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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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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.

Are we missing one of your favs? Share your own travel quote in the comments and we might just include it!

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 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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50 Inspirational Travel Quotes to Ignite the Wanderlust in You

As a child gazing at a world map, I would daydream about exploring every exotic shore on the horizon. However, embarking on my first transatlantic journey revealed how challenging travel can also be. From navigating unforeseen obstacles to trying new foods, each foray away from home transforms us.

Travel expands perspectives, unravels preconceived notions, and illuminates the rich tapestry of global cultures. These inspirational travel quotes capture the allure of discovering new places, overcoming adversity, and the personal growth inspired by our journeys. May the words ignite your own wanderlust spirit and send you voyaging to far-flung realms!

Key Takeaways:

The call of distant shores: travel quotes about new destinations, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – lao tzu.

The Chinese philosopher highlights how even vast undertakings like world travel start small, with courage and intention. His wisdom inspired me to take my first solo trip to Asia . Though daunting, those initial steps created a path to the most rewarding experience of my life.

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

After hiking through jaw-dropping Yosemite Valley , I understood what Flaubert meant. Surrounded by towering granite cliffs and sequoia trees, I felt small yet connected to the grandeur of nature. Travel humbles and exhilarates us.

“Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.” – Publilius Syrus

The ancient writer cautions that travel alone does not guarantee growth. We must approach our journeys with open minds, curiosity to learn, and critical thinking. Travel reveals our true natures.

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

Twain’s humor gets at a truth – sharing transport and living quarters reveals a travel companion’s character. Challenging situations will expose their integrity, patience, and problem-solving. Choose wisely for smooth journeys.

Embracing the Path Less Trodden: Quotes on Travel and Adventure

“life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – helen keller.

Despite blindness and deafness, travel gave Keller fascinating insights into human nature, heightened her remaining senses, and broadened her worldview. She encourages us not to let fear limit our adventurous sides.

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

Many associate wandering with aimlessness. But as Bilbo Baggins of The Hobbit discovered, sometimes finding your way requires getting intentionally lost and following where the road takes you.

“Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb

No description or photo can ever match being enveloped by the damp heat of the Borneo jungle or deafened by the volcanic eruption in Tonga I witnessed. Some moments must be lived firsthand – so get out there!

“Adventure may hurt you, but monotony will kill you.” – Anonymous

While trying new foods could cause belly issues and hiking the Inca Trail knee aches, staying within our comfort zones can actually shrink our worlds. When we stop challenging ourselves, we stop living and learning.

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

This line from On the Road captures the restless spirit of adventure – to throw caution to the wind and risk it all for the freedom of the open road, come what may. It’s a siren call that tugs at every true wanderer’s soul.

The Gifts of the Journey: Quotes on the Benefits of Travel

“the more i traveled, the more i realized that fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.” – shirley maclaine.

MacLaine aptly expresses how travel breaks down the barriers between us, laying bare our common humanity. Prejudices seem to fade when we actually connect with people .

“Travel expands the mind and fills the gap.” – Sheda Savage

This quote perfectly captures the sense of returning from a journey feeling more full as a person, with a bank of indelible memories and learnings to enrich daily life. Travel indeed widens our mental horizons.

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Augustinus Sanctus

By staying home, we deprive ourselves of the fuller story and limit our knowledge of history, cultures, geographies, cuisines, languages, and more. Travel lets us read every chapter.

“Untouched by the customs and complexities of man, nature patiently waits to unleash her wonders on those who seek adventure.” – Pippa de Bruyn

De Bruyn inspires us to venture into remote corners where, free from human influence, nature surprises and rejuvenates the spirit. My trans-Siberian train journey through the stark Mongolian wilderness quenched my thirst for the rawness of the elements.

“To travel is to evolve.” – Pierre Bernardo

Through constantly navigating new cultures, terrains, people, and languages, travel expands our competence and knowledge. Tackling each unfamiliar situation shapes us through experience. We return home as expanded versions of ourselves.

Unveiling the World’s Secrets: Quotes About Exploring New Places

“a mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – oliver wendell holmes, jr..

Holmes reveals how the insights gained through travel permanently change our psychology and worldview. After living in Mumbai , the poverty sharpened my gratitude and showed me how joy transcends wealth. My perspective forever transformed.

“The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir

This quote by the great naturalist makes me think of one of the joys of map-gazing as a child – imagining how much was out there to discover. Muir inspires us to seize the daylight and set off on the ultimate adventure – exploring the planet.

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

The ancient Taoist master understood the magic that happens when travelers remain open to evolving journeys. Chance encounters, spontaneity and newfound freedom await those who let the journey unfold organically.

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

This reminder to tread lightly and respectfully should guide all travels. We take home cherished memories that enrich the soul. What we leave behind is our responsibility. From picking up trash to supporting local businesses, we vote with our actions to protect destinations.

The Tapestry of Global Traditions: Quotes About Different Cultures

“when we reject the single story, when we realize there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.” – chimamanda ngozi adichie.

Nigerian writer Adichie warns about the danger of a “single story” stereotype dominating perceptions of a people or place. By listening directly to locals’ multidimensional stories with empathy, we gain a nuanced cross-cultural understanding.

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

Twain perfectly expresses how living within diverse cultures expands minds and dissolves ingrained biases. Experiential learning fills gaps left by classroom lessons alone. This quote serves as my ongoing anthem for cultivating empathy through travel.

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

Here the author highlights the out-of-body experience of observing one’s own culture from afar for the first time. In a loose sense, travel introduces you to yourself within the tapestry of global diversity. These reflections foster personal growth.

Triumphs on the Trail: Quotes About Overcoming Travel Challenges

“the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – marcel proust.

The French novelist illuminates that transformative travel is not just about seeing sights but gaining new perspectives. Visiting the pyramids shifted my perception of “old” from a negative to a sense of awe about human endurance.

Journeys That Shape Us: Quotes About Travel’s Transformative Power

“travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – anonymous.

This quote elegantly captures how travel enriches us far beyond a monetary value. The memories, knowledge, confidence, friendships, and personal growth sparked by travel develop the spirit in priceless ways.

“We wander for distraction but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc

Such a profound distinction – travel engages us far beyond the fleeting pleasures of a vacation. When we open ourselves to unfamiliar people and places, we open doors to transformation.

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

By testing ourselves in unfamiliar environments, the grit of travel reveals our true natures and we gain clearer self-knowledge. My solo backpacking trip helped me shed limiting beliefs about my introversion and capabilities.

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

Beyond sites seen, travel reveals humanity’s connective tissue. The shared joy and tribulations forge fast friendships. I still visit those I met on my very first hostel trip decades ago – they feel like old souls.

Timeless Travel Tales: Quotes on Creating Lasting Memories

“to travel is to live.” – hans christian andersen.

This pithy quote sums it up – immersing ourselves in new places and cultures makes us feel truly alive. Vibrant sights, sounds, and connections create indelible memories that enrich life after the journey ends.

“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” – Anna Quindlen

Quindlen’s quote reflects how travel allows us to reinvent ourselves and craft new narratives. Career woman becomes nomad. Homebody tastes street food. Daily routines give way to unexpected adventures and discovery.

“Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground.” – Paul Bowles

Eloquently put – there is no substitute for personally experiencing the textures and flavors of a place. Travel transforms foreign lands from abstractions into cherished memories that forge human connections.

Lessons Learned on the Road: Quotes About Personal Growth from Travel

“traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” – peter hoeg.

The heightened novelty and stress of navigating new places often intensify reactions. Trips reveal the deepest aspects of relationships and force personal evolution at an accelerated pace.

“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

Keightley describes the awakening – travel liberates us from cultural conditioning and societal expectations. We relinquish roles to rediscover our authentic selves and what truly matters.

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

T.S. Eliot reminds us that the magic happens along the open road, with each twist and turn expanding our horizons – not just upon reaching the destination. Travel is about embracing the process, not the outcome.

The Essential Expedition: Quotes About Why Travel Matters

“travel is never a matter of money, but of courage.” – paulo coehlo.

While finances impact possibilities, at its core, travel demands the courage to venture beyond the familiar and comfortable. As Coehlo says, daring to explore opens our lives and selves.

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

Michener makes clear that keeping an open mind and embracing cultural differences are prerequisites for meaningful travel that fosters human kinship.

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

By absorbing the diversity of life in unfamiliar realms, we enrich our perspectives and grayscale turns technicolor. Staying put closes the book while travel turns every page.

May these quotes ignite your lifelong quest to boldly venture beyond horizons, open minds to humanity’s mosaic, and discover more authentic selves. Keep collecting inspiring passages to reflect upon while lacing up your boots before the next journey that calls you.

Which travel quote resonates most deeply with your own wanderlust spirit? Share your favorites to keep motivating fellow travelers and explorers.

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40 Inspiring Travel Quotes That Make Perfect Instagram Captions

These inspirational travel quotes will make you want to book your next trip as soon as possible.

Elizabeth Rhodes is a special projects editor at Travel + Leisure , covering everything from luxury hotels to theme parks to must-pack travel products. Originally from South Carolina, Elizabeth moved to New York City from London, where she started her career as a travel blogger and writer.

It's difficult to put into words just how transformational travel can be. Thankfully, artists, authors, philosophers, and world travelers have captured that essence in inspirational travel quotes that remind us of our past journeys and serve as fuel for future trips. We've rounded up some of the best travel quotes from the likes of Anthony Bourdain, Oprah Winfrey, and more, so you can get excited about your next bucket list trip . These beautiful quotes also make perfect travel captions for Instagram, so add them to your next post to encourage your followers to get out and explore.

Looking for more uplifting and relatable travel quotes? Our collections of Anthony Bourdain quotes , Mark Twain quotes , and Oscar Wilde quotes will motivate you to plan your next trip ASAP.

Inspirational Travel Quotes

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

"You lose sight of things…and when you travel, everything balances out." — Daranna Gidel

"A traveler without observation is a bird without wings." — Moslih Eddin Saadi

"When overseas, you learn more about your own country than you do the place you're visiting." — Clint Borgen

"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." — Anthony Bourdain

"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." — Mary Ritter Beard

"Few places in this world are more dangerous than home. Fear not, therefore, to try the mountain passes. They will kill care, save you from deadly apathy, set you free, and call forth every faculty into vigorous, enthusiastic action." — John Muir

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." — Andre Gide

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

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

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

Quotes That Make Perfect Travel Captions for Instagram

"Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour." — Eckhart Tolle

"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." — Oprah Winfrey

"Robert Frost was right. To take the 'road less traveled by' does make all the difference." — Samantha Brown

"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

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." — Michael Altshuler

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

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

"People don't take trips, trips take people." — John Steinbeck

"We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment." — Hilaire Belloc

Best Travel Quotes About the Journey

"I don't know where I am going, but I'm on my way." — Carl Sagan

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

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

"Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting." — Sargent Shriver

"Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints." — Chief Seattle

"There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror." — Orson Welles

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

"An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." — Gilbert K. Chesterton

"Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going." — Paul Theroux

Best Quotes to Inspire Wanderlust

"The Wanderlust has got me... by the belly-aching fire." — Robert W. Service

"So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." — Mark Twain

"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

"We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls." — Anaïs Nin

"For always roaming with a hungry heart, much have I seen and known." — Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Best After Travel Quotes

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

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." — Ursula K. Le Guin

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

"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

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

60 Short Travel Quotes to Inspire Your Next Trip

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Short quotes about travel are the easiest way to get travel inspiration since they pack a lot of meaning into very few words. Sometimes, all you need is a short and sweet simple travel quote to start thinking about your next adventure.

This collection of short travel sayings has something for just about every travel lover. You’ll find some of the best short travel phrases , of course, but I’ve also included some short travel quotes with friends , short travel quotes for couples , short adventure quotes , and more. Get ready to be inspired by these incredible short travel quotes !

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• Short family travel quotes

As you’re reading through this list of short vacation quotes , don’t forget to save your favorites and share them with your friends and family to pass the inspiration along. If you’re interested in checking out some longer travel sayings, our collection of the top 100 quotes about travel has exactly what you’re looking for .

Best Short Travel Quotes

The best short quotes on travel exemplify the idea of quality over quantity: you’ll get tons of inspiration from just a few words!

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

As this short holiday quote points out, you don’t have to be rich to travel. You can have a fantastic trip on a budget as long as you’re brave enough to get out there!

2. “We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc

This short travel saying is a fantastic reminder of how impactful exploring can be on our lives.

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

This simple travel quote shows that attitude is everything. The way we approach life, especially when it comes to travel, can make the difference between having a decent trip and having the trip of a lifetime.

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

These wise words from the famous Irish writer are the perfect inspiration for an adventure. Ready to start planning your next getaway?

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

As this quick trip quote wisely points out, travel enriches our lives in many ways: culturally, gastronomically, emotionally, and more.

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

This adventure short quote reminds us that we travel for many different reasons. Whether you travel because you’re curious about the world or because you want to find yourself, any and all travel reasons are valid!

7. “Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote.” – Michael Palin

Anyone who loves travel will relate to this wanderlust short travel quote . I know we do!

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

This short quote on travel is simple but effective: travel really is a key part of truly living life to its fullest.

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

This famous short travel saying is well-known for a reason. The metaphor of the world being a book works so well for expressing the idea that travel expands our minds.

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

This short travel caption provides the ultimate travel inspiration. It’s great to hear other people’s travel stories, but if you’re curious about what’s out there, why not go see it for yourself ?

Short Adventure Quotes

These incredible adventure quotes will inspire you to see the world and keep exploring!

11. “Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.” – Ewan McGregor

This short travel saying reminds us that we don’t always need to go looking for adventure to find it.

12. “Adventure is not outside man; it is within.” – George Eliot

As this short travel quote argues, we all have the spirit of adventure within us. We just have to embrace it!

13. “Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure.” – Bob Bitchin

This short vacation quote makes it clear that a positive attitude can turn a mishap into a grand adventure. Try it the next time you’re traveling!

14. “Adventure is out there!” – Up

This short and simple travel quote from the beloved Pixar movie is the perfect inspiration for your next big getaway. Go find that adventure!

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

This short adventure saying will resonate if you feel like exploring is in your DNA.

16. “The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure.” – Christopher McCandless

This short trip quote encourages us to see adventure as an important part of being alive. Maybe, deep down, we’re all explorers.

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

As this famous short quote about travel reminds us, it’s so exciting that there are tons of amazing places in the world to see. Why not get started on seeing them all?

18. “If happiness is the goal – and it should be – then adventures should be a top priority.” – Richard Branson

This simple travel quote has one basic message: adventures equal happiness. If you have an incurable case of wanderlust, this saying will probably resonate with you.

19. “You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong.” – Sue Fitzmaurice

Travel can be crucial for helping us understand more about ourselves. Let your adventures be your guide!

20. “Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul.” – Jaime Lyn

As this life is short travel quote shows, adventures fulfill us in ways that money simply cannot.

Short Solo Travel Quotes

If you’re planning a solo adventure and need some motivation, these short travel alone quotes are just what you need!

21. “I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone.” – Daphne du Maurier

If you’re a frequent solo traveler, you’ll probably relate to the idea that places seem more beautiful when you’re by yourself. After all, solo travel gives you the chance to fully appreciate the sights around you.

22. “To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

I love this short vacation quote because I really relate to it. To me, travel is absolutely priceless and always worth it.

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

As this travel short caption points out, sometimes travel has to get put on the back burner, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop dreaming about or planning where we’ll go next!

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

Anyone who likes to stay in motion and keep exploring will relate to this short quote about adventure . Routines definitely aren’t for everyone!

25. “Not I, nor anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself.” – Walt Whitman

This short quote on travel is all about discovering the beauty of the world for ourselves.

