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This curated collection of the best and most inspirational travel quotes will give you that spark to start your next adventure.

Traveling provides individuals an opportunity to escape the norm. Get out of the everyday struggle, the everyday hustle.

Though there are many reasons people travel, some of them can be answered by one travel quote.

Our list of the best travel quotes or slogans were said by people throughout history. But some of them have been altered or have never been said by the supposed author. A few of these quotes were never actually said. Nonetheless, there’s a general consensus to whom the quotes are accredited.

In addition, some of these quotes are used by big brands for their travel slogans.

The 10 Best Travel Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. “Show me a poor country and I’ll show you a good time.” – Jack Swenson

"Show me a poor country and I’ll show you a good time." – Jack Swenson

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

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

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

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." – Helen Keller

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

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

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

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

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

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it is lethal." – Paulo Coelho

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

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

Wanderlust Quotes

11. “Wanderlust is incurable.” – Mark Jenkins

"Wanderlust is incurable." – Mark Jenkins

12. “The important thing is to never stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing” – Albert Einstein

"The important thing is to never stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing" – Albert Einstein

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

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

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

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

15. “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

"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

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

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

17. “There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.” – Charlotte Eriksson

"There's something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I'm born to leave." – Charlotte Eriksson

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

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

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

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

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

"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

21. “This heart of mine was made to travel this world.” – Unknown

"This heart of mine was made to travel this world."

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

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

23. “Without new experiences, something inside us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.” ­– Unknown

"Without new experiences, something inside us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken."

24. “I’m shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m gonna see the world.” – George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life

"I'm shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I'm gonna see the world." – George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life

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

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

Adventure Travel Quotes

26. “Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop

"Adventure is worthwhile." - Aesop

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

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

28. “Travel doesn’t become adventure until you leave yourself behind.” – Unknown

"Travel doesn't become adventure until you leave yourself behind."

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

"Jobs fill your pocket but adventures fill your soul." – Jamie Lyn Beatty

30. “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

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

31. “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." – Ernest Hemingway

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

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

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

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

34. “If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it.” – Johnathan Winters

"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it." – Johnathan Winters

35. “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

"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

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

"The journey not the arrival matters." – T.S. Eliot

37. “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

"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

38. “Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.” – Aristophanes

"Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip." – Aristophanes

39. “I’m going on an adventure!” – Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring

"I'm going on an adventure!" – Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring

40. “He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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41. “To live will be an awfully big adventure.” – Peter Pan

"To live will be an awfully big adventure." – Peter Pan

Motivational and Inspirational Travel Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

"Once a year, go someplace you've never been before." – Dalai Lama

45. “It is better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb

"It is better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times." – Asian Proverb

46. “I want to go see the world and I can’t do it from my office.” – Vincent Croos

"I want to go see the world and I can't do it from my office." – Vincent Croos

47. “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

"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

48. “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

"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

49. “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” – Unknown

"When was the last time you did something for the first time?" – Unknown

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

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

51. “It’s a big world out there, it would be a shame not to experience it.” – Unknown

"It's a big world out there, it would be a shame not to experience it." - Unknown

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

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

53. “All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for material possessions, money or even close friends with me on my journey. I never understood people very well anyway, and they never seemed to understand me very well either. All I wanted was my art and the chance to be the creator of my own world, my own reality. I wanted the open road and new beginnings every day.” – Charlotte Eriksson

"All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for material possessions, money or even close friends with me on my journey. I never understood people very well anyway, and they never seemed to understand me very well either. All I wanted was my art and the chance to be the creator of my own world, my own reality. I wanted the open road and new beginnings every day." – Charlotte Eriksson

54. “It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way.” – Penelope Riley

"It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way." – Penelope Riley

55. “I would rather own a little and see the world than own the world and see a little of it.” – Alexander Sattler

"I would rather own a little and see the world than own the world and see a little of it." – Alexander Sattler

Bucket List Quotes

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

"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." – Susan Sontag

57. “I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” – unknown

"I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way." – unknown

58. “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

"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

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

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

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

61. “Just go. Go see all the beauty in the world.” – Unknown

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

62. “The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.” – Henry David Thoreau

"The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost." – Henry David Thoreau

63. “The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” – Unknown

"The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life."

64. “Someday I’m going to be free and I’m going to travel the world.” – Unknown

"Someday I'm going to be free and I'm going to travel the world."

Travel Quotes for Love

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

"Remember that happiness is a way of travel — not a destination." – Roy M. Goodman

66. “I am not the only traveler, who has not repaid his debt. I’ve been searching for a trail to follow again. Take me back to the night we met.” – Lord Huron, The Night We Met

"I am not the only traveler, who has not repaid his debt. I've been searching for a trail to follow again. Take me back to the night we met." – Lord Huron, The Night We Met

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

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

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

"Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions." – Peter Hoeg

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

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

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

"I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met." – Melody Truong

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

"We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost." – Ray Bradbury

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

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart!" – Confucius

Travel Buddy and Friendship Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

76. “You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.” – John Lennon

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77. “It doesn’t matter where you’re going, it’s who you have beside you.” – Unknown

It doesn't matter where you're going, it's who you have beside you.

