130 Best Travel Quotes Ever (Inspirational + Beautiful!)

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Do you like to read inspirational travel quotes? I confess that I am a big fan. While sometimes it may seem cliché when you see the same worn-out quotes repeated over and over again, what about those unique and truly beautiful words that stir something inside you? For me, the best travel quotes are about adventure, travel, and discovering the world, and they get me excited for my next quest. Some are certainly overused. (If there's a travel quote I've heard too many times, it's "The world is a book and those who don't travel read only one page." Not my favorite). But there are literally hundreds of adventure travel quotes out there that are beautiful and well written, clever and sentimental without being sappy. I tried to include a good dose of these kinds of quotes in this article. Want even more awesome quotes? Check out this list from Swedish Nomad! So let me present to you, my all-time favorites, my top 10 travel quotes. Plus, for good measure, I'm going to add...say...120 more for you to choose from! Oh, and spoiler alert: I'm a huge fan of Jack Kerouac, so you'll find a number of his quotes included. (If you haven't read On the Road, are you even a traveler, bro?) Seriously, though. He's an incredible writer and he wrote the quintessential American travel novel. I definitely suggest reading it, and maybe the few literary travel quotes I've included will inspire you to read it ASAP (or one of those other great wanderlust-inducing books).

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Where To Use These Travel Quotes So you've found our list of beautiful quotes with travel at their heart. What will you do with these words? Personally, I love to memorize and write down my favorite quotes. It engages them deeply in my memory and just makes me happy. But you can use travel quotes in different ways and for different projects. Many travel enthusiasts enjoy creating DIY projects or buying gifts that showcase their favorite travel sayings. Consider hand-painted globes, classic wall prints, or other customizable items (phone cases? engraved compasses?) You could even get your favorite travel quote tattooed if you're really ready to commit! I've often considered getting a Jack Kerouac quote tattooed on me, because I really like his work. And some of these travel quotes might be perfect for your Instagram. We've cut down some of our favorite travel captions for Instagram here. Best Wanderlust Quotes

"So I find words I never thought I'd utter. On the streets, I never thought I'd have to revisit When I left my body on a distant shore." - T.S. Eliot

"A dominant impulse to encounter beauty is to want to keep it, to possess it and to give it weight in one's life. There is a desire to say: "I was here, I saw that and that mattered to me." ― Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel

"What's that feeling when you walk away from people and they walk away across the plain until you see their spots scatter? - it's the world too big that jumps at our feet, and it's goodbye. But we're looking forward to the next crazy adventure under the skies. ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

"Now more than ever, I realize that I will never be satisfied with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere." ―Isabelle Eberhardt

"The morning wind blows forever, the poem of creation is unbroken, but few ears hear it." ―Henry David Thoreau