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

As this short travel phrase shows, travel can and should change us forever. Enjoy the unforgettable memories you make along your journey!

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

This short solo travel quote points out the pleasures of traveling alone, including having a whole bed to yourself!

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

The best thing about traveling solo is that you can easily make friends along the way. Take the opportunity to spend time with new people so you can turn strangers into friends!

29. “I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.” – Thomas Jefferson

This short trip quote reminds us that one huge advantage of traveling alone is the chance to be introspective and think deeply about your trip. It might even be helpful to keep a journal or jot down some notes to keep track of your thoughts.

30. “Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone.” – Anonymous

This quick trip caption is a great reminder that not everyone travels well together. The best travel buddy will always be yourself!

Short Travel Quotes for Couples

These short travel quotes for couples will help set the mood for a romantic getaway. After all, love and travel make the perfect pair!

31. “Travelling in the company of those we love is home in motion.” – Leigh Hunt

This romantic short travel quote makes a great point that traveling with loved ones can turn any place into somewhere that feels like home.

32. “As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was about to happen.” – A. A. Milne

If you’ve ever looked at someone and known you were in for a lifetime of adventures together, then this short travel saying is for you. It doesn’t get any better than having a partner who’s also a fantastic travel buddy – take it from us!

33. “A couple who travels together, grow together.” – Ahmad Fuadi

Travel is not only an incredible way to achieve personal growth, but also a fantastic way to grow as a couple. Spending day after day together in an unfamiliar place can really bring you closer together.

34. “I would not wish any companion in the world but you.” – William Shakespeare

Trust one of the world’s most famous poets to have written a beautiful short travel phrase about love. Be sure to share this romantic quote with your travel soulmate!

35. “In life, it’s not where you go. It’s who you travel with.” – Charles Schulz

As this short quote for travel reminds us, our travel companions can make all the difference in how we feel about our journey. Traveling with a loved one is sure to make your trip that much more fun!

36. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – An African Proverb

This short holiday quote shows that love and support can take us far, both in life and as travelers.

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

This short holiday quote is great advice for anyone planning a vacation. Traveling involves spending a lot of time together, so it’s always best to go on a trip with someone you already know you like!

38. “I would go everywhere and anywhere with you.” – Cassandra Clare

This short travel saying perfectly captures the excitement of exploring the world with the person you love.

39. “Will you give me yourself? Will you come travel with me? Shall we stick by each other as long as we live?” – Walt Whitman

I love this short trip quote because it’s so beautiful and poetic. These lines would make perfect wedding vows for a travel-loving couple!

40. “It’s wonderful to travel with someone you love and we never travel without one another.” – Roger Moore

This simple travel quote is a straightforward expression of the joy and beauty that come from traveling with your partner.

Short Travel Quotes with Friends

Good friends will always have your back, so it makes sense to bring them along on your biggest adventures. These short travel quotes with friends capture all the highs of traveling with your best pals.

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

As this short vacation saying expresses, in addition to the friends you bring with you, you’ll often make friends along the way as you travel.

42. “A good friend listens to your adventures. A best friend makes them with you.” – Unknown

Share this short trip quote with a best friend you’ll be traveling with soon, and get ready to have the time of your life together!

43. “There is an unspoken bond you create with the friends you travel with.” – Kristen Sarah

As this short adventure saying points out, traveling together is a great way to strengthen a friendship and grow even closer. After all, every night will be like a sleepover!

44. “It’s the friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey.” – Anonymous

Sometimes, you don’t realize how far you’ve come until you look back and see all the friends you’ve made along the way.

45. “Good company on a journey makes the way seem shorter.” – Izaak Walton

In other words, time flies when you’re having fun! This short travel phrase shows how much joy friends can add to an adventure.

46. “You can pack for every occasion, but a good friend will always be the best thing you could bring!” – Unknown

This short quote for travel reminds us that good friends will always make a trip better.

47. “Good friends follow you anywhere.” – A.A. Milne

This short travel saying offers some great advice about friendship: quality friends will always support you, no matter what.

48. “Life was meant for great adventures and close friends.” – Unknown

This short unique travel quote is all about priorities. If you love going on trips with your closest friends, this saying will definitely resonate with you.

49. “Sometimes all you need is a great friend and a tank of gas.” – Thelma & Louise

As this short road trip quote points out, it doesn’t take much to go on an adventure. Grabbing your best friend and hopping in the car is all you need.

50. “A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” – Maya Angelou

This short quote about travel offers a beautiful way of looking at the world: seeing everyone as a potential friend rather than as a stranger or enemy.

Short Family Travel Quotes

These short family vacation quotes are just what you need to get the whole family excited for some time away together.

51. “Don’t just tell your children about the world. Show them.” – Anonymous

This short travel quote with family reminds us that traveling is the best way for kids to learn more about the world around them. Exploring is a valuable part of any child’s education.

52. “My ideal travel companions are my family.” – Pharrell Williams

This short, simple travel quote is a very sweet way of expressing your appreciation for traveling with family. Share this with your family so they know how much you enjoy exploring together!

53. “Travel is rich with learning opportunities, and the ultimate souvenir is a broader perspective.” – Rick Steves

This travel short caption applies not only to family, but also to any traveler looking to expand their worldview.

54. “Travel is not reward for working; it’s education for living.” – Anthony Bourdain

This iconic quick trip quote shows how travel and learning more about the world can make us all better human beings. Traveling allows us to make the world our classroom.

55. “Travel in the younger sort is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.” – Francis Bacon

As this short journey quote expresses, children and parents can experience travel a little differently. After all, seeing a place for the very first time is very different from a repeat visit.

56. “Build traditions of family vacations and trips and outings. These memories will never be forgotten by your children.” – Ezra Taft Benson

This short unique travel quote is a great reminder that your kids will cherish the wonderful memories of family vacations.

57. “Vacations are meant to be shared with the people we love the most.” – Unknown

There’s no better feeling than sharing an incredible view or new experience with the people you love the most. Luckily, family vacations are the perfect time to create new memories together.

58. “There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” – Walt Streightiff

As this short travel caption points out, children are so curious and excited about the world around them that anything new will seem wonderful.

59. “A family vacation is a good time to bond and make memories that last a lifetime.” – Steve Harvey

This short trip quote sums up the best reasons to plan a trip as a family.

60. “Family traveling together means a little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud. A whole lot of love.” – Anonymous

I love this short vacation quote because it captures the many facets of going on an adventure as a family. The crazy and the loud moments are all part of the fun, too!

I hope these short travel quotes have sparked your wanderlust and gotten you ready to start planning your next trip! Whether you’re a solo traveler who’s just found inspiration or one half of a couple trying to find the perfect caption for a vacation photo, be sure to save and/or share your favorite short unique travel quotes .

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Warning: These 77 Inspiring Travel Quotes will Fire up your Wanderlust in 2020

“Travel. As much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life’s not meant to be lived in one place.” Anonymous Tweet

With my sister and I on a two-wheeler (You could do that in India in the 1980s!!) or Sleeping in a Dharamshala or going on budget treks, my parents had perfected the art of traveling and adventuring on a shoestring budget.

I would eagerly wait for the summer holidays to come so that we could head somewhere exciting! 

So if you are awaiting your next adventure and need a boost to your itchy feet, here are the best quotes about travel to fire up your wanderlust. 

It’s surprising how top travel adventure quotes, melodious songs and anecdotes can swing our moods!

Here are 77 best quotes on travel to inspire, motivate, and encourage you. Hope these quotes will ignite your wanderlust and make you pack your bags with essentials and go – Explore!

Browse through them now, reread when you need motivation and re-reread when you need the inspiration to make your travel plans!

 1. “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”

This quote is from  Roald Dahl ‘s last children’s story, The Minpins .

During one of our travels in Meghalaya we found a place called Kongthong where people did not have names but only tunes to be addrssed with! Who would have thought such a place even existed in India?

