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The power of the words with a compelling image can really impulse your wanderlust motivation. To give you some inspiration, we have collected the top 50 inspirational travel quotes. In addition, we have included them in some beautiful images, making it easy to share on your Pinterest or Facebook!

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The Top 10 Inspiring Travel Quotes

1. “Home is the here and now.” – Buddhism.

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This might be our favourite of all the travel quotes and is the one we use on our homepage. Once we left for our trip around the world for a whole year, after a few months this is really how we felt. It wouldn’t matter where we where it would feel like home to us.

2. “Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Gaby Basora.

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3. “We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous.

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4. “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” – Oscar Wilde.

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

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6. “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” – Unknown.

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7.“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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

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Personally, when I read this one all I want to do is leave all behind and leave! such a short travel quote yet so powerful!

9. “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.

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10. “Take every chance you get in life because some things only happen once.” – Karen Gibbs.

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This is one of the most encouraging travel quotes! We only have one life and one chance to make the most of it. Let’s forget any excuses and find our next destination ;)

Short Travel Quotes

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

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When we travel to a destination, is because we really feel we want to go there and explore. That’s is why we find this travel quote really inspiring and we feel totally identified with it.

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

Girl sitting on a rock at the top of a mountain.

This is so true. Who do not remember those cool things you did on a destination or any amazing sights from now and then? Eventually, each of the places you visit truly become a part of you.

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

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14. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” -David Mitchell.

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

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

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17. “Everything you do is based on the choices you make.” – Wayne Dyer.

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We talked to many people who are not really happy with what they do. But remember, you always have the last decision and only you own your life.

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

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

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20. “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” – Suzanne Collins.

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21. “Life is a journey. Make the best of it.” – Unknown.

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

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

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24. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller.

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

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When you are traveling, you learn and see a lot. Once you process it all in your head, the best way of keeping your memories alive is by telling them.

26. “Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.” – Chinese Proverb.

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27. “Not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves.” – Henry David Thoreau

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28. “A year from now, you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb.

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

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This might be the most intelligent travel quote of all times. It takes some trial and error to realize how true this is! But fear no more, cause we have now made an incredibly useful post about minimalist travel tips for packing light.

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

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31. “A ship in a harbor is safe, but it not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd.

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

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With a total of 195 countries in the world, the sooner we start exploring then the better!

33. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson.

motorbike in a dirt road parked by crops.

We really are the kind of people who really like to create new paths rather than following existing ones. So we feel totally identified with this travel quote.

34. “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” – Dolly Parton.

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

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Motivational Travel Quotes

36.“Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us.” – Nicole Reed.

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37. “Somewhere on your journey don’t forget to turn around and enjoy the view.” – Unknown.

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When we go to express trips, we sometimes forget about this because we are so focused on where to go next. We need to remember that every place we visit worth those extra minutes to look back and enjoy the views.

38. “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu.

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39. “Stuff your eyes with wonder,’ he said, ‘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.

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40. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things 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.

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This is a long travel quote which really urges you to act before is too late. People normally react against fear, which makes this one really encouraging. Because, who wants to wait until is too late, right?!

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

St. Paul cathedral in London

We can certainly say that with every trip, we become a bit wiser. You get to know about country history, how they live, religion, food, etc. It is indeed the book to life.

42. “To those who stay put, the world is but an imaginary place. But to the movers, the makers, and the shakers, the world is all around, an endless invitation.” – Unknown.

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

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Because we love photography, we now pay attention to detail more than ever. And sometimes, most of the interesting things are not just gorgeous landscapes but curious and unique details which you can only find in certain destinations.

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

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It is not that hard to do something extraordinary out of the ordinary. And you do not really need to travel to that. Simply start by doing something that maybe you have not done before. Like trying a new food or another sport!

45. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments and places that take our breath away.” – Unknown.

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46. “Nothing lasts forever, except the day before you start your vacation.” – Gayland Anderson.

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You know how true this is. That day before the vacations always seems like a 28 hours day!

47. “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.

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

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49. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller.

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50. “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein.

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Conclusion- What Do You Think About These Travel Quotes?

That was quite a dose of inspiring travel quotes we have put into images. If you still feel like reading some more, you can always keep checking in Goodreads.

After that, I am guessing you will be willing to find your next destination!

And if you have one already, you can always use our trip planning toolkittrip planning toolkit. Where we have gathered all the best travel resources to make easier, faster and cheaper to plan your trips.

Finally, let us know in the comments below if there is any other quote you know and should be on this list!

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