might I be if I am away from the things that I currently use to define myself?” ― Eileen Cook, With Malice

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46. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I– I took the one less traveled by… And that has made all the difference.” –Robert Frost

47. “To get away from one’s working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one’s self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.” – Charles Horton Cooley

48. “Through travel I first became aware of the outside world; it was through travel that I found my own introspective way into becoming a part of it.” – Eudora Welty

49. “Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone.” — The Dhammapada

50.  “All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for material possessions, money, or even close friends with me on my journey. I never understood people very well anyway, and they never seemed to understand me very well either. All I wanted was my art and the chance to be the creator of my own world, my own reality. I wanted the open road and new beginnings every day.” — Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: In Search For The Great Perhaps

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Couples Travel Quotes

51. “As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was about to happen.”— A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

52.  “Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.” — Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

53. “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck

54.  “And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, in dimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” — Pico Iyer

55. “The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” — Shirley MacLaine

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56.  “Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.”– Lewis Carroll

57.  “Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, “I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.” — Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

58. “What we find in a soulmate is not something wild to tame, but something wild to run with.” — Robert Brault

59.  “Love is the food of life, travel is dessert.” – Anonymous

60.  “To lose yourself: a voluptuous surrender, lost in your arms, lost to the world, utterly immersed in what is present so that its surroundings fade away. In Benjamin’s terms, to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery.” — Rebecca Solnit ( A Field Guide to Getting Lost )

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61. “Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” -Alan Keightley

62.  “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow! What a Ride!'” — Hunter S. Thompson ( The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 )

63. “If you reject the food , ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” – James Michener

64. “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do — especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you.  No yesterdays on the road.” -William Least Heat Moon

65. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all the familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things– air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky– all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese

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66. “ Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee

67. “Maybe you had to leave in order to miss a place; maybe you had to travel to figure out how beloved your starting point was.” ― Jodi Picoult

68. “Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou

69. “It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.” – Alan Cohen

70. “Be spontaneous, never be afraid to try new things or find new ways. Don’t let overplanning and routine poison your life.” ― Mouloud Benzadi

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71. “It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.” -Henry David Thoreau

72. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

73. “Not all those who wander are lost.” –J.R.R. Tolkien

74. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” –Neale Donald Walsch

75.  “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footsteps on the moon.” – Paul Brandt

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76.  “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

77.  “Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the Universe.” –Anatole France

78. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” –St. Augustine

79. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr. in P.S. I Love You

80.  “I find the great thing in this world is not so much about where we stand, as in what direction we are moving… We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes

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81.  “Stop creating a life that you need a vacation from. Instead, move to where you want to live, do what you want to do, start what you want to start, and create the life you want today. This isn’t rehearsal, people. This is YOUR life.” –Dale Partridge

82. “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” –Bill Bryson

83. “Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you’ve never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground.” ―Judith Thurman

84.  “Travel is the antidote to fear. It makes you see the similarities and differences that exist around the world, and it opens your eyes– and mind– to new and different approaches.” –Julia Cosgrove

85. “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson

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86. “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

87. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure . The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” —Christopher McCandless

88.  “Travel while you are young and able. Don’t worry about the money, just make it work. Experience is far more valuable than money will ever be.” — Anonymous

89. “If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food , it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.” – Anthony Bourdain

90. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ― Terry Pratchett

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91. “Look deeper into nature , and then you will understand everything better.” –Albert Einstein

92. “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, This is what it is to be happy.” –Sylvia Plath

93. “Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.” –Schopenhauer

94. “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” — John Muir, The Mountains of California

95.  “When the blood in your veins returns to the sea, and the earth in your bones returns to the ground, perhaps then you will remember that this land does not belong to you– it is YOU who belongs to this land.” –Native American proverb

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96.  “Only when the last tree has died, and the last river been poisoned, and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.” –Cree Indian Proverb

97. “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” –Henry David Thoreau

98. “Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep , and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

99. “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, 

There is a rapture on the lonely shore,

There is society, where none intrudes,

By the deep sea, and music in its roar

I love not man the less, but nature more.” –Lord Byron

100. “We only know a tiny proportion about the complexity of the natural world. Wherever you look, there are still things we don’t know about and don’t understand. There are always new things to find out if you go looking for them.” ―David Attenborough

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The 100 Most Inspirational Travel Quotes Of All Time

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• November 8, 2020 November 17, 2020
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If you’re planning a holiday, fighting post-trip blues, or just scrolling through instagram travel photos, you can be sure there’s a quote about traveling out there that hits the spot for you.

Travel quotes to discover yourself, travel quotes to motivate your next journey, fantastic travel quotes to drive you to live your best life and more. We can all relate to inspirational travel quotes, making them so fun to read.

In this article, I gathered some of the most popular travel quotes (and my personal favourites). I hope you’ll find these incredible travel quotes inspiring, and they’ll make you want to go out and see the world.

Famous travel quotes

1. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”–Andre Gide

2. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” – Helen Keller

3. “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

4. “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have travelled.” – Mohammed

5. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” –Mark Twain

6. “Surely, of all the wonders of the world, the horizon is the greatest.” – Freya Stark

7. “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain

8. “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu 

9. “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign” – Robert Louis Stevenson

10. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” –Saint Augustine

11. “Life is meant for good friends and great adventures” – Anonymous

12. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” –Susan Sontag

13. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by” —Robert Frost

14. “Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before.” –Dalai Lama

15. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” –Tim Cahill

16. “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”  – Anita Desai

17. “Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.”-Anonymous

18. “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle

19. “Collect Moment, Not Things.”-Anonymous

20. “Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” – Lovelle Drachman

21. “We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfilment.” — Hilaire Belloc

22. “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

23. “I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.” ― Melody Truong

24. “This wasn’t a strange place; it was a new one.” – Paulo Coelho

25. “If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet” – Rachel Wolchin

26. “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” – Michael Palin

27. “We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury

28. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did.” ― Mark Twain

29. “People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

30. “Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.” – Paulo Coelho

31. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

32. “I travel because it makes me realize how much I haven’t seen, how much I’m not going to see, and how much I still need to see.” – Carew Papritz

33. “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd

34. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – Terry Pratchett

35. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

36. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

37. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”― David Mitchell

38. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley

39. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu

40. “Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it?” – Caroline Myss

41. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous

42. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” ― Jack Kerouac

43. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

44. “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret” – Oscar Wilde

45. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous

46. “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” –Randy Komisar

47. “I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on earth, then I ask myself the same question.” –Harun Yahya

48. “Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.” –Unknown

49. “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain

50. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

51. “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin

52. “No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.” – Chuck Thompson

53. “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

54. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

55. “He who would travel happily must travel light.” – Antoine de St. Exupery

56. “To awaken alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark

57. “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

58. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine

59. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca

60. “With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.” – Sandra Lake

61. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous

62. “Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” — Peter Hoeg

63. “You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” – Eugene Fodor

64. “When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting.” – Clint Borgen

65. “The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine

66. “I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” – Caskie Stinnett

67. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” – Roy M. Goodman

68. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

69. “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville

70. “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

71. “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” — Lawrence Block

72. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley

73. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac

74. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things — air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky. All things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese

75. “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

76. “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson

77. “To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

78. “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do — especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” – William Least Heat Moon

79. “Travel makes a wise man better but a fool worse.” – Thomas Fuller

80. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – Susan Heller

81. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell

82. “Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Stephen Covey

83. “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai

84. “We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury

85. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca

86. “He who would travel happily must travel light.” -Antoine de St. Exupery

87. “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

88. No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

89. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” -Jack Kerouac

90. “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” -Benjamin Disraeli

91. “Own only what you can always carry with you: known languages, known countries, known people. Let your memory be your travel bag” -Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

92. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.”   -Susan Heller

93. “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” – William Least Heat Moon

94. “Conventional wisdom tells us… we take our baggage with us. I’m not so sure. Travel, at its best, transforms us in ways that aren’t always apparent until we’re back home. Sometimes we do leave our baggage behind, or, even better, it’s misrouted to Cleveland and is never heard from again.”   -Eric Weiner

95. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” -Robert Frost

96. “There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouac

97. “If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.” – Anthony Bourdain

98. “At its best, travel should challenge our preconceptions and most cherished views, cause us to rethink our assumptions, shake us a bit, make us broader minded and more understanding.” –Arthur Frommer

99. “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.” -Oscar Wilde

100. “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret” -Oscar Wilde

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151 Best Travel Quotes That Will Inspire Wanderlust

As we prepare to travel again, there are fun ways we can keep our wanderlust alive, all while sitting at home. Cue staycations and inspiring travel quotes! 

Maybe you have a travel quote painted on your wall, as a decal on your bumper, or tattooed on your forearm. No matter the situation, whether it be during times of travel or travel journaling , travel quotes are a great reminder of life, love, and adventure .

Here are the 151 best travel quotes that will inspire the wanderlust in you.

Inspirational Travel Quotes

“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine

“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

“Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” – Paul Brandt

“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell

“I don’t know the question, but travel is definitely the answer.” – Unknown

“The best things in life are the people we love, the places we’ve been, and the memories we’ve made along the way.” – Unknown

“Travel like Gandhi, with simple clothes, open eyes, and an uncluttered mind.” – Rick Steves

“The journey, not the arrival, matters.” – T. S. Eliot

“Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.” – The Dalai Lama

“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Unknown

“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux

“There are seven days in the week, and someday isn’t one of them.” – Unknown

“Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have traveled.” – Mohamed

“Life is like a camera: you focus on what is important, capture the good times, develop from the negative and if things do not work out, take another shot.” – Unknown

“Discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“Half the fun of travel is the aesthetic of lostness.” – Ray Bradbury

“Adventure should be part of everyone’s life. It is the whole difference between being fully alive and just existing.” – Holly Morris

“I travel because it makes me realize how much I haven’t seen, how much I’m not going to see, and how much I still need to see.” – Carew Papritz

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

“I can’t control the wind but I can adjust the sail.” – Ricky Skaggs

“Wanderlust isn’t about running away from it all.  It’s about experiencing the outside to discover the inside.” – Unknown

“Quit your job, buy a ticket, get a tan, fall in love, never return.” – Anonymous

“People don’t take trips. . . trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all people cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou

“Own only what you can always carry with you: known languages, known countries, known people. Let your memory be your travel bag.” – Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

“Travel leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibu Battuta

“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” – Peter Hoeg

“Of all the books in all the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.” – Unknown

“Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.” – Chinese Proverb

“At the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.” – Shant

“We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone.” – Katie Thurmes

“Add life to your days, not days to your life.” – Unknown

“Life is short and the world is wide.” – Simon Raven

“I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question.” – Harun Yahya

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.” – Glenn Clark

“Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“So much of who we are is where we have been.” – William Langewiesche

“If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet.” – Rachel Wolchin

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place… but nothing ever grows there.” – Anonymous

“Adventure can be an end in itself. Self-discovery is the secret ingredient.” – Grace Lichtenstein

“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively, unless you can choose a challenge instead of a competence.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” – Lovelle Drachman

“Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.” – Jamie Lyn Beatty

“We live in a world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” ― Jawaharial Nehru

“Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” – Oscar Wilde

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told.” – Alan Keightley

“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” – James Michener

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” – Anaïs Nin

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

“I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.” – John Green

“Oh, the places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Stephen Covey

“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” – Mark Jenkins

“At its best, travel should challenge our preconceptions and most cherished views, cause us to rethink our assumptions, shake us a bit, make us broader minded and more understanding.” – Arthur Frommer

“A ship in a harbor is safe, but it is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai

“Veni, Vini, Amavi. We came, we saw, we loved.” – Unknown

“This is what holidays, travels, vacations are about. It is not really rest or even leisure we chase. We strain to renew our capacity to wonder, to shock ourselves into astonishment once again.” – Shana Alexander

“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” — Erol Ozan

“The freedom of the open road is seductive, serendipitous and absolutely liberating.” – Aaron Lauritsen, “100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip”

“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” – Rosalía de Castro 

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.” – Kurt Vonnegut

“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travellers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” – G.K. Chesterton

“And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” – Pico Iyer

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

“Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle

“The greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson

“We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc

“Traveling is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

“Cover the earth, before it covers you.” – Dagobert D. Runes

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Funny Travel Quotes

“The best way to know a city is to eat it.” – Scott Westerfeld

“If you think adventure is dangerous try routine, it’s lethal.” – Paulo Coelho

“Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles M. Schulz

“ Jet lag is for amateurs.” – Dick Clark

 “I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.” – Henry Youngman

“I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” – Caskie Stinnett

“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s saying ‘I would stay and love you but I have to go, this is my station.’” – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

“I crossed a time zone and I feel younger already. If I keep traveling west, I can become immortal.” – Jarod Kintz

“If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I’m a size window seat in plane tickets.” – Anonymous

“I wish I was a postcard. For under a dollar, I could travel to any location in the world.” – Anonymous

“I would totally give up travel, but I’m not a quitter.” – Anonymous

“Road trips require a couple of things: a well-balanced diet of caffeine, salt and sugar and an excellent selection of tunes – oh, and directions.” – Jenn McKinlay

“My fear of flying starts as soon as I buckle myself in and then the guy up front mumbles a few unintelligible words then before I know it I’m thrust into the back of my seat by acceleration that seems way too fast and the rest of the trip is an endless nightmare of turbulence, of near misses. And then the cabbie drops me off at the airport.” – Dennis Miller

Witty Instagram Captions

Rome stole a pizza my heart.

Stuck somewhere between “I need to save” and “you only live once”.

Friend: Let’s go to Bora Bora. Me: Man, I wanna go, but I’m pora pora.

It’s bad manners to let vacation wait!

Travel! Before you run out of time…

Moher photos, please.

Always take the scenic route.

An adventure a day keeps the doctor away.

Catch flights, not feelings.

Enjoy your vacation! Right baguette ya!

Good times and tan lines.

You used to call me on my shell phone…

Seek to sea more.

Eiffel in love in Paris.

I follow my heart … and it usually leads me to the airport.

Maybe you can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets!

It feels good to be lost in the right direction.

Paris, I hope our paths will croissant again.

Friend Travel Quotes

“A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill

“It doesn’t matter where you’re going, it’s who you have beside you.” – Unknown

“Life was meant for great adventures and close friends.” – Unknown

 “ Friends that travel together, stay together.” – Unknown

“There is an unspoken bond you create with the friends you travel with.” – Kristen Sarah

“True friends never apart maybe in distance never in heart.” – Helen Keller

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world & the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“The more I traveled, the more I realized fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine

“Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.” – Izaak Walton

“I get a friend to travel with me… I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It’s hard to be alone.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

“As soon as I saw you, I knew a grand adventure was about to happen.” – Winnie The Pooh

“Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.” – Unknown

“Wherever it is you may be, it is your friends who make your world.” – Chris Bradford

“When you get lost in a really strange place, nothing is more comforting than finding your friend whom you trust and can show the way.” – Toba Beta

Anthony Bourdain Travel Quotes

“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.” – Anthony Bourdain

“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you’re never going to find perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and I’m always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Plans should be ephemeral, so be prepared to move away from them.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I think food , culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain

Mark Twain Travel Quotes

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” – Mark Twain

“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.” – Mark Twain

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain

“The funniest things are forbidden.” – Mark Twain

“It liberates the vandal to travel — you never saw a bigoted, opinionated, stubborn, narrow-minded, self-conceited, almighty mean man in your life but he had stuck in one place since he was born and thought God made the world and dyspepsia and bile for his especial comfort and satisfaction.” – Mark Twain 

“There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage.” – Mark Twain 

“Take the universe as a whole, and it is a very clever conception and quite competently carried out, but I don’t think much of this globe as a work of art. It would have been better to take more time to it and do it right, it seems to me, than to rush it through, helter-skelter, in six days, just for reputation.” – Mark Twain 

“The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad. I speak now, of course, in the supposition that the gentle reader has not been abroad, and therefore is not already a consummate ass.” – Mark Twain

“It is a subject that is bound to stir the pulses of any man one talks seriously to about, for in this age of inventive wonders all men have come to believe that in some genius’ brain sleeps the solution of the grand problem of aerial navigation — and along with that belief is the hope that that genius will reveal his miracle before they die, and likewise a dread that he will poke off somewhere and die himself before he finds out that he has such a wonder lying dormant in his brain.” – Mark Twain

Jack Kerouac Travel Quotes

“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. ” – Jack Kerouac

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” ― Jack Kerouac, “On the Road”

“So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” — Jack Kerouac, “Desolation Angels”

“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” ― Jack Kerouac, “On the Road”

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The best quotes about travel will inspire you to pack your bags, book that ticket, and start your journey in a new place. We’re always thinking about our next trip, and sometimes a saying or quote can remind us why we travel in the first place.

Traveling is a great opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, reflect on the bigger picture, and learn about the world and yourself. If you need some motivation, I’ve got a collection of inspirational travel quotes , quotes about traveling with friends , funny travel quotes , and more. With that and our step-by-step guide on planning a trip anywhere , you will have no excuses.

Short travel quotes

Most inspiring travel quotes, best quotes about traveling with friends, travel quotes for couples, best quotes about traveling with family, quotes for traveling alone & solo travel quotes.

Spend some time reading through these adventure travel quotes and see which ones resonate with you most. Keep your favorites handy, so you can revisit them when you want some insight or something to inspire your wanderlust !

These short travel quotes are simple but can inspire lofty ideas for your next journey!

1. A change of latitude would help my attitude. – Unknown

As this short travel quote suggests, going to a new place can give you a total attitude adjustment!

2. Adventure is out there. – Charles Muntz

This travel quote from the animated film Up has inspired kids and adults alike. Adventure is out there; go find it!

3. Live your life by a compass, not a clock. – Erica Jong

I appreciate travel life quotes like this one. It’s not about how long you live, it’s whether you live it to the fullest. And for me, that means seeing the world!

4. Oh, the places you’ll go! – Dr. Seuss

This simple travel quote is a good one for life in general. Whether you’re moving to a new city or taking a trip around the world, oh, the places you’ll go!

5. Take only memories, leave only footprints. – Chief Seattle

This poignant travel quote is a reminder to treat our planet with respect, especially while traveling. Things like eco-tourism, carbon offsets, and environmental footprints need more attention!

6. The journey, not the arrival, matters. – T.S. Eliot

This is a quote about trips that can encourage you to slow down and enjoy the journey. Sometimes, we get so wrapped up in where we’re going, that we forget to appreciate all that’s around us.

7. There is a world elsewhere. – Shakespeare

This poetic travel quote is short and sweet. It’s easy to become distracted by daily life, but there is so much more out there.

8. To travel is to live. – Hans Christian Andersen

This travel quote says it all: traveling truly is one of the best ways to experience life.

The best travel quotes will inspire you to take the leap and go on a new adventure! Check out these inspirational travel quotes for more insight and direction.

9. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu

This inspiring travel quote applies to life, too. Step by step, we can reach new destinations, as well as our goals.

10. A ship is safe in the harbor, but that’s not what ships are built for. – Gael Attal

Remember that you are the ship, and you’re meant to experience this beautiful, magical world while you’re here!

11. Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times. – Asian proverb

No matter how many photos you see or stories you hear, nothing beats seeing a place in person!

12. Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have traveled. – Mohammed

This travel saying reminds us that experiencing unfamiliar places and cultures is one of the best ways to learn.

13. Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

This inspirational travel quote is about taking charge of your life and, as a traveler, getting off the beaten path to discover new places.

14. Investment in travel is an investment in yourself. – Matthew Karsten

A lot of people think about investing in their career or home, but the life experience you get through traveling is one of the greatest investments. The insight, perspective, and resilience you gain can help you in all facets of life.

15. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Neale Donald Walsch

This tried and true travel quote is another one that can inspire you to push past fears and embrace adventure! And remember, everyone’s comfort zone is different!

16. Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage. – Paulo Coelho

While taking a trip requires money, this inspirational travel quote reminds us that you also need the courage to leave behind familiarity for adventure.

17. Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost

Frost was a poet who understood the importance of charting your own path rather than following the crowd. That principle applies to traveling too, as you can find all kinds of unique places when you venture away from the tourist traps.

18. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. – Anonymous

This is one of the best travel quotes because it sums up why so many people pack their bags. When we’re traveling, we’re fully living !

Quotes about traveling the world

These quotes about traveling to new places will ignite your desire to pack up and go somewhere new!

19. I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met. – Melody Truong

Here is a famous travel quote that can spark wanderlust in anyone, especially travel junkies like us!

20. It’s a big world out there, it would be a shame not to experience it. – J.D. Andrews

Even if you can only go to the next town over, it’s always worth it to visit a new place and see something different.

21. Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Andre Gide

This is another travel quote that points out how you need to face some fears to travel to new destinations. Of course, it’s totally worth it!

22. The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. – St. Augustine

Here is a wonderful metaphor that can motivate you to step out of your comfort zone and go someplace new. Travel always reminds us that the world doesn’t revolve around us, and there are so many different ways of life.

23. The most beautiful thing in the world, is, of course, the world itself. -Wallace Stevens

This simple travel quote truly needs no explanation. When you feel down or uninspired, the world is there in all its natural beauty.

24. There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign. – Robert Louis Stevenson

This quote about traveling the world can shift our perspective to see the big picture.

25. There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars. – Jack Kerouac

Some people live to travel, and they get bored when they’re in one place for too long. If that’s you, know that you’re not alone!

26. Travel because life is short, and the world is huge. – Anonymous

If you need an inspiring travel quote , here it is!

27. Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. – Gustave Flaubert

This travel quote is also about the big picture. If you’ve ever stood on the edge of a cliff or sailed in the middle of the ocean, you know that sensation of feeling ridiculously small in a big world.

28. Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. – Anita Desai

A wonderful quote about traveling the world , this sentence captures the feeling of taking a piece of your travels with you while leaving a part of you behind .

Quotes about travel & adventure

These quotes are for travel lovers who crave their next adventure. If you’re ready to indulge your wanderlust, keep reading this adventure sayings !

29. Adventure may hurt you, but monotony will kill you. – Ghaniya Dewi Arassyi

This travel quote will resonate with many digital nomads and explorers. Waking up in a new place and experiencing a different culture may be jarring at first, but that kind of adventure is much better than doing the same thing every day.

