This may be one of the oldest travel quotes I’ve ever highlighted in this feature! This phrase has been used time and time again in movies, music lyrics, and more. I think that’s because it speaks so strongly to an instinct within all of us. An instinct to solve our problems and change our circumstances by…

This month’s quote is short and sweet yet filled with wisdom. Ever since I wrapped up my first year of full-time travel, people have been inquiring in a round-about way when the heck I’m going to settle down and get a “real job” or perhaps a permanent place of residence. While I appreciate that these people…

Today’s travel quote caught my eye as I’m coming to the end of a five week stint living out of my suitcase. I’ve worn the same jeans for a week, I’ve spent maybe a quarter of the nights in a bed (the rest were on floors and couches), and at one point I ran out of…

Lately I’ve been having a lot of fun with the graphic design side of this blog feature, coming up with fun text treatments for all my favorite travel quotes. But when I flipped through my notebook and rediscovered this one I knew it demanded a simple presentation, for the idea itself is so complex. Obviously this…

I’ve been thinking about this travel quote a lot lately. Normally I only post quotes I can find attribution for, but this one is too good to pass up. I have always struggled with a lust for material things. Clothes, shoes, books, furniture and things to fill a nonexistent home with… I want them all. And…

This isn’t the first time the words of Mark Twain have appeared on this blog, and most likely it won’t be the last. Today he brings us more wisdom on the topic of, what else, travel. I think this quote is pretty self-explanatory and doesn’t require much analysis. Still, I love the idea that travel is…