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30 Travel quotes that will inspire you to travel the world

Reading Time: 15 Mins

Updated November 25th 2019

Travel can be such a beautiful and fulfilling experience.

It can make you realize just how small your problems really are in this amazingly big world.

It can build you up and it can tear you down, it can make you feel so big and strong, and it can make you feel small.

But at the end of the day, once you experience some amazing things you would never find in your backyard, it can fill your heart up to where it’s bursting at the seams with joy, enlightenment, and wonder. 

I have searched far and wide (but not really that far) to find some of the best travel quotes out there, and I’ve backed them up with some of my favorite photos from my travels.

These quotes will give you that little extra nudge you need to book that ticket, or pack those bags, and just get out there and see some of this beautiful world that God created. 

A lot of us sit around dreaming of travelling and of visiting the places we’ve only heard of or seen in pictures.

We dream but we don’t always act, so I hope after reading these quotes you will be inspired and motivated to make your travel dreams your reality.

30 Travel quotes that will inspire you to travel the world

Motivational quotes that will inspire you to travel

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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

~Lao Tzu

The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.

The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.

~Chris Humphrey

Travel is like knowledge, the more you see, the more you know you haven’t seen

Travel is like knowledge, the more you see, the more you know you haven’t seen

~Mark Hertsgaad

To travel is to live.

To travel is to live.

~Hans Christian Andersen

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

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

Jobs fill your pocket, adventures fill your soul

Jobs fill your pocket, adventures fill your soul

~Jamie Lynn Bettie

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

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

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

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

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

Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.

Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

~Neale Donald Walsch

Life is short and the world is wide

Life is short and the world is wide

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page

~St Augustine

You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong

You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong

~Sue Fitzmaurice

Travel sparks our imagination, feeds our curiosity, and reminds us how much we all have in common

Travel sparks our imagination, feeds our curiosity, and reminds us how much we all have in common.

~Deborah Lloyd

I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met

I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met

~John Green

The only trip you will regret is the one you don’t take

The only trip you will regret is the one you don’t take

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

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

~Henry Miller

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

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

~IBN Batututa

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

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

~ Erol Ozan

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

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

~Proverb

Wherever you go, go with all your heart!

Wherever you go, go with all your heart!

~Confucius    

Related: 20 Inspirational quotes to inspire you to change your life

 

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

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

~Dalai Lama

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

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

~Mary Anne Radmacher

Travel far enough, you meet yourself

Travel far enough, you meet yourself

~David Mitchell

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

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

~Rachel Wolchin

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.

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

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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.

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

~Jawaharial Nehru

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.

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

~Mark Twain

***

You’re probably about ready to go and pack those bags to jet set off to that place you’ve been dreaming of visiting now aren’t you?

I know I am!

Let me know which quote is your favorite in the comments below!

I truly hope you’ve been inspired by these awesome quotes and will continue to be inspired wherever your  travels take you.

Until next time, Stay Blessed

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

~Pico Iyer

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30 Travel quotes that will inspire you to travel the world

Reading Time: 15 Mins

Updated November 25th 2019

Travel can be such a beautiful and fulfilling experience.

It can make you realize just how small your problems really are in this amazingly big world.

It can build you up and it can tear you down, it can make you feel so big and strong, and it can make you feel small.

But at the end of the day, once you experience some amazing things you would never find in your backyard, it can fill your heart up to where it’s bursting at the seams with joy, enlightenment, and wonder. 

I have searched far and wide (but not really that far) to find some of the best travel quotes out there, and I’ve backed them up with some of my favorite photos from my travels.

These quotes will give you that little extra nudge you need to book that ticket, or pack those bags, and just get out there and see some of this beautiful world that God created. 

A lot of us sit around dreaming of travelling and of visiting the places we’ve only heard of or seen in pictures.

We dream but we don’t always act, so I hope after reading these quotes you will be inspired and motivated to make your travel dreams your reality.

30 Travel quotes that will inspire you to travel the world

Motivational quotes that will inspire you to travel

***

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

~Lao Tzu

The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.

The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.

~Chris Humphrey

Travel is like knowledge, the more you see, the more you know you haven’t seen

Travel is like knowledge, the more you see, the more you know you haven’t seen

~Mark Hertsgaad

To travel is to live.

To travel is to live.

~Hans Christian Andersen

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

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

Jobs fill your pocket, adventures fill your soul

Jobs fill your pocket, adventures fill your soul

~Jamie Lynn Bettie

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

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

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

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

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

Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.

Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

~Neale Donald Walsch

Life is short and the world is wide

Life is short and the world is wide

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page

~St Augustine

You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong

You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong

~Sue Fitzmaurice

Travel sparks our imagination, feeds our curiosity, and reminds us how much we all have in common

Travel sparks our imagination, feeds our curiosity, and reminds us how much we all have in common.

~Deborah Lloyd

I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met

I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met

~John Green

The only trip you will regret is the one you don’t take

The only trip you will regret is the one you don’t take

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

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

~Henry Miller

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

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

~IBN Batututa

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

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

~ Erol Ozan

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

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

~Proverb

Wherever you go, go with all your heart!

Wherever you go, go with all your heart!

~Confucius    

Related: 20 Inspirational quotes to inspire you to change your life

 

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

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

~Dalai Lama

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

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

~Mary Anne Radmacher

Travel far enough, you meet yourself

Travel far enough, you meet yourself

~David Mitchell

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

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

~Rachel Wolchin

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.

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

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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.

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

~Jawaharial Nehru

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.

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

~Mark Twain

***

You’re probably about ready to go and pack those bags to jet set off to that place you’ve been dreaming of visiting now aren’t you?

I know I am!

Let me know which quote is your favorite in the comments below!

I truly hope you’ve been inspired by these awesome quotes and will continue to be inspired wherever your  travels take you.

Until next time, Stay Blessed

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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

~Pico Iyer

Like what you read? Pin Me!

 

Be sure to check out these other quotes posts for more inspiration!

20 Inspirational quotes to inspire you to succeed

20 Inspirational quotes to inspire you to change your life

20 Self-love quotes that will make you fall inlove with yourself