Traveling the wonders of the world is a luxury, a privilege, and a right of passage all at once. There's so much that the earth has to offer, with honestly, such little time to see it! Sure, you can plan a family vacation or book a trip during the holidays, but traveling is so much more than just a mere resort stay! Visiting different locations is one of the best ways to understand the workings of our world. But don't take it just from us! Instead, read our list of best travel quotes! They really put into perspective what it is all about.
This list is filled with inspirational quotes, motivational quotes, and happy quotes! In all, they explain why traveling is important. This quote by Ibn Battuta is a great example: “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Others on the list would make a neat travel Instagram caption! Like this quote from Hans Christian Andersen: “To travel is to live.”
Read through these quotes just once, and we promise you'll be inspired to begin planning a vacation of your own. But before you go, let us know in the comments where you plan to take your next trip!
J.R.R. Tolkien
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
Dr. Seuss
“Oh, the places you’ll go!”
Helen Keller
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
Hans Christian Andersen
“To travel is to live.”
Chief Seattle
“Take only memories, leave only footprints.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Marcel Proust
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
St. Augustine
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
Gustave Flaubert
“Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
Sandra Lake
“With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I have seen.”
Paul Brandt
“Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.”
Ibn Battuta
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”
Lao Tzu
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
Babs Hoffman
“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.”
Paul Theroux
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.”
Charles Muntz, “Up”
“Adventure is out there.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
Erica Jong
“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.”
Henry Miller
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
Josiah is the Digital Content Producer for the commerce team at Popular Mechanics, Best Products, Runner’s World, and Bicycling Magazine. He also writes for “BIO Buys”—a column on Biography.com—giving readers the lowdown on what products their favorite celebs are using. In another life, Josiah was an editor at ThePioneerWoman.com, where he sharpened his expertise on all things lifestyle, food-news, and entertainment. Outside work related matters, he’s a fan of Studio Ghibli films, unimportant reality TV drama, and melancholy Lorde songs.
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