- The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream. – Jack Kerouac, On The Road
- We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dream. – Arthur O’Shaunessey, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
- We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started… and know the place for the first time. - T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland
- Travel is ninety percent anticipation and ten percent recollection. - Edward Streeter
- Bear in mind that the special advantage of vagabonding is the experience of not really knowing what happens next, which you can obtain at bargain rates in all cases….The challenges you face offer no alternative but to cope with them. And in doing that, your life is being fully lived. - Ed Buryn, Vagabonding in Europe and North Africa
- What do you suppose will satisfy the soul, except to walk free, and own no superior? - Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
- Travel is glamorous only in retrospect. - Paul Theroux
- The day is of infinite length for him who knows how to appreciate and use it. ”“ Goethe
- Old men and far travelers may lie with authority. - Unknown
What is your favorite quote to inspire travel?
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Categories: Post-trip
Post tags: inspiration, motivation
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From Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”:
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
.-= Backpacking Japan´s last blog ..POTW: Mount Fuji =-.
From Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”:
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
.-= Backpacking Japan´s last blog ..POTW: Mount Fuji =-.
Another one of my favorites!
Another one of my favorites!
I have read over quite a few of your current entries and I was curious about if you wanted to swap web site links? I am often looking to trade links with blogs about related themes! I look forward to hearing back from you quickly.