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

Ray Douglas Bradbury  was an American author and screenwriter. He worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction.

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

John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature for his realistic and imaginative writings.

This is such an awesome Family Travel Quote. If you travel with family (like me) here are 10 top tips for Planning (and Surviving) a multigenerational family trip! 

4. “There ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” – Mark Twain

Quotes on travel / awesome travel quotes,  5.“he who returns from a journey is not the same as he who left.” – chinese proverb..

For me my trip to Varanasi was a very surreal experience. 

 6. “ In life ,  it’s not where you go ,  it’s who you travel  with.” –  Charles  M.  Schulz  

Charles Monroe “Sparky” Schulz, was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Peanuts.

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

Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher.

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

Anaïs Nin , was a French-American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. 

9. “A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” ―Moslih Eddin Saadi

Moslih Eddin Saadi whose pen-name was Saadi was a Persian poet and literary of the medieval period. He is known for the depth of his social and moral thoughts.

ADVENTURE QUOTES / WANDERLUST QUOTES

 10. “the journey is the reward.”— chinese proverb.

The Journey Is the Reward also happens to be the title of the biography of the life and career of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. This Chinese proverb often gets attributed to Steve Jobs. 

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

The Moroccan traveler  Ibn Battuta  is known as the greatest traveller of premodern times. 

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

13. “all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – martin buber, 14. “you develop a sympathy for all human beings when you travel a lot.” – shakuntala devi.

Shakuntala Devi gave us one of the most famous travel quotes.

 15. “Work, Travel, Save, Repeat!” – Unknown

If traveling India is on your mind then fuel your wanderlust by reading about 30 breathtaking places you must visit in India before you die!

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

Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. His philosophy is known as Confucius.

INSPIRATIONAL TRAVEL QUOTES/ INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

 17. “i haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list” – susan sontag.

Susan Sontag was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist.

As I draft this Photo Blog, I am reminded of Susan Sontag’s yet another famous quote…

“Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” Susan Sontag Tweet

FAMOUS TRAVEL QUOTES

 18. “the journey not the arrival matters” – t.s.elliot.

Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, dramatist and literary critic. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.

 This is one of the most awesome trip quotes!

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

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist and a travel writer.

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

Paul Edward Theroux is an American travel writer and novelist, whose best-known work is The Great Railway Bazaar.

Paul gave us one of the great travel captions and exploring quotes.

 21. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” – Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is a book written and illustrated by children’s author Dr. Seuss. It is his last book to be published during his lifetime.

From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a Lurch on a prickle-ly perch, Dr. Seuss addresses life’s ups and downs with his trademark humorous verse and illustrations, while encouraging readers to find the success that lies within.

22. 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

Bill Bryson is a bestselling American non-fiction author of several travel and academic books.

23. “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

Mary Ritter Beard  was an American historian and archivist, who played an important role in the women’s suffrage movement. 

Do you agree with this fantastic wander quote

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

John Augustus Shedd was an American author and professor. He wrote these lines in his book Salt from My Attic (1928), a collection of quotes and sayings he loved and lived by.

TRAVEL TIPS

 25.“take only memories, leave only footprints.” – chief seattle..

Chief Seattle was a Suquamish and Duwamish chief. The city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington, was named after him.

26. “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.

María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer, poet with a rebellious spirit . She was one of the first female authors in Spain who published her texts under her real name, rather than under a pseudonym. 

27. “Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.” – Frank Borman 

Frank Frederick Borman II , is a retired United States Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and the Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon.

I love exploring the Himalayas and Climbing Mount Kanamo at 19600 feet was a very adventurous trek. 

ADVENTURE TRAVEL INSPIRATION

 28.“the first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – rudyard kipling. .

Rudyard Kipling traveled widely and wrote about many places and cultures. So it is not surprising that he is cited as the author of this popular quotation:

The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.

There is however, no book, poem or essay which can be traced back to say that Kipling indeed write those lines.

Kipling wrote these well known olfactory lines:

Smells are surer than sounds or sights To make your heart-strings crack— They start those awful voices o’nights That whisper, “Old man, come back!”

They are the opening stanza of the poem Lichtenberg.

Set in South Africa during the Boer War, it’s about an Australian trooper who smells the blossoms of a tree called Golden Wattle and is reminded of his home in New South Wales. (Source)

QUOTES TRAVEL

29. “life is like riding a bicycle. to keep your balance you must keep moving” – albert einstein.

Albert Einstein was a physicist who developed the general theory of relativity.

I love this quote and also cycling. If you like cycling perhaps my post on Cycling from Manali to Leh , my TransHimalayan experience will interest you. On that note comes my next quote…

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

31.“not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” – henry david thoreau.

This quote is one of the most epic old world traveling quotes!

Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. 

Dan Rather has given us one of the best quotes about wanderlust.

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

Dan Rather is an American newscaster and author who covered some of the most important historical events of his time, including the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the Watergate scandal, during his four decades with CBS.

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

Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism.

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

Saint Augustine of Hippo was a Roman African, early Christian theologian and philosopher from Numidia whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. 

This is such a fantastic quote about travel!

35. “Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.” – Lawrence Durrell

Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. Here are ten books by Lawrence Durrell you need to read.

BEST TRAVEL QUOTES

36. “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.

“No Reservations” is Bourdain’s fully illustrated journal of his far-flung travels throughout the world.

The book traces his trips from New Zealand to New Jersey and everywhere in between, mixing beautiful, never-before-seen photos and oddball mementoes.

SHORT TRAVEL QUOTES

37. “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, 38. “jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.” – jamie lyn beatty, 39. “the most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself.” – wallace stevens, 40. “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.

This one is one of my favorite travelling quotes.

Famous travel quotes that Inspire Travellers

I asked Travel Bloggers from around the globe about their favourite famous travel quotes and here is what they had to say…

TRAVEL RESOURCES QUOTES

 41. “if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change” – wayne dyer .

This famous quote by Wayne Dyer is  Packed Again’s  favourite. She says –

“I believe it says it all in the quote.

We tend to judge and rush around. We already look at things mostly with an opinion already made.

Take more time and REALLY look at something, no matter what.

It can be a view, an object or a person. I am sure you can find the beauty in a lot of things which at first seemed flat, grey and uninteresting.”

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

This famous travel quote by Ibn Batuta is Nuraini’s favourite. She says –

“It may be odd to have such a poignant choice for a favourite travel quote, but this is it.

It’s my favourite, because it tells of something inescapable to the traveller. Traveling does both, and beneath this is a deeper truth – when you grow one way, often you must release another.”

 43. “We live to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.” – Khalil Gibran

This introspective quote about traveling by Khalil Gibran is Iuliana Marchian’s favourite. She says –

“An old friend had told me this travel quote many years ago.

A few years after that, when I was trying to figure out my life concept, this quote came to my mind right away.

Ever since I’ve been telling this quote to myself whenever I feel confused or without motivation in life.”

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

Or Amir says her favorite travel quote has to be “Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.”

She says, “It captures perfectly one of the main reasons why I love traveling which is creating memories, and collecting beautiful moments and stories.”

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

This short travel quote by  Stephen  R.  Covey  about the value of  being wanderlust is Nancie’s favourite. She says –

“This quote inspired me to find a way to make travel a priority in my life. That’s something I have never regretted.”

Gustave Flaubert has coined an amazing travelling caption.

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

Of all the travelling quotes, this famous travel quote by Gustave Flaubert is Manon van Schagen’s favourite. She says –

” The reason this is one of my most favourite quotes is that it’s the reality.

This world has billions of people, trillions of animals, plenty of ecosystems and exists out so many more parts than just me.

It’s refreshing.”

 47. “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

Of all the traveller quotes out there, Mario finds this travel quote by Jack Kerouac very inspirational. He says –

“Kerouac is generally considered to be one of the creators of the Beat movement, and with this restless personality, he did a lot of crazy stuff in his life.

To be honest, this quote captures quite exactly the way I feel about challenges – not just while travelling – but in general.

I may not be really prepared, not perfectly informed or have the stamina to tackle a challenge… like going on an exhausting hike or climbing that said mountain…

But heck, I’m here, the adventure is here and I’d regret not doing it.

Yes, I’m stubborn.

Having sore muscles and being tired as hell afterwards have never stopped me – I’ll complain for sure on the way – but will it be worth it?

You bet it will.”

 48. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail!” – Muriel Strode

This famous travel quote about adventure by Muriel Strode is Noraly’s favourite. She says – “I love this quote because it captures what I love most about traveling: exploring new territories and having experiences that are incredible and not common! I try to avoid the big crowds and find the travel gems instead 🙂 “

INTERESTINGLY This  famous travel quote is often misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.

A close semblance of the above words were written by a poet named Muriel Strode which first appeared in print in 1903 in a religious publication and then again in her own book titled My Little Book of Prayer published in 1904.

“I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail.”

— Muriel Strode

Source:  Quote Investigator

 49. “It’s bad manners to keep vacation waiting” – Unknown

This fun travel quote is Kimaya’s favourite. She says –

“The quote, even if has a humorous tinge to it, slips right through one of my habits of waiting for someone rather than to keep one waiting.

So if I can do this for a person then why not to a vacation as it is, since the beginning of time, an integral part of homo sapiens’s well being.”

Time for some adventure quotes!

 50. “oh darling, let’s be adventurers” – unknown.

51. “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

52. “if you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – jim rohn, 53. “we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfilment.” – hilaire belloc,  54. “the journey itself is my home.” – matsuo bashō.

Matsuo Bashō, was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan.

55.  “No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.” – Lewis Carroll

Original, experimental, and unparalleled in their charm, Lewis Carroll’s  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland  and  Through the Looking-Glass  and  What Alice Found There  have enchanted readers for generations.

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

57. “the more i traveled the more i realised that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – shirley maclaine.,  58. “with age, comes wisdom. with travel, comes understanding.” -sandra lake.

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

60. “every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.” – irving wallace, 61. “two of the greatest gifts we can give our children are roots and wings.” – hodding carter.

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

63. “travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – david mitchell.

The above mentioned inspirational travel quote is by David Mitchell. This wanderlust quote is from his book Cloud Atlas which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and is the winner of the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year.

64. “Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop

Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop’s Fables.

65. “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, ‘Around the world in 80 days.’

Michael Palin established his reputation with MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS and RIPPING YARNS. 

‘ Around the world in 80 days ‘, is Michael Palin’s unparalleled tribute to man’s ability to make life difficult for himself.

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

67. “to travel is to possess the world.” – burton holmes .

68. When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” —Leonardo Da Vinci

This quotation was created by John H. Secondari who was attempting to portray the thoughts of Leonardo Da Vinci in an educational film in 1965. The statement was incorrectly reassigned directly to Leonardo by 1975. (Source)

69. “Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” – Uzbek Proverb

70. “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, 71. “life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – neale donald walsch..

Neale Donald Walsch is an American author of the series Conversations with God . He is also an actor, screenwriter, and speaker.

72. “He who lives sees much. He who travels sees more.” – Arab proverb

73. “the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” marcel proust, 74. “if there is a nice place, and the place does not come to you – you have to come to the place.” – tony wheeler, 75. “don’t listen to what they say. go see.” – chinese proverb..

76. “The wise man’s home is the universe.” – Democritus

77. “travel like gandhi, with simple clothes, open eyes and an uncluttered mind.” rick steves., pin now travel later.

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Nice quotes with nice pics.we will like to read more and more.

I am so glad to read this 🙂

Well… I don’t know about the sister being a natural writer part being true… but the quotes were definitely inspiring! Although why RK I want to ask. Maybe he’s the answer to ‘who you travel with matters’! 😛

ha ha you have a point there 😉

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What a great compilation of quotes! Never hurts to remind ourselves to be adventurers now and then 🙂

So many beautiful quotes but this has always been my favourite: Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

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Richa! How much time did you spend on this post??? So many amazing quotes, I am thinking of taking print outs of a couple that you have as a vertical image. Thanks for this!

A great collection you have there, and I appreciate your efforts for making pins for them. Keep up the good works!

As someone who loves to travel, these really speak to me. My fav is 25! Keep up the great work inspiring people to follow their dreams :).

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“Half the fun of travel is the aesthetic of lostness”…so true! So many great and true quotes like travelling makes you discover that you’r wrong about other countries. how I felt about Cuba when I visited.

What a wonderful mix of quotes – including lots of my favourites – and yes reading through these has inspired me to travel more. Thanks so much for sharing – I have also shared on twitter and pinterest 🙂

I love Hodding Carter’s quote. I am trying to give my baby wings, and I would love for her to inherit my love of travel. And your post did, in fact, give me wanderlust! 🙂 I really need to plan a vacation for this year.

What a great compilation of quotes. It’s always fun to find some new ones and you have done a great job with your choice of quotes. I enjoyed reading them.

Wowzers! It’s the most beautiful and exhaustive compilation of travel quotes I’ve ever come across. I particularly loved the quote by Dorothy L. Sayers: ‘I have the most … “I always have a quotation for everything–it saves original thinking.” It’s a Show Stopper, you see 🙂

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I love this! “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.”

I think to enjoy our travel, we should just totally let go of all our worries and inhibitions and totally bask on the beauty and experience.

Really nice selection! I love Mark twain’s quotes. Oh, and Steinbeck’s quote, comparing travel to marriage, too.

All of quotes are very motivating and tempts me to go again for a trip. I totally believe in T.S. Elliot’s quote that journey matters a lot instead of arrivals.

Wow, what a great list of travel quotes you’ve had in your blog post. Anyway, of everything you’ve shared in your post, this is by far my favorite quote “”Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta.

If ever there was a quote that unites the entire community of travel writers… that would be it.

heart touching words thank you for sharing

Thanks for your encouraging words Shivangi 🙂

Such beautiful and inspiring quotes. Loved your hard work and writing style 😄 keep it up 👍🏻🤗

Stay Inspired, Stay Calm and Travel on 🙂

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Great Travel Quotes In Your Blog Post and Images beautiful thanks for sharing with us.

beautiful website and amazing content. keep up the good work 🙂

Aww, thanks Shivangi 🙂

Great blog thanks for sharing

Glad you liked it 🙂

I Like The Way You Are Sharing Your And Travellers Experience On Your Blog. People Are Really Very Excited To Explore New Areas And Funlands. They Are Now Much Aware Of All The Things Related To Travelling And Adventures.

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Glad you found it helpful Riya 🙂

Great post!

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40 Quotes About Travel That’ll Inspire and Motivate You

Quotes about travel are so powerful!

Not only have they stirred up my own sense of wanderlust, but truly inspiring quotes about travel have been THE  reason I’ve planned a trip. Travel quotes can even be what helps you realize your travel dreams when it seems everyone (even that voice in your head) is discouraging you. I can certainly relate to this especially about some of the solo trips I’ve taken.

I think the best quotes for travel are the ones that resonate and inspire action and the quotes in this guide have done that for me…and I hope they will for you!

40 Quotes About Travel That’ll Inspire and Motivate You

1. Wanderlust: (n) a strong desire or urge to explore the world

2. “The only trip you’ll regret is the one you don’t take.” – Unknown

3. You can’t have a narrow mind and a thick passport. – Pauline Frommer

4. “See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury

5. “The world is too big to stay in one place.” – Raghavi Devaraj

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

Inspiring Quotes About Travel

What inspires you to travel? I’m drawn to new experiences and learning more about different people and places to challenge my norm. Really this post is FULL of inspiring quotes about travel but the ones listed in this section always have me shaking my head thinking, “Yes! The traveler who said this gets it!”