30. All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. – Martin Buber

Anyone who has traveled will agree that this wanderlust quote is 100% true.

31. Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures. – Lovelle Drachman

Life is full of adventures and things to see, and if you’re curious enough, you’ll experience them all!

32. Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show. – Unknown

Odds are, the most interesting and fulfilled people you’ve met have spent more time seeing the world than buying things.

33. If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet. – Rachel Wolchin

This is one of the best travel quotes for a burst of inspiration.

34. Jobs fill your pocket. Adventures fill your soul. – Unknown

While it’s pragmatic to have both, it’s true that you gain something when you travel that you don’t get anywhere else.

35. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. – Helen Keller

Helen Keller’s motivational travel quote applies to life in general, so whatever the word adventure means to you, go for it!

36. Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. – Ibn Battuta

This is the perfect quote for travel lovers ! After a trip, you always come home with a story or two to tell, and those tales stay with you for life.

37. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. – Mark Twain

This is a simple travel quote to motivate you. Have you ever met anyone who said they regretted traveling?

Some of the best trips are the ones you take with good friends. I’m sure these travel quotes will inspire you to hit the road with your best friends. These are my favorite quotes about traveling with friends .

38. A good friend listens to your adventures. Your best friend makes them with you. – Unknown

Whoever said this trip quote knows what it’s like to have that best friend who will explore the world and navigate life with you.

39. Everyone needs this friend that calls and says, “Get dressed, we’re going on an adventure.” – Unknown

Here is another fun quote about traveling with friends . Do you have that bestie that’s always ready for the next adventure?

40. I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. – Mark Twain

I’m sure everyone can relate to this funny travel quote . When you take a trip with someone, you learn a lot about them, yourself, and your relationship!

41. It doesn’t matter where you’re going, it’s who you have beside you. – Unknown

As this travel quote suggests, one of the best parts of taking a trip isn’t the destination, but who you’re with.

42. Life is meant for good friends and great adventures. – Anonymous

I don’t think anyone can argue against the idea that adventure and friendship are two of the best things in life!

43. Sometimes all you need is a great friend and a tank of gas. – Thelma and Louise

This cute saying is the perfect travel quote to inspire your next road trip!

44. The more I travelled, the more I realized fear makes strangers of people who should be friends. – Shirley MacLaine

This life travel quote is an excellent reminder of how people can connect across cultures, countries, and languages. One of the best things about traveling is that it introduces you to diverse ways of seeing the world and living life, and of course, new friends.

45. Travel is better with friends. – Unknown

This travel quote needs no explanation. While a solo trip can be fun now and then, traveling with friends is one of the best experiences in life.

46. We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls. – Anais Nin

Those who love to explore will understand the depth of this quote. Traveling is the best way to find yourself, others, and new insights about the world.

Traveling with friends is great, but if you have a significant other, it’s a unique experience. Let these couples’ travel quotes encourage you to take a journey with your partner!

47. A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. – John Steinbeck

This couples’ travel quote is an important one. As with life and relationships, there are many things out of our control, and the same goes for traveling. However, that doesn’t mean the trip isn’t worthwhile!

48. Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures. – Lewis Carroll

This excerpt from Alice in Wonderland makes for a wonderful travel quote . Money gets spent, clothes get tattered, and cars break down, but adventures give you memories that last forever.

49. I would like to travel the world with you twice. Once, to see the world. Twice to see the way you see the world. – Unknown

I love this quote about traveling together because you can share perspectives and gain even more from your trip.

50. In life, it’s not where you go – it’s who you travel with. – Charles M. Schulz

Here is a beautiful quote about traveling with a partner or friend that I 100% agree with!

51. Never go on trips with anyone you do not love. – Hemingway

Although it’s a funny travel quote , it’s quite true!

52. No road is long with good company. – Turkish proverb

I love this proverb about travel because no matter where you’re going, as long as you have a loved one beside you, it’ll be okay.

53. Sharing adventures means enjoying them 100% more. – Unknown

This is another great travel quote for couples or friends. A solo adventure can be fun, but it’s different from sharing travel experiences with someone you love.

54. Together is our favorite place to be. – Unknown

This quote about travel and love is so heartwarming. Having your partner by your side can make any trip more magical, although simply being in each other’s presence is often enough.

55. Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, “I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station. – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

This longer travel quote is an interesting analogy that frequent travelers might relate to. Visiting new lands and meeting new people is like flirting; as soon as you start to connect, you move onto a different location.

56. What we find in a soulmate is not something wild to tame, but something wild to run with. – Robert Brault

Whether or not you believe in soulmates, it’s true that the best partner is the one we can go on adventures with.

Taking a trip as a family can be a bonding experience, as well as frustrating and memorable! These quotes about family vacations are funny and heartwarming, so they perfectly capture all facets of traveling with your kids.

57. A family that travels together stays together. – Unknown

Some travel quotes and sayings are cute and sweet, like this one. Family trips can be a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time together and strengthen bonds.

58. I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine. – Caskie Stinnett

While it’s a funny travel quote , this saying can also correspond to family life. Sometimes families get tied into a routine and lose touch with each other. Taking a trip together disrupts the monotony and brings everyone closer.

59. Love is the food of life, travel is dessert. – Anonymous

If you ask any adventurous spirit, they’ll agree that love and travel is all you need!

60. Not all classrooms have 4 walls. – Unknown

I think this is one of the top travel quotes , and it’s especially pertinent to families. Sometimes, parents get nervous about letting their kids travel, but seeing a new place and a unique way of life is one of the most fulfilling ways to educate oneself.

61. Travel. Your money will return. Your time won’t. – Unknown

A contemplative quote about travel and life , this simple sentence encourages us to go on adventures while we can. After all, when we’re old, it’ll be easier to work than to hop on a plane!

62. Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion. – Leigh Hunt

This is such a cute couples’ travel quote to remind us that home is the people we love, not a specific place.

63. Two of the greatest gifts we can give our children are roots and wings. – Hodding Carter

This is one of the sweetest travel quotes for families . While kids need stability, they also have vivid imaginations. Traveling with their parents can awaken their childlike wonder and instill in them a sense of adventure.

If you’ve ever taken a solo trip, you know that it’s one of the most life-changing experiences. And if you haven’t had the pleasure of traveling alone yet, hopefully, these quotes about solo trips can inspire you!

64. I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. – Mary Anne Radmacher

This is a beautiful travel quote about how you change as a person when you wake up in an unfamiliar environment. Going through daily life in a different place truly alters the way you view the bigger picture.

65. I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone. – Daphne du Maurier

If you’re thinking of going on a solo adventure and need a nudge, consider this quote about traveling alone . Sometimes, going on a trip with people we know can distract us from the full experience of discovering a new place.

66. Not until we are lost do, we begin to find ourselves. – Henry David Thoreau

Here is another simple travel quote that has a deeper meaning. Sometimes, we have to get lost and break away from what’s familiar in order to truly meet ourselves.

67. To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. – Freya Stark

Something that digital nomads crave is the feeling of being lost or a stranger in a new land. For these people, there is no other feeling like it!

68. Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you. – Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain was one of the most beloved world travelers, so his adventure travel quote resonates deeply. The best thing about traveling is that you sprinkle a bit of yourself everywhere you go, and you bring a bit of that place back with you.

69. Travel far enough, you meet yourself. – David Mitchell

Read between the lines of this travel quote , and it makes so much sense. The more you stray from what you know, the more you learn about yourself, and the world!

70. When the traveler goes alone, he gets acquainted with himself. – Liberty Hyde Bailey

I agree that taking a trip with friends or a partner is awesome, but when you travel alone, you have so much time to get to know yourself.

Funny travel quotes

The deep, motivational sayings are great, but sometimes a funny travel quote is all you need to inspire your next adventure!

71. I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list. – Susan Sontag

This is the perfect quote for travel lovers ! Where is your next adventure going to be?

72. I love to travel but hate to arrive. – Albert Einstein

This short and sweet saying is another reminder that it’s often the journey – not the destination – that matters most.

73. I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself. – James Baldwin

It could be Europe or a few miles from your house, but when you travel, you gain new insights into yourself – your personality, quirks, likes, dislikes, everything.

74. I need a vacation of 6 months. Twice a year! – Unknown

This silly travel quote is funny , but all too true!

75. If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal. – Paulo Coelho

Yes, stability is important, but adventure is fulfilling and just as essential.

76. It’s bad manners to let vacation wait! – Unknown

Here’s another lighthearted travel quote to remind you to book that vacation!

77. To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. – Aldous Huxley

This travel quote is funny yet wise. Even though we are more connected than ever, you truly don’t understand a place until you step foot there yourself.

78. You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license… – Unknown

You can’t deny that this funny travel vacation quote is true !

Quotes about wanderlust

The best travel quotes plant a seed in your mind, a will in your heart, and a spark in your spirit. I’m sure these motivational quotes about traveling the world will awaken your inner wanderer!

79. A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. – Lao Tzu

This one is for the wanderers and frequent travelers. While there is a place for planning and preparation, some of the best trips are those with limited foresight.

80. One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. – Henry Miller

One of the best quotes on traveling , this saying gets to the root of why so many people love to travel. Visiting a new destination opens us up to all kinds of sights, sounds, smells, people, and lessons.

81. People don’t take trips, trips take people. – John Steinbeck

This is another travel quote that’s funny and deep. You can plan your trip, but things never go 100% according to plan, and you often end up with experiences you didn’t expect!

82. Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination. – Roy M. Goodman

Goodman’s quote about travel and happiness reminds us that the journey is more important than the destination.

83. Wanderlust: (n) a strong desire or urge to explore the world.

Does this definition of wanderlust resonate with you? Which part of the world do you want to see next?

84. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust

Proust’s motivational quote about traveling rings true. The more you travel, the more you open your mind and heart.

85. Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. – Unknown

Forget souvenirs; this travel quote reminds us that the best thing you gain from a trip is the richness of the experience.

86. You don’t need magic to disappear, all you need is a destination. – Unknown

It doesn’t matter if that destination is near or far, as long as it’s someplace new .

Quotes about wandering

Similar to the wanderlust quotes , these sayings appeal to those with a nomadic spirit. Which one is your favorite?

87. It is better to travel than to arrive. – Buddha

The Buddha’s quote points out that the true treasure is the journey itself.

88. Not all those who wander are lost. – J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien’s words remain one of the most popular quotes about wandering . Some people are simply born to travel and visit different lands!

89. This wasn’t a strange place; it was a new one. – Paulo Coelho

Sometimes, a destination can seem strange and intimidating, but it’s simply a new adventure waiting for you!

90. Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. – Anatole France

I think this travel quote about nature makes a good point. When we explore all the beautiful natural places in the world, we gain a deeper appreciation for this planet.

91. The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands. – Sir Richard Burton

This travel quote is self-explanatory, but travel lovers will agree that the best moments of their lives were probably while they were exploring.

92. We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. – Hilaire Belloc

There is something to this quote about travel and life . It describes how we can wander, either by hopping from one place to another or by changing up certain aspects of our lives. However, these are usually distractions, and it’s when we travel wholeheartedly that we feel fulfilled .