78. “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

"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

79. “Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.”

Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.

Family Travel Quotes for Those Who Travel with Children

80. “The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories.” – Augustine “Og” Mandino

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

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

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

"Oh, the places you'll go." – Dr. Seuss

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

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

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

"Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion."– Leigh Hunt.

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

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

86. “Not all classrooms have 4 walls.”

"Not all classrooms have 4 walls."

87. “Then I realized adventures are the best way to learn.”

"Then I realized adventures are the best way to learn."

88. “Traveling Is learning.”

"Traveling Is learning."

89. “A family that travels together stays together.”

"A family that travels together stays together."

90. “It is never too early to begin exploring the world.”

"It is never too early to begin exploring the world."

Meaningful Quotes for Travel and Everyday Life

91. “The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.” – Paul Coelho

"The world is changed by your example, not your opinion." – Paul Coelho

92. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." – Gandhi

93. “Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

"Don't count the days. Make the days count." – Muhammad Ali

94. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." – Mae West

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

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

96. “Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.” – Rick Watson

"Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it." – Rick Watson

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

"The life you have led doesn't need to be the only life you have." – Anna Quindlen

98. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – Unknown

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."

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

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

100. “Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” – David McCullough

"Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you." – David McCullough

101. “Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.” – Mark Jenkins

"Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible." – Mark Jenkins

102. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine — and shadows will fall behind you.” ­– Walt Whitman

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine — and shadows will fall behind you." ­– Walt Whitman

103. “You can shake the sand from your shoes, but not from your soul.” – Unknown

You can shake the sand from your shoes, but not from your soul.

104. “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right.” – Unknown

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right.

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

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

106. “Great things never came from comfort zones.” – Unknown

Great things never came from comfort zones.

107. “Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing.” – Unknown

Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing.

108. “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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

112. “Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou

"Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." – Maya Angelou

113. “There’s a sunrise and sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” – Unknown

There's a sunrise and sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.

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

"Take only memories, leave only footprints." – Chief Seattle

115. “Life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better.” – Simon Raven

"Life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better." – Simon Raven

116. “Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” – Douglas Ivester

"Never let your memories be greater than your dreams." – Douglas Ivester

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

Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.

118. “The best dreams happen when you’re awake.” – Cherie Gilderbloom

"The best dreams happen when you're awake." – Cherie Gilderbloom

119. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." – Jim Rohn

120. “Collect moments. Not things.” – Unknown

Collect moments. Not things.

121. “Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.” – Vladimir Nabokov

"Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring." – Vladimir Nabokov

122. “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." – Albert Einstein

123. “Fear is only temporary. Regrets last forever.” – Unknown

Fear is only temporary. Regrets last forever.

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

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

125. “What you have to decide…is how you want your life to be. If your ending was ending tomorrow, would this be how you’d want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. So, don’t be afraid, be alive.” – Sarah Dessen

"What you have to decide…is how you want your life to be. If your ending was ending tomorrow, would this be how you'd want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. So, don't be afraid, be alive." – Sarah Dessen

126. “Don’t quit your daydream.” – Unknown

Don't quit your daydream.

127. “Traveling is not something you’re good at. It’s something you do, like breathing.” – Gayle Foreman

"Traveling is not something you're good at. It's something you do, like breathing." – Gayle Foreman

128. “To say yes to life is at one and the same thing to say yes to oneself.” – Dag Hammarskjold

"To say yes to life is at one and the same thing to say yes to oneself." – Dag Hammarskjold

129. “To roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen.

"To roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live." – Hans Christian Andersen.

Anthony Bourdain Travel Quotes

130. “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

"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

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

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

132. “Plans should be ephemeral, so be prepared to move away from them.” – Anthony Bourdain

"Plans should be ephemeral, so be prepared to move away from them." – Anthony Bourdain

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

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

134. “If you are thirty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn to 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 cook. Learn from them—wherever you go.” – Anthony Bourdain

"If you are thirty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn to 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 cook. Learn from them—wherever you go." – Anthony Bourdain

135. “Drink heavily with locals whenever possible” – Anthony Bourdain

"Drink heavily with locals whenever possible" – Anthony Bourdain

136. “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

"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

137. “The journey is part of the experience—an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.” – Anthony Bourdain

"The journey is part of the experience—an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca." – Anthony Bourdain

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

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

139. “Nothing unexpected or wonderful is likely to happen if you have an itinerary in Paris filled with the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.” – Anthony Bourdain

"Nothing unexpected or wonderful is likely to happen if you have an itinerary in Paris filled with the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower." – Anthony Bourdain

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

"Travel is not reward for working, it's education for living." – Anthony Bourdain

Mark Twain Travel Quotes

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

"Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one's lifetime." – Mark Twain

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

"I 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

143. “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.”

"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."