7. “Just go. Go see all the beauty in the world.” – Anonymous

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

9. “Travel because life is short and the world is huge.” – Anonymous

10. “Pictures just don’t do it justice.” – Unknown

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

12. “Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb

Quotes About Traveling Alone

Are you thinking of taking a trip on your own? It’s one of the best gifts you can give yourself. But, I understand how daunting it can be to someone who has never taken a solo trip. I was so nervous and scared the first time I traveled on my own!

Start slowly. Book a shorter trip or a destination where the cultural differences aren’t as extreme. But go! And, if you’re still hesitating, these solo travel quotes are just what you need to get planning your own solo adventure.

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

14. “Live boldly. Take chances. It’s worth it to see what’s just out of sight.” – Unknown

15. “You are only confined by the walls you build yourself.” – Unknown

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

17. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

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

19. “Time is the coin of your life. It’s the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it’ll be spent.” – Carl Sandburg

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

Short Travel Quotes

Short and to the point. Who says you need a lot of words to deliver a powerful message? These short travel quotes beg to differ. 

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

22. “When in doubt, travel.” – Alexandra Holovitz

23. “Not all classrooms have four walls.” – Anonymous

24. “Measure life by countries, not years.” – Unknown

25. “Don’t quit your day dream.” – Unknown

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

Travel Life Quotes

Isn’t travel already a living, breathing metaphor within the journey of life? Travel opens your mind and teaches lessons to last a lifetime. For me, it’s taken away a lot of my worries and helped me understand how to be grateful for the present. These life and travel quotes can motivate you to seize the moment and recognize your place in the wider world. 

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

28. “Travel. Your money will return. Your time won’t.” – Unknown

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

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

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

32. “Explore. Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing the lawn.” – Jack Kerouac

33. “The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” – Richard Bach

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

35. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward

36. “Then there is the most dangerous risk of all…Not doing what you want on the bet that you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

Quotes for Travel and Adventure

What travel experience isn’t an adventure?! You can be in the wilds of the  Okavango Delta  or sightseeing in  New York City , either way, it’s bound to be an adventure. So, naturally, quotes about adventures and travel just go together!

37. “Life is a journey. Make the most out of it.” – Unknown

38. “Take only memories. Leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle

39. “As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was about to begin.” – Winnie the Pooh

40. “I do believe it’s time for another adventure.” – Unknown

Where’s your next adventure? Have these quotes about travel inspired you to plan that long-awaited trip?

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25 Inspiring Travel Quotes That Will Ignite Your Wanderlust

Invest your money into creating amazing memories that will last a lifetime. Here are 25 travel quotes that will ignite your wanderlust.

If you ask someone about their hobbies, many of them will enthusiastically start talking about traveling and how much they love doing it.

People are curious by nature – we want to know and we want to see how people in different cultures live. We love visiting places that reveal history, tradition and old customs.

And if you’re not into traveling as much and you feel more comfortable with the places you’ve known all your life, maybe some of the following travel quotes will make you change your perspective a little bit.

It can be hard to get out of your shell, but you only have one life and it’s up to you to make every moment worthwhile. So take a friend and check out everything this world has to offer: breathe a new air, taste an odd looking food, gaze at the amazing buildings, learn about different cultures and different ways of living.

The next time you think about buying new things that you really don’t need, think twice. Save that money and invest it into creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Here are 25 travel quotes that will ignite your wanderlust

Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints! CHIEF SEATTLE

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. MARK TWAIN ( more Mark Twain quotes )

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

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. HELEN KELLER ( more Helen Keller quotes )

Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT ( more Gustave Flaubert quotes )

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. MARCEL PROUST

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. CONFUCIUS ( more Confucius quotes )

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself. WALLACE STEVENS

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

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love. ERNEST HEMINGWAY ( more Ernest Hemingway quotes )

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 (More Maya Angelou quotes )

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

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it Is lethal. PAULO COELHO (More Paulo Coelho quotes )

Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey. BABS HOFFMAN

Travel. The best way to be lost… and found… at the same time. BRENNA SMITH

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

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

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. RALPH WALDO EMERSON

I would rather own little and see the world, than own the world and see little of it. ALEXANDER SATTLER

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. ANAÏS NIN (More Anais Nin quotes )

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 and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. SENECA

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. HILAIRE BELLOC

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

Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing your lawn. Climb that Goddamn mountain. JACK KEROUAC (More Jack Kerouac quotes )

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17 research quotes to inspire and amuse you

Being a researcher requires dedication, hard work and more than a little inspiration. Here’s something to boost the last item on that list.

We’ve sourced some of the most interesting and thought-provoking research quotes we can find. We hope they’ll leave you feeling inspired and motivated to start – or complete – your best ever research project.

As these quotes show, research is a common thread running through all kinds of professions and pursuits, from Ancient Rome right up to the present day. If you practice research, you’re part of a long list of people throughout history, all dedicated to finding new knowledge and ideas that ultimately make the world a better place.

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1. “No research without action, no action without research”

- Kurt Lewin

Lewin (1890-1947) was a German-American social psychologist. He’s known for his theory that human behavior is a function of our psychological environment.

2. “Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.”

- Albert Szent-Györgyi 

Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986)  was a Hungarian pharmacologist known for his work on vitamins and oxidation. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937.

3. "Bad news sells papers. It also sells market research."

- Byron Sharp 

Sharp is Professor of Marketing Science and Director of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, the world’s largest centre for research into marketing.

4. "In fact, the world needs more nerds."

- Ben Bernanke

Bernanke is an American economist and former chair of the board of governors at the United Stares Federal Reserve.

5. "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."

- Wernher von Braun

Von Braun (1912-1977) was a German-American physicist and rocket engineer whose team launched the first US satellite into space.

6. "Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose."

- Zora Neale Hurston

Hurston (1891-1960) was an American anthropologist and writer known for her research and writing on slavery, race, folklore and the African-American experience.

7. "Research is creating new knowledge."

- Neil Armstrong

Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut famed for being the first man to walk on the Moon.

8. "I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts."

- Bill Gates

Gates needs little introduction – he’s an entrepreneur, philanthropist and the founder of Microsoft.

9. “The best research you can do is talk to people”

- Terry Pratchett

Pratchett is an award-winning British science fiction and fantasy author. He was knighted in 2009. He is known for The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the Discworld series.

10. “Research means that you don’t know, but are willing to find out”

- Charles F. Kettering

Kettering (1876-1958) was an American engineer, known for inventing the electric starter used in combustion engines, as well as other automobile technologies.

11. “Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”

- Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius (121-180) was a Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher.

12. “It is a good thing for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast.“

- Konrad Lorenz

Lorenz (1903-1989) was an Austrian biologist known for his game-changing research on animal behavior. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973.

13. “Research is something that everyone can do, and everyone ought to do. It is simply collecting information and thinking systematically about it.”

- Raewyn Connell

Connell is an Australian sociologist. She is a former professor of at the University of Sydney and is known for her work on gender and transgender studies.

14. “As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.”

- Antoine de Saint Exupery

De Saint Exupery (1900-1944) was a French aviator, author and poet, best known for his story The Little Prince, one of the best-selling books of all time.

15. “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”

- Arthur Conan Doyle (writing as Sherlock Holmes)

Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British crime writer and creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, master of deduction.

16. “If we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”

- Albert Einstein

Maybe the most famous scientist of all time, Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German physicist who came up with the theory of relativity. However, it was his description of the photoelectric effect, the interplay between light and electrically charged atoms, that won him the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.

17. “The power of statistics and the clean lines of quantitative research appealed to me, but I fell in love with the richness and depth of qualitative research.”

- Brené Brown

Brown is a researcher and storyteller studying courage, shame, empathy and vulnerability. She is a best-selling author and inspirational speaker. She is a research professor at the University of Houston.

