30 inspirational travel quotes and pictures
We've collected 30 inspirational travel quotes, accompanied by travel pictures from around the world.
Warning: this is going to make your feet itchy!
Quelea birds at sunset, South Africa.
“The journey, not the arrival, matters.” – TS Eliot
Nightfall, Morocco.
“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee
Lilac-breasted roller, South Africa.
“Africa – You can see a sunset and believe you have witnessed the Hand of God. You watch the slow lope of a lioness and forget to breathe. You marvel at the tripod of a giraffe bent to water. In Africa, there are iridescent blues on the wings of birds that you do not see anywhere else in nature. In Africa, in the midday heat, you can see blisters in the atmosphere. When you are in Africa, you feel primordial, rocked in the cradle of the world.” – Jodi Picoult
Petra, Jordan.
“Oh, the places you’ll go!” – Dr Seuss
Dawn in the Sahara, Morocco.
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Spider's web, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
Zambezi River gorge, Zimbabwe.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
Shopkeeper, Accra, Ghana.
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai
Horse riding on the beach in Essaouira, Morocco.
“Please be a traveller, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what’s right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.” – Andrew Zimmern, author
Women working the fields, Kashmir.
“To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen
Sunset, Cape Town, South Africa.
“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” – Jo Walton
Mountain stream, Northern Ireland.
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell
Great Wall of China.
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert
Dead Vlei, Namibia.
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine
Peterhof, St Petersburg, Russia.
“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous
Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland.
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost
Rocky islet, Mauritius.
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West
Buddhist monk feeding pigeons, Sikkim, India.
“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” – Anaïs Nin
Lion yawning, Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa.
“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
Turquoise sea, Maldives.
“Work, travel, save, repeat.” – Anonymous
Sunset on the Danube, Belgrade.
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama
Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart!” – Confucius
Marketplace at the Roman city of Jerash, Jordan.
“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck
Beach in the Seychelles.
“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 harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
Amman, the capital city of Jordan.
“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman
Victoria Falls from the Zambian side.
“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal.” – Paul Coelho
Chefchaouen, Morocco's "Blue City".
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – JRR Tolkien
Lake Dal, Srinagar, Kashmir.
“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop
Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.
"The mountains are calling and I must go." – John Muir
Sunset, Llandudno beach, Cape Town, South Africa.
“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill