“I want to explore the world with you by my side. I want to do every cliché in the book and take a picture kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“All I want is a place I can call home with you. A place where I can unpack my suitcase and not have it lingering in the corner... a reason to not pack it back up and hop on the next flight to anywhere but here.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“Please, take me anywhere, and I’ll go. I’ll pack my bags, I’ll split the cost, I’ll make the plans and promise to keep you smiling, even when we’re tired. I’ll take the pictures; I’ll kiss you deeply; I’ll write our memories to life so we never forget. I’ll willingly wander as long as I’m wandering…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“I want to hold your hand and walk with you through every beautiful country, take a picture with you in every breathtaking forest, kiss you under the stars in this sky that’s the same no matter where we end up, but feels so different, so magical in an uncharted place. I want to run wild with you, fee…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Let’s follow wherever our feet long to wander. Let’s jump on trains and buy one-way airplane tickets. Let’s call up old friends and visit them across the country. Let’s get in the car and drive until our eyes are heavy. Let’s go, my love, let’s go.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“I want to go places with you, explore worlds with you, get lost with you.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“I want to travel to the ends of the earth with you, walk and run and explore with a dizziness that makes us fall into our beds at the end of the night, so exhausted and so in love.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“If you want something bad enough, no dollar amount will come in the way of that. Don’t let the size of your dreams intimidate you.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“Never forget how to be a kid and never let the magic, mystique, and mystery of the world stop amazing you.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“Whatever happens in certain phases of life, it’ll either be a good time or a good story. Embrace them both.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“Do something that pays the bills, and something that makes you happy. Then repeat this cycle until the latter does both.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“People on the outside looking in often fall in love with the idea of success, but never want to hold hands with the struggle.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“If my passport cost as much as a degree, it would still be the best investment I ever made. The most important things to know about life are learned outside of the classroom. Love, compassion, and open-mindedness are curriculums in the school of travel, and as far as I’m concerned, that kind of educ…”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“My passport has single-handedly changed my life for the better, and if you told me to give up my passport or my degree, I’d practically thrust my degree into your arms [along with a slew of debt] and bid thee farewell as I took off on another adventure.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“When you’re told to go into a career for the money, you lose sight of your purpose along the way. I truly believe the love of money is the root of all evil, and if you spend your life chasing it, then you’ll never have enough.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“I travel because I want to breathe the air of unknown territories, dance with the dancers in remote locations, and dine with the locals of unfamiliar backgrounds.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“Traveling is a constant dialogue between yourself and your soul, growing, learning, and challenging anything and everything you’ve ever thought about life.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“Bless the hearts of the men who try to keep up with the fast-paced, ever-changing souls of us female wanderlusters. The quick wit, impulsive nature and always-evolving idea of what our lives should look like make us some of the most complex creatures to ruin, and yet grace the dating scene.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“If you live a life so boldly and unapologetically, then life has no choice but to follow suit and command the reciprocation of luck to work in your favor.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com