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35 Alice in Wonderland Quotes That Will Transport You Through the Looking Glass

Posted: November 4, 2023 | Last updated: November 4, 2023

Curiouser and curiouser Alice in Wonderland quotes

The timeless classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland offers bookworms of every age a whimsical escape from the ordinary. Lewis Carroll led readers headfirst into the topsy-turvy world of Wonderland, a place where logic takes a backseat and the laws of reality are merely suggestions. Whether you're a seasoned wanderer of Wonderland or a curious newcomer, you'll find something undeniably magical within the pages of this story. It's why Alice in Wonderland quotes are so enduring.

Book quotes are one of the ways I love to quickly re-immerse myself in the whimsy of my favorite books . To give you a quick Alice fix, I've collected dozens of Alice in Wonderland quotes from the original book and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass . I've also thrown in some quotes from the film adaptations, which are as wonderfully weird as their source material. Grab your teacup, put on your most eccentric hat and prepare for a journey as we explore the profound and peculiar words of Carroll's masterpiece.

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Trippy Alice in Wonderland quotes

1. "Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." — The White Queen in Through the Looking-Glass

2. "Off with their heads!" — The Queen of Hearts in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

3. "I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, 'Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.'" — Alice in Through the Looking-Glass

4. "'The time has come,' the walrus said, 'to talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax—of cabbages and kings." — Tweedledee in Through the Looking-Glass

5. "The Duchess! The Duchess! Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers! She'll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets!" — The White Rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

6. "You know you say things are 'much of a muchness'—did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?" — The Dormouse in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

7. "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" — Alice in Disney's Alice in Wonderland

8. "'Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee, 'if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.'" — Tweedledee in Through the Looking-Glass

9. "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards." — The White Queen in Through the Looking-Glass

10. "'Well, I never heard it before,' said the Mock Turtle; 'but it sounds uncommon nonsense.'" — The Mock Turtle in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is known for some of the funniest quotes , and we have Carroll's creative language to thank for that. He was a master at playing with form, resulting in whimsical sentences that might seem like gibberish at first glance yet frequently reveal their own kind of sense.

Funny Alice in Wonderland quotes

11. "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." — The Cheshire Cat  in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

12. "'Begin at the beginning,' the King said gravely, 'and go on till you come to the end: then stop.'" — The King  in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

13. "'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'" — The Gryphon  in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

14. "Well, some go this way, and some go that way. But as for me, myself, personally, I prefer the shortcut." — The Cheshire Cat in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland

15. "You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself." — The Cheshire Cat in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland

16. "If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does." — The Duchess  in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

17. "Now, here , you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" — The Red Queen in Through the Looking-Glass

The randomness and humor found in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass continue to make these beloved children's books charming even over a century later, and these comical quotes are a prime example of that enduring appeal.

Mad Hatter quotes

18. "'Really, now you ask me,' said Alice, very much confused, 'I don't think—' 'Then you shouldn't talk,' said the Hatter." — The Mad Hatter and Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

19. "'If you knew Time as well as I do,' said the Hatter, 'you wouldn't talk about wasting it . It's him .'" — The Mad Hatter and Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

20. "Have I gone mad?" — The Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

21. "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" — The Mad Hatter in  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

22. "You're not the same as you were before. You were much more, muchier. You've lost your muchness." — The Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

The Hatter is known for saying provocative things that could be perceived as offensive—but that is also what makes him a fan favorite. And while all the Alice in Wonderland quotes above don't necessarily come from the book, the Hatter's memorable movie quotes are just as punchy.

Alice quotes

23. "Curiouser and curiouser!" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

24. "I do wish I hadn't drunk quite so much!" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

25. "'I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,' said Alice a little timidly: 'but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.'" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

26. "When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one! There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought!" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

27. "And what is the use of a book, thought Alice, without pictures or conversations?" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

28. "It would be so nice if something made sense for a change." — Alice in Disney's Alice in Wonderland

29. "Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

30. "'Who cares for you?' said Alice, (she had grown to her full size by this time.) 'You're nothing but a pack of cards!'" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Alice is endlessly curious, extremely trusting and a very caring young woman. Just how famous are her famous lines? Both her book and Disney movie quotes can be found printed on T-shirts, mugs and wall posters around the world.

Inspirational quotes from Alice in Wonderland

31. "Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it." — The Duchess in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

32. "But that's just the trouble with me. I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it." — Alice in Disney's Alice’s in Wonderland

33. "'I can't explain myself , I'm afraid, sir,' said Alice, 'because I'm not myself, you see.'" — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

34. "How puzzling all these changes are! I'm never sure what I'm going to be, from one minute to another." — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

35. "Oh, 'tis love, 'tis love, that makes the world go round!" — The Duchess in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

While there are many trippy Alice and Wonderland quotes, there are also plenty of inspirational quotes that feel warm-hearted and tender. Carroll's world-building was certainly out of this world—he had a way of taking quirky characters and an outlandish plot, and making it deeply relatable to the human experience.

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Travel ETF (AWAY) Hits a New 52-Week High

Amplify Travel Tech ETF ( AWAY Quick Quote AWAY - Free Report ) is probably on the radar for investors seeking momentum. The fund just hit a 52-week high and moved up 38.39% from its 52-week low price of $14.95/share.

Are more gains in store for this ETF? Let us take a quick look at the fund and the near-term outlook on it to get a better idea of where it might be headed.

AWAY in Focus

The underlying Prime Travel Technology Index NTR tracks the performance of globally exchange-listed equity securities engaged in the travel technology business, which provides technology via Internet & Internet-connected devices such as mobile phones, to facilitate travel bookings & reservations, ride sharing & hailing, travel price comparison and travel advice. The product charges 75 bps in annual fees (see: all Industrials ETFs ).

Why the Move?

This corner of the broad market has been an area to watch lately, given the pick-up in travel. The Fed’s dovish stance and estimates of an interest rate cut in June 2024 bode well for the sector, as a fall in the interest rate may lead to increased discretionary spending by consumers. Estimation of global air passenger traffic doubling by 2042 is another positive factor for the fund.

More Gains Ahead?

It might continue its strong performance in the near term, with a positive weighted alpha of 22.89 , which indicates a further rally.

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Car insurance rates are at a 50-year high. Here's 3 ways you can keep your costs low, according to an expert

• American car insurance rates have reached a 50-year high, outpacing inflation.
• Higher premiums and deductibles are driven by the climate crisis and increased accident risk.
• Drivers should prioritize safety, research insurance policies, and apply for discounts to save money.

American car insurance rates have hit a 50-year high, and drivers are paying the price.

Insurance has far outpaced the rate of inflation , with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that vehicle insurance costs were 20.3% higher in December 2023 than in December 2022. For drivers, this means higher premiums and deductibles.

Rising rates are caused by a few key factors, said Laura Longero, executive editor of insurance at the marketing firm QuinStreet. Insurance companies are seeing more claims related to crashes , thefts , and the climate crisis .

"All of these work together to create a situation where car insurance is a lot more expensive," she said.

Many insurers lowered rates at the beginning of the pandemic because fewer drivers were on the road, Longero said. As traffic has returned, she said crashes have become more frequent and severe. Crash fatalities hit a 16-year high in 2021, the US Department of Transportation found, and preliminary 2023 data suggests that crash rates have remained above 2020 reports.

There was also a 25% increase in vehicle thefts between 2019 to 2022. What's more, the supply chain costs to repair or replace vehicle parts from accidents or theft is expensive, Longero said.

Additionally, the state drivers live in — and the local impact of the climate crisis — has a significant effect on car insurance rates. Insurance companies are hesitant to insure drivers and homeowners in regions with frequent natural disasters, Longero said.

There were 131 climate events in the US between 2010 and 2020 that exceeded $1 billion in damages , a 51% increase from the previous decade. Longero said because of these growing climate risks, she expects rates to stay high.

To keep costs as low as possible, Longero recommends drivers travel safely and do their research.

Prioritize safety when behind the wheel

Not only is safe driving important to avoid collisions, it also saves drivers money. According to personal finance company NerdWallet, full coverage car insurance premiums nearly double if a driver is at fault for a crash.

Tickets for speeding, texting while driving, or driving under the influence are likely to raise a driver's insurance premiums.