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93. Forget champagne and caviar – Taste the world instead! – Hostelgeeks

Would you rather see the world than have fancy things? Me too!

94. Measure life by countries, not years. – Unknown

If you love to travel, you’ll appreciate this one. It’s a quote for travel and life and says that it’s not about how long you live; it’s about how well you live!

95. Of all the paths you take in life make sure a few of them are sandy. – Unknown

I bet you don’t need more convincing to take a tropical vacation, but this beachy travel quote is a good one!

96. The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost. – Henry David Thoreau

When you have the courage to step out of your comfort zone and get off the beaten path, you find yourself having experiences of which you wouldn’t even dream!

97. There’s no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this. – Anonymous

This travel quote doesn’t need an explanation; there are so many gorgeous places to see in this world.

98. Travel – the best way to be lost and found at the same time. – Brenna Smith

This short travel quote is straight to the point!

99. With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding. – Sandra Lake

This inspirational travel quote is definitely worth sharing. The more we travel, the more we learn about different people and ways of life. And that leads to more understanding and tolerance, which is a beautiful thing!

100. You can’t have a narrow mind and a thick passport. – Pauline Frommer

Piggybacking off the previous travel quote , this sentence encapsulates the idea that adventuring requires an open mind.

I hope you loved these travel quotes and sayings! If they inspired you to go on an adventure or sparked your wanderlust, let me know. Also, what are some good travel quotes you’ve heard? Leave me a comment below to share your favorites!

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Traveling opens doors to new perspectives and unforgettable experiences. These quotes ignite my wanderlust and remind me of the endless adventures awaiting discovery. Let’s explore

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101 of the Best Travel Quotes to Inspire Amazing Adventures

I’ve put together 101 of the best travel quotes as a reminder, motivation, and remembrance for the reasons why we travel.

I’m not just talking about the sightseeing and beach vacations. Travel is about the journey as much as the beautiful destination.

We learn about the world by experiencing new cultures and ways of living, in turn learning about ourselves.

I’ve been traveling the world for a few years – Will has been traveling for over 9 years – and the rest of the Broke Backpacker crew has put quite a dent in their passports too. I think these awesome quotes about traveling highlight some of the magnificent journeys and lessons we’ve experienced along the way.

Why? Because Travel quotes provide inspiration and capture truths about travel, adventure, and life.

Just like travel, words have the power to open our minds to completely new perspectives, which is why I hope this collection of quotes about travel and powerful words will inspire you to get out there and experience some adventurous travel yourself.

101 Best Travel Quotes

Some last words….

From funny travel quotes to inspiring words from legends past and present, here are the 101 best:

1. Travel makes you realize that no matter how much you know, there’s always more to learn.” – Nyssa P. Chopra, The Cultureur

2. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous

This is one of my favorite quotes about traveling. A lot of people think that one travels to escape life, or that long-term travelers are running away from reality. The way I see it – sure – maybe vacations are a quick escape from the real world, but traveling is a way to embrace life’s grandest adventures. Traveling is a way for life not to escape us.

3. “Travel doesn’t become adventure until you leave yourself behind.” – Marty Rubin

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4. “To the tourist, travel is a means to an end; to the traveler, it’s an end in itself.” – Marty Rubin

5. “to live is to travel, on a voyage more epic than the odysseys of myth – not from place to place, but through the poignant strangeness of time.” – t.l rese.

6. “Travel often; Getting lost will help you find yourself.” – Holstee Manifesto

Some of my best travel experiences were not necessarily butterflies and rainbows. Sometimes they were uncomfortable and painful. Sometimes I have quite literally gotten lost, but in the end, these experiences have helped me find myself.

I think that is what traveling is often about: finding – or at least rediscovering – aspects of yourself.

7. “Travel has a way of stretching the mind. The stretch comes not from travel’s immediate rewards, the inevitable myriad new sights, smells and sounds, but with experiencing firsthand how others do differently what we believed to be the right and only way.” – Ralph Crawshaw

8. “a man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” – george a. moore, 9. “sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” –   drake.

This is one of the most important travel quotes. Doesn’t matter how long you’re traveling for, you’ll see new cultures, open your mind and change your way of thinking – even if it’s just a little bit. Traveling shows us sides of the world but also about yourself that you’ve never seen before. Having a different view on things helped a lot of people when it comes to making hard decisions.

10. “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture are like a tree without roots.” – Marcus Garvey

11. Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things. -air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky. -all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” –  Cesare Pavese

I love this traveling the world quote from Cesare Pavese. Having been on the road for the last few years, he nailed my experience spot on. Nothing is certain – except air, sleep, the sea, the sky – but that is what traveling is about: embracing the unknown and trusting the process. The way I see it, the only thing for certain is what is happening in the now.

12. “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

13. “culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.” – thomas wolfe, 14. “traveling — it gives you home in a thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land.” – ibn battuta.

This is one of the most beautiful travel quotes. Meeting so many new people, making new friends and even finding a second family, has to be one of the best aspects of traveling. Having traveled quite a bit, I can say that having multiple homes is definitely an amazing feeling, although it can also create some distance between you and your original home.

15. “Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail.” – Malcolm Bradbury

16. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”- Ibn Battuta

Probably one of the best travel quotes I’ve heard – the play on words, the sincerity, and the capture of what it means to travel. Traveling will undoubtedly leave you speechless, surprised, and lost for words, but those words will be found, and you will have epic stories to tell.

18. “To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” – Danny Kaye

19. “every journey is personal. every journey is spiritual. you can’t compare them, can’t replace, can’t repeat. you can bring back the memories but they only bring tears to your eyes.” – diana ambarsari, 20. “the perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain. there is always one more track to follow, one more mirage to explore.” – rosita forbes, 21. “travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.” – ella maillart.

22. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” –  Roy M. Goodman

I think this is one of my favorite quotes about travel. Having been to 30 or so countries, and plenty of destinations among them, one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that happiness does   not come from beautiful destinations any more than the concept that money can buy happiness…

It’s easy to assume that if money can’t buy happiness, surely experiences can, but you can be in the most beautiful place on earth having some crazy experience, and not be happy. We tend to always be in search of the next big thing – the most beautiful beach or bigger mountain – without realizing that it is the journey there that matters, not the destination.

Happiness is hard to define of course, but I think happiness lies in your outlook and present state of mind. To be happy is to be in the present moment, no matter what you own or where you are.

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23. “What gives value to travel is fear. It breaks down a kind of inner structure we all have.” – Elizabeth Benedict

24. “we must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” – john hope franklin, 25. “though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” – ralph waldo emerson.

Walking on the globe with your head down will never open up all views and beautiful things to see. In order to enjoy traveling, you have to keep your mind and heart open, accept different cultures and traditions and simply try to adapt. Keep a positive mindset and you’ll see the beauty of the world.

26. “Real traveling is not about visiting places but about ‘re-visiting’ our inner-self.” – Sorrab Singha

27. “Travel not to find yourself, but to remember who you’ve been all along.” – Unknown

Both of these travel quotes (#26 and #27) encapsulate that sometimes we travel to learn more about ourselves. A large aspect of traveling is, of course, visiting places, but sometimes you end up visiting parts of yourself too.

28. “Travelling expands the mind rarely.” – Hans Christian Andersen

29. “traveling outgrows its motives. it soon proves sufficient in itself. you think you are making a trip, but soon it is making you – or unmaking you.” – nicolas bouvier, 30. it is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” – ursula k. le guin, 31. “the best journeys are the ones that answer questions that at the outset you never even thought to ask.” – rick ridgeway.

32. “You thought too hard. Same with travel. You can’t work too much at it, or it feels like work. You have to surrender yourself to the chaos. To the accidents.” –   Gayle Forman

This is one of my favorite travel quotes! It reminds me of something I read in the book  Shantaram , about an ex-convict on the run and his adventures in India. In the book, he was given similar advice: to surrender to India and accept his experience for what it was.

You have to surrender to the chaos and enjoy/endure the experiences as they come. While this is applicable to many aspects of life, it is definitely applicable to travel. You can’t try to force itineraries and plans or work hard to fulfill some high expectations in your mind. Doing so will only tire and disappoint you.

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33. “Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.”  – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

34. “travel has a way of making the world a much smaller place.” – janna graber, 35. “life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” –   oliver goldsmith, 36. “focus on the journey, not the destination. joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – greg anderson.

37. “Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.” – Lawrence Durrell

I can relate to this quote about travel quite well actually. The longer and more that I travel, the more I find myself self-analyzing and observing my own thought and emotional processes.

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38. “You develop a sympathy for all human beings when you travel a lot.” – Shakuntala Devi

39. “once you have traveled, the voyage never ends but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. the mind can never break off from the journey.” – pat conroy, 40. “travel and change of place impart new vigour to the mind.” – seneca, 41. “a man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints.” – wilfred peterson.

42. “It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway

I can relate to these words quite a bit as I try to find the balance between preparing and planning for the future, reaching goals, and just enjoying the ride and staying present in the moment.

Having goals and an endpoint in sight is good; however, I don’t think it will be as satisfying if you don’t enjoy the moments that take you there. If you only focus on the destination you’ll miss everything that matters – the journey along the way.

43. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware.” – Martin Buber

44. “life is a magical journey, so travel endlessly to unfold its profound and heart touching beauty.” – debasish mridha, 45. “good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.”- izaak walton.

Whether it’s long, annoying bus trips, a shabby hostel or simply somewhere you don’t necessarily feel comfortable, it’s always better to have great company by your side. Going through the rough times together makes the whole experience more endurable.

46. “The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.” – Alain de Botton

47. “With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.” – Sandra Lake

I love this quote about traveling. With age, comes wisdom. Wisdom isn’t something you can read about, it is something you learn through experience. The same goes for travel. You can read and hear about places and people that are different than you, but sometimes it takes experiencing those places and meeting those people for yourself to truly understand them.

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48. “Travel teaches toleration.” – Benjamin Disraeli

49. “travel opens your mind as few other things do. it is its own form of hypnotism, and i am forever under its spell.” – libya bray, 50. “half of the fun of travel is the aesthetic of lostness.” – ray bradbury, 51. “travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of the experience.” – francis bacon.

52. “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s OK. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain will always be remembered for his adventurous spirit and ability to share some of the most remote and fascinating corners of this planet with the rest of the world. His words ring true. Travel is not pretty, and it’s definitely not always comfortable.

Sometimes you’ll deal with awful buses and missed flights, sleep in strange places, be confronted with challenging and stressful situations, or encounter experiences that break your heart. But that’s okay because the journey will make you stronger, and ultimately make you a better person.

53. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustav Flaubert

54. “it is always sad to leave a place to which one knows one will never return. such are the melancholies du voyage: perhaps they are one of the most rewarding things about traveling.” – gustave flaubert, 55. “all travel has its advantages. if the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. and if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.” – samuel johnson, 56. “uncertainty and anticipation are the joys of travel.” –  ken hundert.

57. “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” –  Dalai Lama

58. “investment in travel is an investment in yourself.” – matthew karsten.

Rather than investing in the latest technology, do yourself the favor and take yourself on a little trip. Clear your mind, learn new things and experience different cultures and people. You won’t regret it!