144. “Take the universe as a whole, and it is a very clever conception and quite competently carried out, but I don’t think much of this globe as a work of art. It would have been better to take more time to it and do it right, it seems to me, than to rush it through, helter-skelter, in six days, just for reputation.” – Mark Twain

"Take the universe as a whole, and it is a very clever conception and quite competently carried out, but I don't think much of this globe as a work of art. It would have been better to take more time to it and do it right, it seems to me, than to rush it through, helter-skelter, in six days, just for reputation." – Mark Twain

145. “It liberates the vandal to travel—you never saw a bigoted, opinionated, stubborn, narrow-minded, self-conceited, almighty mean man in your life but he had stuck in one place since he was born and thought God made the world and dyspepsia and bile for his especial comfort and satisfaction.” – Mark Twain 149. “The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad.” – Mark Twain

"It liberates the vandal to travel—you never saw a bigoted, opinionated, stubborn, narrow-minded, self-conceited, almighty mean man in your life but he had stuck in one place since he was born and thought God made the world and dyspepsia and bile for his especial comfort and satisfaction." – Mark Twain 149. "The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad." – Mark Twain

146. “The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad.” – Mark Twain

"The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad." – Mark Twain

Travel Photography Quotes

147. “I wish that all of nature’s magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed.” – Annie Leibovitz

"I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed." – Annie Leibovitz

148. “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.” – Jim Richardson

jim richardson travel photography quote

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

"My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport." – Steve McCurry

150. “The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don’t belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point of separation.” – Susan Meiselas

"The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don't belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point of separation." – Susan Meiselas

151. “My camera is a good excuse to travel and capture Earth’s beauty — from every angle” – Vincent Croos

"My camera is a good excuse to travel and capture Earth's beauty — from every angle" – Vincent Croos

Funny Travel Quotes

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

"Travel makes a wise man better but a fool worse." – Thomas Fuller

153. “I sold my car because it couldn’t take me across the ocean.” – Vincent Croos

"I sold my car because it couldn't take me across the ocean." – Vincent Croos

154. “Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles M Schulz

"Don't worry about the world ending today, it's already tomorrow in Australia." – Charles M Schulz

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

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

156. “I always like to go to Washington DC, it gives me a chance to visit my money.” – Bob Hope

"I always like to go to Washington DC, it gives me a chance to visit my money." – Bob Hope

157. “I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.” – Henny Youngman

henny youngman funny travel quote

158. “There is nothing safer than flying, it’s crashing that is dangerous.” – Theo Cowan

"There is nothing safer than flying, it's crashing that is dangerous." – Theo Cowan

159. “I wish I had never gone traveling. Said no one ever.” – Nobody

"I wish I had never gone traveling. Said no one ever." – Nobody

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

"Travel is glamorous only in retrospect." – Paul Theroux

161. “It feels good to be lost in the right direction.” – Unknown

aperlust funny travel quote

162. “Jet lag is for amateurs.” – Dick Clark

"Jet lag is for amateurs." – Dick Clark

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

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

Short Travel Quotes

164. “Live to travel, travel to live.”

"Live to travel, travel to live."

165. “The journey itself is my home.” – Matsuo Basho

"The journey itself is my home." – Matsuo Basho

166. “The journey is my home.”

"The journey is my home."

167. “I want to make memories all over the world.”

"I want to make memories all over the world."

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

"Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets." – Oscar Wilde

169. “Don’t listen to what they say, go see.” – Chinese Proverb

"Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets." – Oscar Wilde

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

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

171. “Let’s find some beautiful place to get lost.”

"Let's find some beautiful place to get lost."

172. “Life’s a journey, not a destination.” – Aerosmith

"Life's a journey, not a destination." – Aerosmith

173. “Where to next?”

Where to next?

174. “Adventure awaits.”

Adventure awaits

Famous Travel Quotes

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

"No place is ever as bad as they tell you it's going to be." – Chuck Thompson

176. “Little by little, one travels far.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

"Little by little, one travels far." – J.R.R. Tolkien

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

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

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

"You don't have to be rich to travel well." – Eugene Fodor

179. “Work, save, travel, repeat.” – Unknown

work, save, travel, repeat

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

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

181. “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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the trip." – Babs Hoffman

189. “Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.” – Wendell Berry

"Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone." – Wendell Berry

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

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

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

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

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

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

193. “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

"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

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

"The most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself." – Wallace Stevens

195. “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

"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

196. “Travel has a way of stretching the mind.” – Ralph Crawshaw

"Travel has a way of stretching the mind." – Ralph Crawshaw

197. “My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.” – Diane Arbus

"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been." – Diane Arbus

198. “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

"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

199. “You go away for a long time and return a different person—you never come all the way back.” – Paul Theroux

"You go away for a long time and return a different person—you never come all the way back." – Paul Theroux

200. “It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Unknown

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

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

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

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

"Travel far enough, you meet yourself." – David Mitchell

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

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

204. “Traveling allows you to become so many different versions of yourself.” – Unknown

Traveling allows you to become so many different versions of yourself

205. “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel next, to find ourselves.” – Pico Iyer

"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel next, to find ourselves." – Pico Iyer

206. “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.” – Louis Armstrong

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