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Longero said she often uses an app that tracks her harsh braking, how many times she checks her phone, and other data to demonstrate safe driving behavior to her insurer.

The type of vehicle a person drives also determines their insurance prices. Longero said insurance rates are generally lower for bigger vehicles, cars with lots of safety features, and car brands that have high safety ratings. Family-friendly cars typically cost less to insure, she said.

"Sedans are smaller and they typically cost more to insure," Longero said. "They are more likely to sustain greater damage in an accident with a big truck or SUV."

Research which car insurance plan is right for you

Longero suggests that drivers get three-to-five updated insurance quotes every year.

Car insurance rates are higher for families with teenagers, with rates going up 70% to 150% once someone under 18 is added to a family car insurance policy.

Still, Longero said some insurance companies have lower price options for married couples or vehicles with a high safety rating. Car insurance might also be cheaper if drivers bundle their auto policy with their homeowner , renter , or life insurance .

Drivers can sometimes get a cheaper car insurance rate by switching insurers, Longero said. And some policy specifics vary by state.

"We always encourage people to check with their insurer to make sure they're getting all the discounts they qualify for," she said.

She also urged drivers to check that their car insurance policy includes strong liability insurance , in case they were ever at fault for a "worst case scenario" major accident.

Take advantage of insurer discounts

To make the most of their policy, Longero said drivers should apply for insurer discounts. Keeping a clean accident or ticket record, staying loyal to a specific insurance company, and installing extra safety features in a car can help drivers save money.

Parents can lower costs for teenage drivers by applying for "good student" discounts, she said, and some people can get professional discounts based on their job or commute frequency.

"If you work from home now and used to commute, maybe talk to your insurance company," Longero said. "Typically if you're driving less than 10,000 miles a year, you can save a little bit on your policy that way."

Longero said drivers should also regularly take inventory of their insurance policy and drop coverage that they no longer need.

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9 things to know when taking a taxi overseas.

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Culture shock can affect your life in unexpected ways when you move overseas. Something as innocuous as taking a taxi can suddenly become a stressful experience.

Country to country, the protocols for hailing a taxi, arranging payment (whether you negotiate a price with the driver beforehand or use the meter), how you travel (whether you’ll be the sole passenger or the driver will pick up more passengers en route), and more can vary.

Navigating these differences while staying safe and getting a fair price as you journey from A to B can be complex. While well-traveled folks might advise you to avoid taking a taxi overseas altogether, sometimes they’re the only option.

Here are some guidelines to help make the most of taking a taxi overseas.

#1 - Make Sure The Meter Works

Every country has a different approach to pricing taxi rides.

Most North Americans are used to taxi meters, which determine prices by measuring time and distance covered. Rates vary from area to area.

In much of the rest of the world, taxi meters are not a given. Even if you’re in a country that has them, they may not be working properly.

It’s good practice to check with the driver when you get in his taxi and then verify yourself that it’s working.

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The alternative—assuming the meter works properly—can land you in a situation where the driver just charges whatever he wants on arrival, and it usually won’t be a fair price.

#2 - Research The Average Fares

Getting a ballpark idea of how much you should spend on the average taxi ride in the place that you’re visiting can help you avoid being ripped off.

Instead of using the meter, some cities assign flat rates for specific routes. In Medellín, Colombia, for example, a ride from the José María Córdoba International Airport to the city center always costs 110,000 Colombian pesos (about $28).

Most taxi drivers here won’t try to get more out of you, but it’s good to know the flat rate in case one does.

In other cities, like Panama City, Panama, the price of the journey is determined through a negotiation between you and the driver. Ask around to find out roughly how much you should pay to go from neighborhood to neighborhood.

#3 - Decide On The Price Before You Get In

If you have to negotiate your fare with the driver, make sure you come to an agreement before getting in their taxi.

If you look different from the average person from that country or don’t speak the local language well, there’s a good chance that the driver will inflate the price drastically (what we refer to as “gringo pricing” in Latin America).

Don’t accept a ride or get into a taxi without knowing the driver’s fee, in case he plans on charging a ridiculous amount. I’ve heard stories of drivers becoming aggressive if the passenger tries to negotiate at the point of arrival at their destination.

When negotiating the price, if you’re not sure how much you should pay, start by cutting the driver’s suggested amount in half. Have a maximum amount in mind that you’re not willing to go beyond.

If the driver doesn’t like your price, he’ll simply move on, and you’ll catch the next taxi.

#4 - Will You Be The Sole Passenger?

In North America, we take it for granted that we’ll be the sole passenger on any taxi journey and travel straight from the place where we were picked up to the place we want to go.

This isn’t always the case overseas. Don’t be surprised if you’re taking a taxi in South Africa, Panama, or Greece, for instance, and the driver pulls over several times en route to pick up more passengers.

Shared taxis are common around the world. In Latin America, they’re often called colectivos .

Fares are usually lower than they are for private journeys, but be aware that they are slower-going (as the driver detours to drop everyone off), and you’ll share the taxi’s space with strangers.

#5 - Decide What Safety Level You’re Comfortable With

Different countries have different standards when it comes to car safety. In some countries, car safety is non-existent or not enforced.

Safety features like seatbelts, air bags, anti-lock breaking systems, and so on are not a given in any taxi overseas.

Old cars that have been patched together with duct tape, ropes, and bungee cords are not uncommon. I’ve been in taxis that are so rundown, you can see the asphalt through holes in the floor.

Poor safety standards in cars is an unfortunate reality in much of the developing world. As a passenger, you have to decide what level of risk you’re willing to accept before you get into a taxi.

#6 - Beware Of Over-Solicitous Taxi Drivers

Taxi drivers tend to be well-connected. If you want to do something, they can arrange it for you. If you want to buy something in particular, they can source it for you.

Many drivers double as tour guides. I’ve had taxi drivers try to sell me tours, for instance, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This is common in Latin America.

Being upsold a tour, experience, or knickknack isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You can get great deals and have amazing experiences this way.

But it’s good to be aware of the possibility of a sales pitch so that you’re not caught off-guard.

#7 - Have Cash In Small Bills Handy

Don’t assume that you can pay by credit or debit card in any taxi overseas. Cash is still king across most of the world.

If you’re paying in cash, it’s a good idea to have a handful of small bills available. If you hand the driver a large bill, they may assume you can pay more than you need to or conveniently not have the correct change.

Also, you should keep the bills you’ll use to pay for the ride separate from the rest of your money to avoid flashing everyone else in the car how much cash you’re carrying. Opportunists are everywhere.

In Panama, for instance, getting robbed as the result of having taken a taxi is sadly common. Even locals prefer using an alternative to a yellow cab in Panama because of this.

#8 - Keep Your Window Rolled Up

Safety levels vary from destination to destination, but it’s a good idea to stay vigilant no matter where you’re visiting and to keep your window rolled up.

In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, it’s common for thieves on motorcycles to snatch valuables—purses left on seats, phones from hands—from open car windows.

This can happen anywhere, but it’s especially common in tourist-heavy cities with lots of traffic. Even if it’s hot and the car doesn’t have air conditioning (which is common), you should still leave your window up.

#9 - Make Sure You’re Getting The Ride You Want

Ride-hailing apps have proliferated across the world. Do a little research to see what’s used locally—whether it’s one of the brand-name apps or a local equivalent.

Many people, locals and tourists alike, prefer to use ride-hailing apps over regular taxis because they’re generally safer. Any journey you take will be logged in the app’s system, and the driver will have a track record that you can check out beforehand.

Apps can also help you avoid being ripped off because they base prices on factors like the distance you want to travel and the time of day you request a ride, rather than what you look like or whether you have an accent.

Many regular taxi drivers also work for the apps, so make sure the details of the driver who picks you match the information displayed on the app.

It’s not uncommon for taxi drivers to call out things like “Uber” or “Lyft” to lure unsuspecting passengers who think they correspond to one of the apps.

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