“Do you know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, airplane motors and train whistles.”— George Bailey, James Stewart, imdb.com
“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, goodreads.com
“There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.”— Charlotte Eriksson, goodreads.com
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that god damn mountain.”— Jack Kerouac, goodreads.com
“Travelling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.”— Lisa St. Aubin de Teran, goodreads.com
“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”— Ibn Battuta, goodreads.com
“Travelling isn’t always about running away from things, sometimes it’s about running into what you truly want.”— American Nomad On Twitter, youbackpacking.com
“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of Au…”— Natalie Babbitt, amazon.com
“I always have an open heart and, it makes me both a lover and a habitual hurter. It’s the name of the game we travelers play, and I don’t know how to play it any other way, mistakes and all.”— Kristin Addis, amazon.com
“Most people know the feeling of déjà vu. It’s when you can’t quite place it, but you know you’ve felt exactly that way before in another time and another place. There’s an opposite to this feeling called jamais vu. It’s when you go back to the same place but nothing about it is familiar, and you fee…”— Kristin Addis, amazon.com
“Sometimes, something magical happens when you travel: you remember exactly why you’re doing it, and you’re so happy and present in that moment. Sometimes it’s the people you meet; sometimes it’s the places you’re at.”— Kristin Addis, amazon.com
“I feel awkward and like everyone’s staring at me when I take selfies. But the downside of leaving a place with no photos of myself in it is greater than the temporary shame I might feel from the stares of a few perfect strangers.”— Kristin Addis, bemytravelmuse.com
“I try to just take things as they come and that has been a wonderful change.”— Kristin Addis, expertvagabond.com
“Don’t get buried in self-doubt just because someone else, no matter who they are to you in life, projects his/her own self-doubts onto you.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Nothing is more rewarding and admirable than leading by silent example.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“In time, she will find that it’s not actually all that hard to be captain of the ship.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“The longer she travels on her own, the more likely she is to prioritize experiences above all else. Stilettos and purses will lose their luster; she’ll crave far off places and splurge on plane tickets instead.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Traveling on her own will cause a woman to reevaluate her life and give her space to think, feel, and grow.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“So, thank you so much after all for getting away. You brought me back to the most important person in my life: me.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com