Our Favorite Inspiring Travel Quotes

Need to get away from it all? A little but of travel is just what the doctor ordered. Whether it’s a day trip, weekend getaway, or full on vacation, we specialize in helping you get some R&R and perspective. Check out these quotes on travel and then get inspired to trade in that office window for a view out the Observation Car as it chugs through the mist-shrouded mountains of Washington or watercolor sunsets of New Mexico.

“Traveling leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” — Ibn Battuta

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel only read a page.” — St. Augustine

“It’s good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” — Ernest Hemingway

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

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

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” — Mark Twain

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” — Dalai Lama

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