59. “Traveling carries with it the curse of being at home everywhere and yet nowhere, for wherever one is, some part of oneself remains on another continent.” – Margot Fonteyn

60. “certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – miriam beard, 61. “culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose of existence. civilization is the subordination of the latter to the former.” – karl kraus.

62. “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

63. “travel expands the mind and fills the gap.” – sheda savage.

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64. “Traveling is almost like talking with men of other centuries.” – René Descartes

65. “if you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.” – cesare pavese, 66. “of the gladdest moments in human life, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.” – richard francis burton.

67. “Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits.” – Pico Iyer

68. “when you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. people don’t have your past to hold against you. no yesterdays on the road.” – william least heat moon, 69. “i soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.” – lillian smith, 70. “for my part, i travel not to go anywhere but to go. i travel for travel’s sake. the great affair is to move.” – robert louis stevenson, 71. “conventional wisdom tells us… we take our baggage with us. i’m not so sure. travel, at its best, transforms us in ways that aren’t always apparent until we’re back home. sometimes we do leave our baggage behind, or, even better, it’s misrouted to cleveland and is never heard from again.” – eric weiner.

72.  “The journey is part of the experience – an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.” – Anthony Bourdain

73. “travel is like love, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. that is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” – pico iyer, 74. “to my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – bill bryson, 75. “perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – maya angelou, 76. “travel does what good novelists also do to the life of every day, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of, giving to it the sharp contour and meaning of art.” – freya stark.

77. “The true fruit of travel is perhaps the feeling of being nearly everywhere at home.” – Freya Stark

78. “you will, if you’re wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which the gods may offer it.” – freya stark, 79. “when you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. it is designed to make its own people comfortable.” – clifton fadiman.

This another one of the most important travel quotes, especially in nowadays time. When traveling, always keep your mind open, be respectful towards other people and try new things. Just because your believes, expectations and values work for you, doesn’t mean that it works for others too. Watch, experience and keep the critical thoughts to yourself if you don’t want to make enemies in a different country.

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80. “Travel empties out everything you’ve into the box called your life, all the things you accumulate to tell you who you are” – Claire Fontaine

81. “travellers understand, instinctively and by experience, that travel and adventure change and elongate time, even while navigating the deadlines of airline and train departures.” – paul sheehan.

82. “Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage.” – Paulo Coelho

83. “we travel because we need to because distance and difference are the secret tonic to creativity. when we get home, home is still the same. but something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything.” – jonah lehrer, 84. “travel is a set of corrective lenses that helps focus the planet’s blurred reality.” – andrew solomon, 85. “ i travel not to cross countries off a list, but to ignite passionate affairs with destinations.” – nyssa p. chopra, the cultureur, 86. “travel is the best teacher. the only way to an open mind is by taking a plane out into the open world.” – c. joybell c..

87. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell

88. he who does not travel does not know the value of men.” – moorish proverb, 89. “travel is like an endless university. you never stop learning.” – harvey lloyd.

Whether it’s about a new recipe, a new language or as simple as the fancy toilets in Japan, there’s ALWAYS something new and exciting for you to learn. That is the beauty of travel, just make sure you keep your mind open!

90. “ The symbol of joy to-day is travel. There is a wanderlust that infects the blood.” – Rollin A. Sawyer

91. “To travel is to evolve.” – Pierre Bernardo

92. “nothing develops intelligence like travel.” –  emile zola, 93. “the value of your travels does not hinge on how many stamps you have in your passport when you get home — and the slow nuanced experience of a single country is always better than the hurried, superficial experience of forty countries.” – rolf potts, 94. “there ain’t no journey what don’t change you some.” – david mitchell.

95. “Traveling is not something you’re good at. It’s something you do. Like breathing.” – Gayle Forman

96. “no one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – lin yutang, 97. “a man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” – george moore, 98. “all the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” – paul fussell.

99. “Living in another culture, not just visiting it, has reshaped our view of the world.” – Nancy Petralia

100. “travel molds a man, people mold his wisdom and experiences mold his life” – sujit lalwani, 101. “travelling, one accepts everything; indignation stays at home. one looks, one listens, one is roused to enthusiasm by the most dreadful things because they are new. good travelers are heartless.” – elias canetti.

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With 64% of women and 75% of men still living in the city they grew up in, you might be forgiven for thinking that the world is a small place, but there’s a whole planet out there that’s just waiting to be explored. Far more than just a 2-week vacation, traveling opens the mind and introduces us to experiences we will never be able to sample at home.

Showing us sights, sounds, flavors, and even smells that we’ve never tried before, different destinations can completely change our lives for the better, and teach us far more than we could ever learn in a classroom or from a textbook. You only have to read through this collection of travel quotes to see just how essential traveling is to our souls.

Whether you are looking back on vacations past or looking forward to visiting new and exciting faraway shores, these travel quotes will inspire you to get out there and take in as much of the world as you can. With busy working lives, you may only manage one annual vacation, but if you do as the Dalai Lama advises, seeing just one new place each year will broaden your horizons and enrich your life in ways you never thought possible.

If you’re looking for more inspiration to travel, take a look at these inspirational quotes and these adventure quotes .

Travel Quotes

“Travel has a way of stretching the mind” – Ralph Crawshaw

“There is no right way to go on an edible journey. You can never tell what is going to be great, so you have to try everything.” – Adam Richman

“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” – Jack Kerouac

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“It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way!” – Penelope Riley

“Travel empties out everything you’ve put into the box called your life, all the things you accumulate to tell you who you are.” – Claire Fontaine

“Travel brings power and love back into your life. – Rumi Jalalud” – Din

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“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine

“With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.” – Sandra Lake

“Would you still want to travel to that country If you could not take a camera with you. – a question of appropriation.” – Nayyirah Waheed, Salt

“There’s no way I was born to just pay bills and die.” – Anonymous

“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have traveled.” – Mohammed

“Explore, Experience, Then Push Beyond.” – Aaron Lauritsen

“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” – Lewis Carroll

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves.” – Pico Iyer

“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.” – Paulo Coelho

“I didn’t know that the world could be so mind-blowingly beautiful.” – Justina Chen Headley

“Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle

“I love to travel, but hate to arrive.” – Albert Einstein

“The most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself.” – Wallace Stevens

“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” – Clifton Fadiman

“Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.” – Abercrombie

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai

“Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It’s exciting to start as young as possible – you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines.” – Natalie Dormer

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness., and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” – Mark Twain

“The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” – Agnes Repplier

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

“One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” – Henry Miller

“Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before.” – Dalai Lama

“The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton

“They say travel broadens the mind, but you must have the mind.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” – Henry David Thoreau

“The farther you go, however, the harder it is to return. The world has many edges, and it’s easy to fall off.” – Anderson Cooper

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury

“He who has not traveled widely thinks that his mother is the best cook.” – African Proverb

“We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc

“You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.” – Ella Maillart

“In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with.” – Charles M. Schulz

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

“Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living.” – Anthony Bourdain

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams” – Oprah Winfrey

“The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

“Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you’ve never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground.” – Judith Thurman

“I’ve met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of travel seem to attract the kind of people I want to be with.” – Hedy Lamarr

“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – Susan Heller

“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure.” – Freya Stark

“Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.” – Lawrence Durrell

“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” – Jack Kerouac

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

“Travel more to see more to live more.” – Debasish Mridha

“The journey not the arrival matters.” – T.S. Eliot

“Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.” – Unknown

“Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabeth Drew

“Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” – Peter Hoeg

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Laozi

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gid

“I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don’t know where it’s going to lead me, but I follow it.” – Grace Jones

“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“It’s a big world out there. It would be a shame not to experience it” – J. D. Andrews

“One of the great things about travel is you find out how many good, kind people there are.” – Edith Wharton

“Traveling is the great true love of my life… I am loyal and constant in my love of travel. I feel about travel the way a happy new mother feels about her impossible, colicky, restless newborn baby – I just don’t care what it puts me through. Because I adore it. Because it’s mine. Because it looks exactly like me.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“I love being on the road. I love that lifestyle, traveling city to city, rocking out and moving on to the next place.” – Caleb Johnson

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

“So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless and don’t be sorry.” – Jack Kerouac

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman

“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb

“I travel in so many different ways; I travel high, I rough it…it all depends on who I travel with.” – Diane von Furstenberg

“Traveling is more fun — hell, life is more fun — if you can treat it as a series of impulses.” – Bill Bryson

“What you do on travel holiday is what your memories are based on. People want to do cool stuff, and this is what will shape your entire experience.” – Ruzwana Bashir

“It’s important to travel and move and have a continual set of experiences so you’ve got more to feedback into your work. For me, it’s a natural thing.” – Cate Blanchett

“Travelling the road, last known is where I want to be.” – Paper Lions

“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey” – Pat Conroy

“Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

“Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Travel is a joy, full of surprises. Perhaps some of the most enjoyable times are those where one comes close to disaster: the risks add spice, and make for great stories when you are safely back home again. — Jane Wilson” – Howarth

“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” – Roy M. Goodman

“The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They’re right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows you to see more, enjoy more, take delight in small things; it makes life richer. You feel more alive, less cocooned.— Jane Wilson” – Howarth

“A wise man travels to discover himself.” – James Russell Lowell

“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

“Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what’s right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.” – Andrew Zimmern

“Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.” – Jamie Lyn Beatty

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• March 25, 2021
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Travel expands your mind, it makes you modest. Travel – and you realise what a wonderful world it is! So – Travel. Wander. Explore. Live. Inspirational quotes are the food for the soul. They motivate us to make our dreams a reality. So, here is a list of inspiring quotes to rekindle your desire to explore, to discover….to reignite that dream of visiting that beautiful location; or help you relive those memories of the past. They may just be used to caption your new instagram post.

1.  “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”

2. “If thinking about it makes you excited, imagine actually doing it!”

3. “Travel is my therapy.”

4. “I want to go on a road trip. Just you and me. The highway, the radio, the blue sky, the back roads, and windows down. We’ll talk about everything and nothing. We’ll sing our hearts out, and we’ll make memories we’ll never forget. Just you and me.”

5. “It feels good to be lost in the right direction.”

6. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

7. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware”

8. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

9. “Travel is the healthiest addiction”

10. “Life is short, and the world is wide.”

11. “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.”

12. “A tourist looks, a traveler lives!”

13. “Let’s wander where the WIFI is weak.”

15. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds  in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

16. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

17. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”

18. “Happiness is planning a trip with the ones that you love.”

19. “Travel like a Local.”

20. “Not all those who wander are lost.”

21. “The best way to know a city is to eat it.”

22. “Girls don’t wait for the prince anymore, they pack and travel the world.”

23. “Have stories to tell not stuff to show.”

24. “Half the fun of the travel is the aesthetic of lostness.”

25. “Traveling alone will be the scariest, most liberating, life changing experience of your life. Try it at least once.”

26. “Go where you feel most alive.”

27. “Food makes travel exceptional, because you get to taste what it’s actually supposed to taste like.”

28. “Take vacations. You can always make money. But you cannot always make memories.”

29. “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”

30. “Always take the scenic route.”

31. “One of the reasons I travel solo: I do not have to share all the delicious food!”

32. “Its bad manners to let vacation wait”

33. “You have to taste a culture to understand it.”

These are the best ones that motivate me to pack my bags and go. Which is your favourite? Do share in the comments below.

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102 Inspirational Travel Quotes From All Four Corners of The World

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Don’t know about you, but travel quotes play a significant role in my life. You see, I have this habit, when I’m bored, or I’m feeling lazy and unmotivated, I sit down and read some quotes about travel. Believe it or not, they always seem to do the trick and brighten my day.

During the horrendous 2020, there were plenty of moments I’m not sure I would’ve been able to remain sane without travel quotes. Believing I’m not the only one wired like that, I decided to group and share my favorites. For the times you have the urge to travel but you can’t; for the times you need some extra motivation or that extra push, or even for the times you need a cool caption for your Instagram shot, here is the most inspiring travel quotes collection out there!

The Very Best Travel Quotes

My travel quotes collection turned out pretty big, so I had to break it up a little. The next ten quotes about travel are the ones I consider the most accurate, insightful, and, of course, most inspiring.

1. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ― St. Augustine

It was a long time ago when I had no travel experience, but even then, I remember I had the irresistible wanderlust burning inside. For the life of me, I don’t understand the people who want to spend their whole life in the same home town/country and never see what’s outside. You don’t need to read travel quotes to see what a mistake that is. Travel is a lot like a good book; it’s exciting, it’s educational, and once it’s finished, you can’t wait to start the next one. And just like people are advised. to read books all the times, they should be advised to travel too.

2. “It’s better to see something once, than to hear about it a thousand times.”  ― Asian Proverb

I don’t think anyone will argue with this wisdom. No matter how many stories you read or hear about  Rome ,  Paris ,  Angkor Wat , or  Bangkok , nothing can compare to the experience of seeing them yourself.

3. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” ― Mark Twain

Mark Twain was way ahead of his time. Even though he lived in the 19th century, his words echo today more strongly than ever.  If every person on the planet travel to a foreign land, as alien as possible, most would see that we are not as different as media and politicians want us to think. And once the majority of people understand that we’re the same, no matter where we’re born, the world would become a much better place.

4. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ― Marcel Proust

Now, this is one of the most peculiar travel quotes here because it’s not strictly about travel. What Proust is trying to say is that opening your mindset is more important than the journey itself. My opinion is slightly different. I believe the open mind is something that inevitably comes hand to hand with traveling, and ultimately it’s one of the biggest benefits you get after every trip.

5. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” ― David Mitchell

This travel wisdom is pure gold. It tells us that travel is not about scratching destinations off the map but about how far you are willing to let go of your inhibitions and truly experience the world around you. By doing so, you’re bound to explore depths of yourself you didn’t know you had and find the real you.

6. “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again- to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.” ― Pico Iyer

This beautifully written travel proverb depicts perfectly the different stages of our journeys. The ultimate goal is to open our hearts, feel young, and fall in love, either with a place or a person.

7. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” ― Martin Buber

Absolutely! You may think you are buying that Paris tickets to see the Eiffel Tower, but Paris may have something else in mind. Who knows, you may develop an interest in French cuisine and become a Micheline chef, or (more likely) find a lovely gal/bloke and fell in love. 

8. “I wish I had never gone traveling… said no one ever.” ― Anonymous

Seriously, have you ever met someone who regretted that he traveled too much? Even people who complain about their journeys are proud of them.

9. “I would rather own little and see the world than own the world and see little of it.” ― Alexander Sattler

Because what’s the point of owning the world if you can’t enjoy it? Isn’t life more about having fun, living in peace, and becoming a better person? What’s the point of owning more and more things if you spend all your time at work, making more money to buy even more stuff you won’t have the time to use?

10. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” ― Anonymous

Because life is not just a series of workdays and weekends, eat and sleep, go to school, get married, have children, and retire. Life is everything you can imagine, and people who made the travel their way of life are not the ones who are running from something but ones who are running TO something.

Famous Travel Quotes

There are famous travel quotes in the other categories too, but the next fifteen are undoubtedly the most popular ones ever. I’m pretty sure you’ve akready heard them all, but like all cliches, there is a valid reason for them to become that famous – they are simply the best!

11. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ― Lao Tzu

And this first step is always always the hardest. If you close your eyes and just do it, I promise you that your life will change for the better. Castaway guaranteed!

12. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” ― Gustave Flaubert

Nothing makes you feel smaller than having an extended stay at one of the biggest airports. It’s like a mini representation of the entire world, with its quirky clothes, cultures, and rituals. Understanding what a tiny place you occupy in the world is slightly scary but incredibly liberating.

13. “Go, fly, roam, travel, voyage, explore, journey, discover, adventure.” ― Anonymous

What else is there to do?

14. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” ― Marcel Proust

And it’s not even that expensive. That, if you read my  travel tips , of course.

15. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” ― Mark Twain

Mark Twain once again being far ahead of his time. If you ask any nurse caring for dying people, you’ll find out Mr.Twain hit the bullseye again.

16. “Take only memories, leave only footprints.”  ― Chief Seattle

Especially if you’re on the beach. We have only one planet, keep it clean, please!

17. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart!” ― Confucius

I’m not sure how popular travel was when Confucious was still alive, but there’s a good reason for him to be considered one of the greatest Chinese sages. If you want to have a pleasant journey, no matter how many hiccups you have down the road, open your heart to everything around you and inhale the essence of the voyage. That’s the secret to a good travel.

18. “Traveling — it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” ― Ibn Battuta

Because good travelers absorb everything they see and are eager to share their experiences with everyone.

19. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” ― Neale Donald Walsch

We show the best we have once we’re up to the wall. If you sit on the couch every day, yes, you’ll have a stress-free life, but is this really a life?

20. “I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth, then I ask myself the same question.” ― Harun Yahya

Believe it or not, this is the travel wisdom that changed my life. When I was trying to win the rat race but was somehow still unhappy, I looked at the birds and wondered, ‘why am I still here, years after years, when I can go everywhere I want?’

21. “People don’t take trips—trips take people.” ― John Steinbeck

Who else, if not Steinback can say something that weird and beautiful at the same time. The idea is that if we say ‘People take trips,’ we imply that we are the main actors in the story. We decide what to do and what to experience. Since most of the time, the reality is entirely the opposite, the Steinbeck quote makes perfect sense.

22. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ― Helen Keller

Once you take a sip of adventure, you can never go back to regular life.

23. “It feels good to be lost in the right direction.” ― Anonymous

It feels good not to know where you are right now; it’s the catalyst that leads to the most incredible discoveries. However, it’s essential to know you are in the right direction, not only geographically but also in life.

24. “A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.” ― Tim Cahill

There’s no biggest treasure in life than friends and family. Ranking up miles is not even close to comparison. Travel is the perfect way, however, to exand your friends pool.

25. “Paris is always a good idea!” ― Audrey Hepburn

Paris is truly one of the most magnificent cities on earth. If you prepare well enough, few cities in the world can rival the French capital’s culture, history, and spirit. Scratch that, no city in the world can do it.

Short Travel Quotes  

The next group of travel quotes is for the efficient ones. Do you need a short capture for your cool Instagram photo? Great! I’ve got fifteen awesome suggestions for you:

26. “I read; I travel; I become.” ― Derek Walcott

27. “To travel is to live.” ― Hans Christian Andersen

28. “Life is a journey. Make the best of it.” ― Anonymous

29. “The journey itself is my home.” ― Matsuo Basho

30. “Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.” ― Paul Theroux

31. “Work, Travel, Save, Repeat” ― Anonymous

32. ” Life is short and the world is wide.” ― Anonymous

33. “The journey not the arrival matters.”  ― T.S. Eliot

34. “Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― Mark Twain

35. “Don’t call it a dream…call it a plan.” ― Dr. Zelana Montminy

36. “Fear is only temporary. Regrets last forever.” ― Anonymous

37. “Live your life by a compass, not a clock.”  ― Stephen Covey

38. “People forget years and remember moments.” ― Ann Beattie

39. “Oh, the places you’ll go.”  ― Dr. Seuss

40. “Die with memories not dreams.” ― Anonymous

My Favourite Travel Quotes

The next ten travel quotes are my all-time favorites. They describe my understanding of travel better than I can do it myself (not that surprising if you look at the authors). When I’m feeling down for some reason, or I’m wanderlust starving, these are my go-to pearls of wisdom. Truth be told, I don’t know how I would’ve survived 2020 without them.

41. “Not all those who wander are lost.”  ― J.R.R. Tolkien

One of my favorite quotes about travel, written by one of my favorite authors. Many people believe that if you travel all the time, you’re running from something, and you’re lost in life. The immortal words of Tolkein explain that some of us actually travel for the sake of travel, and this is simply our way of life.

42. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ― Terry Pratchett

Another favorite author of mine, Sir Terry Pratchett , writes something so simple yet so wise. Going on a journey is not a momentary experience that gives us nothing when over. Yes, there are no material possessions, but every journey changes a part of us, and when we’re back to the place we started, that same change makes our home different.

43. “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” ― Anita Desai

That magical island in  Indonesia , the labyrinth-like medinas of  Morocco , the cobbled streets of  Lisbon , and the mystical sands of  Jordan , they’re really part of what I am today, and they will remain a part of me till the day I die.

44. “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

I work best when I have a goal in front of me. It doesn’t matter if it’s to reach a summit or see a gazillion landmarks in a couple of days; I need that goal to keep pushing myself. The truth is, however, the memories I have are not the ones from the mountain peak or a particular attraction; the memories are always from the journey towards them.

45. “Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.” ― Isabelle Eberhardt

One of the negatives of travel is that you get addicted. Addicted for life, that is. You are simply incapable of living like an average person anymore. You just can’t remain happy staying in the place. Even while I’m writing this, my mind is in Indonesia, where the magical  Mt. Bromo sunrise  is about to happen every minute now *sigh*.

46. “We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there.” ― Pascal Mercier

This quote is beautifully accurate, and I’m sure most of you can relate. You somehow feel a private connection with every place you’ve ever been to, and when you go back there, it’s like you’re meeting an old friend. You have your own winding alleys, your own cute cafes, and your own favorite beach spot; in a way, you’re in another home of yours.

47. “Everything I was I carry with me, everything I will be lies waiting on the road ahead.” ― Ma Jian

What are we if not a suitcase full of past thoughts and experiences? Wherever we go, we carry that suitcase with us, and we continue to fill it more and more with new adventures. The fuller it becomes, the most complete we are.

48. “We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us. Even while the earth sleeps we travel. We are the seeds of the tenacious plant, and it is in our ripeness and our fullness of heart that we are given to the wind and are scattered.” ― Kahlil Gibran

This beautiful travel wisdom by Kahil Gibran is probably my favorite. It depicts flawlessly my core, the core of a traveler, nomad, and adventurer. Reading this quote instantly brings countless memories from overnight bus rides, serene sunrises, and breathtaking landscapes.

49. “You can shake the sand from your shoes, but it will never leave your soul.” ― Anonymous

I don’t know the author of this eternal wisdom, but as simple as it is, it’s the perfect beach bum moto. While I’m not that much of a beach bum myself, and it takes me months to properly shake the sand out of my shoes, I feel this is one of the travel quotes that fits my soul as perfectly as a glove.

50. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”  ― Susan Sontag

The last of my quotes about travel is literally the most accurate one for me. Yes, I haven’t been everywhere, but I’ve already made  a list of everything everywhere , and sooner or later (more likely later), I’m bound to finish it!

   See Also:   102 Most Daring Adventure Quotes

More Quotes About Travel

And since I’m running out of categories already, but there are plenty of other awesome travel wisdoms, here’s the rest of the collection:

51. “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” ― Lao Tzu

52. “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson

53. “Travel brings power and love back into your life.” ― Rumi Jalalud-Din

54. “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” ― Mark Twain

55. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ― Henry Miller

56. “I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher

57. “Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling.” ― Roman Payne

58. “Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” ― Erol Ozan

59. “There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.” ― Charlotte Eriksson

60. “See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security.” ― Ray Bradbury

61. “Every one of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down.” ― Ryu Murakami

62. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things. -air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky. -all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” ― Cesare Pavese

63. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” ― Jack Kerouac

64. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”  ― Aldous Huxley

65. “The most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself.”  ― Wallace Stevens

66. “I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.”  ― Melody Truong

67. “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.”  ― Benjamin Disraeli

68. “It’s not about the destination, It’s the journey.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

69. “Climb mountains, not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.” ― David McCullough Jr.

70. “Part of the urge to explore is a desire to become lost.” ― Tracy Johnston

71. “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” ― John Steinbeck

72. “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” ― Oscar Wilde

73. “Let’s find some beautiful place to get lost.” ― Anonymous

74. “Once a year go some place you’ve never been before.” ― Dalai Lama

75. “Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.”  ― Paulo Coelho

76. “If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.”  ― Anthony Bourdain 

77. “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.”  ― Paul Theroux

78. “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.”  ― Freya Stark

79. “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”  ― Robert Louis Stevenson

80. “I travel not to cross countries off a list, but to ignite passionate affairs with destinations.”  ― Nyssa P. Chopra

81. Veni, vidi, amavi. I came, I saw, I loved. ― Anonymous

82. “Quit your job, buy a ticket, get a tan, fall in love, never return.” ― Anonymous

83. “Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.”  ― Lewis Carroll

84. “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” ― Cheshire Cat

85. “Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it?”  ― Caroline Myss

86. “Travel is my therapy.”  ― Anonymous

87. “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” ― Michael Palin

88. “Still, round the corner, there may wait, a new road or a secret gate.” ― J. R. R. Tolkien

89. “Our footprints always follow us on days when it’s been snowing. They always show us where we’ve been, but never where we’re going.” ― Winnie the Pooh

90. “Nothing lasts forever, except the day before you start your vacation.”  ― Gayland Anderson

91. “It is a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don’t want to be most of us.”   ― George R. R. Martin

92. “I love to travel, but hate to arrive.”  ― Albert Einstein

93. “Not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves.”  ― Henry David Thoreau

94. “Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.”  ― Anatole France

95. “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.”   ― Bill Bryson

96. “So much of who we are is where we have been.”   ― William Langewiesche

97. “Somewhere on your journey don’t forget to turn around and enjoy the view.” ― Anonymous

98. “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled.” ― Mohammed

99. “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” ― Lin Yutang

100. “He who does not travel does not know the value of men.”  ― Moorish proverb

101. “You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place.” ― Miriam Adeney

102. “Travelling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.” ― Lisa St Aubin de Terán

And if you need some extra inspiration, you can check my awesome  adventure quotes , mountain quotes  or the  Paris , London and Rome quote collections!

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Keep Your Wanderlust Alive With This List of Short Inspiring Travel Quotes

Discover the true meaning behind wanderlust as you read through these short travel quotes. get inspired for your next tropical vacation.

Travel is inspirational and experiential. The Extraordinary Moments that you make on vacation can open up your mind to new possibilities, create unforgettable memories, immerse you in new experiences, and change your outlook on the world. But what inspires us to travel?

Join me as I take you on a journey through a list of short travel quotes from creative individuals that will leave you wanting to try new things and visit new places . Get ready to feel inspired!

Short quotes that inspire you to travel

•  “Life is about the adventures you take and the memories you make. So travel often and live life with open eyes and an open heart.”
• “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.” 
• “Take a few minutes of every day to fantasize about how you would wander, travel, or explore if you could.”
• “The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.”
• “Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.”
• “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”
• “Of all the books in the world. The best stories are found between the pages of a passport.”
• “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it’s taken for granted.” 
• “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.”
• “Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of every day, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. Travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of, giving to it the sharp contour and meaning of art.”
• “Travelling tends to magnify all human emotions.”
• “To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote: To travel is to live.”
• “I am not the same having seen the moon shine from the other side of the world.”
• “I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on Earth. Then I ask myself the same question.”
• “Traveling: it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”
• “Take vacations, go as many places as you can. You can always make money, but you can’t always make memories.”
• “My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.”

Travel quotes that encourage new experiences

• “Take only memories. Leave only footprints”
• “The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.”
• “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams”
• “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
• “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
• “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, and sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
• “It’s better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.” 
• ”A mind stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions”

Quick travel quotes to help you to relax

• "Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax".
• "The more relaxed you can get, the better you'll do". 
• "As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep." 
• "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…Including you".
• “Exploring new places is a great way to relax and clear your mind."
• "Relaxation is the prerequisite for that inner expansion that allows a person to express the source of inspiration and joy within." 
• “We need relaxation because we cannot work continuously. Relaxation, then, is not an end; for it is taken for the sake of activity".
• "There is no wisdom without leisure." 
• "A massage is just like a movie, really relaxing and a total escape, except in a massage you're the star. And you don't miss anything by falling asleep!" 
• "Your body tells you when it is time to work or when it's just time to relax and recuperate." 

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50 Inspirational Earth Day Quotes to Encourage a Better World

These moving words about conservation will inspire you to do your part to save the planet.

In everything humans do, we interact with the elements of nature and sometimes leave the environment as an afterthought. It is for that reason that we should raise awareness to save the planet by sharing and living by Earth Day quotes that inspire and promote a cleaner, greener and more equitable future for everyone around the world, not just select parts of it.

There are little steps we can take and projects we can take on , like shopping sustainably , reusing items you already have or minimizing travel, in order to work towards becoming more eco-friendly . And why not start with the simple gesture of sharing one of these short, funny or inspirational sayings to show your commitment to sustainable living and protecting the planet as a whole.

Short Earth Day Quotes

• “If the environment is happy, people will laugh and your grief will go away.” ― Srinivas Mishra
• “The earth is always changing...readjusting to our existence. Each era is full of unique challenges”― Val Uchendu
• “Land really is the best art.” — Andy Warhol
• “The Earth is what we all have in common.”— Wendell Berry
• “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein
• “To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” — Bill Nye
• “And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and my soul.” — John Muir
• “Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu
• “The sun does not forget a village just because it is small.” — African Proverb
• “The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful”. — E. E. Cummings
• “You don’t live on earth, you are passing through.” —Rumi
• “We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.” — Albert Einstein
• “The miracle is not to fly in the air or to walk on water, but to walk on the earth.” — Chinese proverb
• “I firmly believe nature brings solace in all troubles.” — Anne Frank
• “No one comes from the earth like grass. We come like trees. We all have roots.” — Maya Angelou
• “Nature is an infinite sphere of which the centre is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.” —Blaise Pascal
• “It looks big, Earth. But there are lots of us on here (7,523,458,567 and counting) so be kind.” —Oliver Jeffers
• “The most environmentally friendly product is the one you didn’t buy.” — Joshua Becker
• “We are on Earth to take care of life. We are on Earth to take care of each other.” — Xiye Bastida
• “You can never see a plant grow, but they do.” — Carol Plum-Ucci

Inspirational Earth Day Quotes

• “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”— Robert Swan
• “If every day were Earth Day we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson
• “I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”— Mother Teresa
• “A vibrant, fair, and regenerative future is possible — not when thousands of people do climate justice activism perfectly but when millions of people do the best they can.”— Xiye Bastida
• “We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.”— Barack Obama
• “You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.”— Vandana Shiva
• “Together we can preserve the forest, securing this immense treasure for the future of all these children.” — Chico Mendes
• “Earth rejoices our words, breathing and peaceful steps. Let every breath, every word and every step make the mother earth proud of us.” ― Amit Ray
• “An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.” — David Attenborough
• “The real you is loving, joyful and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun.” —Don Miguel Ruiz
• “Look after the land and the land will look after you, destroy the land and it will destroy you.” — Aboriginal Proverb
• “And He knows what is in the land and sea. Not even a leaf falls without His knowledge, nor a grain in the darkness of the earth or anything—green or dry—but is ˹written˺ in a perfect Record.” — Quran 6:59
• “Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.” — Eckhart Tolle
• “For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
• “There is no medicine you can take that has such a direct influence on your health as a walk in a beautiful forest.” —Dr. Qing Li
• “You don’t have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.” — Annie Dillard
• “Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.” —Dr. Sylvia Earle
• “The wanting was a wilderness and I had to find my own way out of the woods.” — Cheryl Strayed
• “Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now.” —Jackie Speier
• “All we have to do is to wake up and change.” —Greta Thunberg

Funny Earth Day Quotes

• “I think it would be great to be born on Earth and to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” —Elon Musk
• “I don’t know whether nice people tend to grow roses or growing roses makes people nice.” —Roland A. Browne
• “If you can’t be in awe of Nature, there’s something wrong with you.” —Alex Trebek
• “Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.” —Michel de Montaigne
• “Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” — Carl Sagan
• “ It is a blessing to be the color of the earth; do you know how often flowers confuse me for home?” — Rupi Kaur
• “What about naming trees?…if we have a tree in our name, we want that tree to live.” —Jane Goodall
• “One reason I wanted to go vegetarian was to help save the environment…I highly recommend it. You’re saving animals, you’re saving the planet, you’re saving a lot of time at Thanksgiving.” —Lily Singh
• “It's Earth day. I wonder if we can plant more trees than people for a change?” —Stanley Victor Paskavich
• “Nature gives a free lunch, yet just in the event that we control our cravings.” —William Ruckelshaus

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72 Best Earth Day Quotes for Inspiration & Action

Happy Earth Day!

As we celebrate Earth Day this year, may we reflect on the wise words of environmentalists, climate activists , faith leaders, lovers of nature, and the youth of the world.

Read these quotes to get inspired by the opportunity to make the planet a better place — and to get motivated to be a part of creating meaningful change. And go even further by exploring our guides on how to celebrate Earth Day and Earth Month .

PS: Feel more hopeful by checking out our collection of good news about the environment — and all of our other positive climate change coverage .

The Best Inspirational Quotes For Earth Day

Famous earth day quotes.

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall

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“We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” — Maya Angelou

“Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling.” — Greta Thunberg

“What do you need to solve the climate crisis? The answer is, everyone.” — Katharine Hayhoe

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” — Robert Swan

“The good man is the friend of all living things.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw

About Earth Day

“Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now.” — Jackie Speier

“Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.” — Scott Peters

“As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.” — Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

“If every day were Earth Day we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson, on Earth Day in 2022

“Earth day/week/ month always is so busy but it's always still such a time of celebration and reverence for the work we do.” — Isaias Hernandez

“Today is Earth Day. I don't want to end the day without an acknowledgment of the wonder that we actually live here. Okay, there is so much terror seeping around every corner. But there is also beauty, creativity, and life. Look around, we are blessed to be here. Really. Blessed.” — Danté Stewart

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Short Quotes & Captions

“Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act.” — Albert Einstein

“The earth is what we all have in common.” — Wendell Berry

“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.” — Mother Teresa

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Quotes From Native American and Indigenous Leaders

“We are on Earth to take care of life. We are on Earth to take care of each other.” — Xiye Bastida

“A vibrant, fair, and regenerative future is possible — not when thousands of people do climate justice activism perfectly but when millions of people do the best they can.” — Xiye Bastida

“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.” — Alanis Obomsawin, Indigenous filmmaker

“If we truly showed respect for the sacred, we would cease in its destruction and abuse. We would seek consent, rather than taking what does not belong to us. We would not work to destroy that which we don’t understand. Without the sacred, humanity perishes.” — Ruth H. Hopkins, Great Sioux Nation member

→ Learn about leading Indigenous activists

Quotes From Politicians and World Leaders

“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.” — Barack Obama

“The climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres

“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

“We can do this. This is the biggest emergent social movement in all of history. We can do this. And if anybody thinks that we don’t have the political will, remember, political will is itself a renewable resource.” — Al Gore

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” — Jimmy Carter

“It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” — Dalai Lama

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“An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.” — David Attenborough

“When we know how to protect all beings, we are protecting ourselves.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh

“You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.” — Vandana Shiva

“I need to be outside. I need to be in the world and to remember that I am of it.” — John Green

“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the Earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” — Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein

“Keep close to Nature’s heart... and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” — John Muir

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On Taking Action 

“When enough people come together, then change will come and we can achieve almost anything. So instead of looking for hope — start creating it.” — Greta Thunberg

“We need to have a whole cultural shift, where it becomes our culture to take care of the Earth, and in order to make this shift, we need storytelling about how the Earth takes care of us and how we can take care of her.” — Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, co-editor of All We Can Save

“Each of us can contribute, though. With our votes, our voices, our food choices, our skills and our dollars. We must overhaul both corporate practices and government policies. We must transform culture. Building community around solutions is the most important thing. I am never going to give up working to protect and restore this magnificent planet. Every bit of habitat we preserve, every tenth of a degree of warming we prevent, really does matter. Thankfully, I'm not motivated by hope, but rather a desire to be useful.” — Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, in a TED Talk

“We can't save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people, especially those most often unheard.” — Leah Thomas

“When we choose to protect others, we are also protecting ourselves. We cannot achieve climate justice, without uplifting and supporting all communities.” — Intersectional Environmentalist

→ Learn about intersectional environmentalism

“Do something. Pay your rent for the privilege of living on this beautiful, blue-green, living Earth.” — Dave Foreman

“I love this beautiful, mysterious, complicated planet we get to call home. I don’t mean any simple, sappy kind of love. I don’t mean anything cute or tame. I mean living, breathing, heart-beating love. Wild love. This love is not a noun, she is an action verb. She can shoot stars into the sky. She can spark a movement. She can sustain a revolution.” — Mary Annaïse Heglar

“These young people are saying we all have a right to know what is in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, and the food we eat. It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener. That must be our legacy.” — John Lewis

“Now is the time to listen to the people and communities most impacted by the climate crisis, support their initiatives, and take action internally and externally to voice your solidarity.” — Eric Johnson

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On Religion — From Christians, Catholics, Muslims, and Jews

“My faith is an enormous motivator for me to engage as well, because climate change is not just an issue that affects the entire planet, it is one that disproportionately affects those who do not have the resources to cope with this change — those whom we are explicitly told as Christians to care for.” — Katharine Hayhoe

“For Christians, doing something about climate change is about living out our faith — caring for those who need help, our neighbors here at home or on the other side of the world, and taking responsibility for this planet that God created and entrusted to us.” — Katharine Hayhoe

“The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” — Pope John Paul II

“I believe that Saint Francis is the example par excellence of care for the vulnerable and of an integral ecology lived out joyfully and authentically. He is the patron saint of all who study and work in the area of ecology, and he is also much loved by non-Christians. He was particularly concerned for God’s creation and for the poor and outcast. He loved, and was deeply loved for his joy, his generous self-giving, his openheartedness. He was a mystic and a pilgrim who lived in simplicity and in wonderful harmony with God, with others, with nature and with himself. He shows us just how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.” — Pope Francis, Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ of the Holy Father Francis on Care For Our Common Home

“Intelligence and conscience should lead us, as our faith commands, to treat all things with care and awe (taqwā) of their Creator, compassion (rahmah) and utmost good (ihsān).” — Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change

“We call on all Muslims wherever they may be — to tackle habits, mindsets, and the root causes of climate change, environmental degradation, and the loss of biodiversity in their particular spheres of influence, following the example of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and bring about a resolution to the challenges that now face us.” — Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change

“We know all Earth needs not only the joyful human voice but also the healing human hand.” — A Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis

“We call for a new sense of eco-social justice – a tikkun olam that includes tikkun tevel, the healing of our planet.  We urge those who have been focusing on social justice to address the climate crisis, and those who have been focusing on the climate crisis to address social justice.” — A Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis

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“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” — Bill Nye

“The main solution is so simple that even a small child can understand it. We have to stop the emission of greenhouse gases.” — Greta Thunberg

“Together we can preserve the forest, securing this immense treasure for the future of all these our children.” — Chico Mendes

“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” — Lady Bird Johnson

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead

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24 Inspiring Space Travel Quotes for the Adventurous at Heart

December 19, 2023, 9:14 am

Space travel has always been a topic of fascination for mankind. The idea of exploring the vast unknown, venturing beyond our planet, and discovering new worlds has captivated the imaginations of people for centuries. Space travel quotes have the power to inspire, ignite our sense of adventure, and remind us of the wonders that lie beyond our earthly confines. In this article, we have compiled 30 inspiring space travel quotes that are sure to evoke the spirit of adventure in anyone who reads them.

Quotes about the wonders of the universe

• “The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, but stranger than we can imagine.” – Sir Arthur Eddington

The universe is a mysterious and awe-inspiring place. It holds countless wonders that are beyond our comprehension. From the breathtaking beauty of distant galaxies to the mind-boggling phenomena of black holes, the universe never fails to amaze us. As we gaze at the night sky, we are reminded of the vastness and complexity of the cosmos, and our place within it.

• “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” – Albert Einstein

The wonders of the universe have inspired artists, scientists, and thinkers throughout history. The beauty and mystery of the cosmos have been a driving force behind some of the greatest discoveries and creations in human history. It is through our curiosity and desire to understand the unknown that we are able to push the boundaries of what is possible and expand our horizons.

• “We are made of star stuff.” – Carl Sagan

The elements that make up our bodies were once forged in the heart of a star. We are connected to the universe in a profound way, and this realization can fill us with a sense of wonder and awe. When we look up at the night sky, we are not just observers, but participants in the grand cosmic dance.

Quotes about the spirit of adventure

• “Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still.” – Carl Sagan

Humans have always been driven by a spirit of adventure and exploration. From the earliest explorers who set out to discover new lands to the astronauts who ventured beyond the confines of Earth, our desire to explore is an integral part of who we are as a species. It is this spirit of adventure that pushes us to go further, to reach for the stars, and to discover what lies beyond.

• “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” – Amelia Earhart

The thrill of adventure lies not only in the destination but in the journey itself. It is the sense of discovery, the challenges overcome, and the lessons learned along the way that make the adventure worthwhile. Whether it’s exploring the far reaches of space or embarking on a personal quest, the spirit of adventure is what drives us forward and enriches our lives.

• “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

Each of us has our own dreams and aspirations, our own version of what constitutes a grand adventure. Whether it’s pursuing a career in space exploration, starting a business, or traveling the world, the biggest adventure we can undertake is to follow our passions and live a life that is true to ourselves. It is through embracing our dreams and taking bold leaps into the unknown that we can truly experience the thrill of adventure.

Quotes about curiosity and exploration

• “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan

Curiosity is the driving force behind exploration. It is the insatiable desire to know more, to uncover the mysteries of the universe, and to expand our understanding of the world around us. When we embrace our curiosity and embark on a journey of exploration, we open ourselves up to the possibility of discovering something incredible, something that has never been known before.

• “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.” – Albert Einstein

Curiosity is what fuels innovation and progress. It is through questioning the status quo, challenging assumptions, and seeking answers that we are able to push the boundaries of what is known and make new discoveries. Curiosity is a powerful force that drives us to explore, to learn, and to grow.

• “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” – Albert Einstein

The more we learn about the universe, the more we realize how vast and complex it truly is. It is a humbling experience to comprehend the sheer magnitude of what we don’t know. But it is through the pursuit of knowledge and the willingness to explore the unknown that we are able to expand our understanding and make new discoveries.

Quotes about the beauty of the cosmos

• “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” – Carl Sagan

The beauty of the cosmos is not just something we observe from a distance; it is a part of who we are. We are intricately connected to the universe, and through our exploration and understanding of the cosmos, we are able to gain insight into our own existence. The beauty of the cosmos lies not only in its grandeur and vastness but in its ability to inspire wonder and awe.

• “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

As we gaze at the night sky, we are reminded that there is a whole universe waiting to be explored. The beauty of the cosmos beckons us to venture beyond our earthly confines and to discover what lies beyond. It is through our exploration of the cosmos that we are able to appreciate the beauty and wonder of our own planet and gain a new perspective on our place in the universe.

• “Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust.” – Lawrence M. Krauss

Quotes about the limitless possibilities of space travel

• “Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space.” – Christa McAuliffe
• “The sky is not the limit, it’s just the beginning.” – Unknown
• “Space travel is the greatest adventure in human history.” – Yuri Gagarin

Quotes about the awe-inspiring nature of space

• “In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and an epoch with Annie.” – Carl Sagan
• “The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.” – Carl Sagan
• “Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” – Douglas Adams

Quotes about the courage and bravery of astronauts

• “The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.” – John F. Kennedy
• “Space is dangerous. It’s what we do here. It’s what we live through. It’s why we risk our lives.” – Chris Hadfield
• “Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and do ordinary things. But they are ordinary people who do extraordinary things.” – Chris Hadfield

Quotes about the future of space exploration

• “The future of space exploration will be driven by imagination, innovation, and international collaboration.” – Mae Jemison
• “We can choose to explore the universe and come to know ourselves or we can choose to squander our resources on war and conflict.” – Carl Sagan
• “The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time, and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in the race for space.” – John F. Kennedy

Conclusion and final thoughts

In conclusion, space travel quotes have the power to inspire, ignite our sense of adventure, and remind us of the wonders that lie beyond our earthly confines. They capture the essence of curiosity, exploration, and the limitless possibilities that space travel holds. Whether it’s the awe-inspiring beauty of the cosmos, the spirit of adventure that drives us, or the courage and bravery of astronauts, these quotes serve as a reminder of our place in the universe and the importance of pushing the boundaries of what is known.

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