There is something about travel and inspirational quotes, right? Reading something positive is thought provoking, entertaining and always a good start to the day.
Reading a nice inspirational travel quote brings memories and souvenirs from places you have been.
My intention with this article is to take you back to some place special, and give you a positive boost for the day. You should save this post, somewhere where you can easily find it again when you need something happy and beautiful to read.
I love inspirational travel quotes because they do resonate with me or actually with the whole family the most. Often I use them in our Instagram feed to express how I / we feel at the moment of posting and the positive feedback from our community is beautiful.
So sit back, enjoy and get ready to be inspired. Here are some of our favourite travel & inspirational quotes and most liked photographs from our adventures and travels in Switzerland. To make it a bit more easy to find your best travel quote, I have categorised them into different sections.
I hope you find inspiration and meaning in all of them!
Note: I have added the location and maybe even a link to an article from our blog from where the photo was taken to give you a more geographical vision and knowledge.
List of Contents
Top 10 Best Travel Quotes
“Wander often you may wonder!”
I love this one as it is simply so true. Getting outside and exploring new areas make us surely wonder why we have never visited before.
“If you change the way, you look at things, the things you look at change” – Wayne Dyer
Add a positive thought to everything and the world looks suddenly so beautiful. This is one of my all-time favourite inspirational travel quotes.
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“The best dreams happen when you’re awake!” – Cherie Gilderbloom
I could not agree more with Cherie.
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
Oh, how much I love this travel quote! And yes, we love sitting together with friends and sharing ours and theirs amazing travel stories.
“Never let the memories be greater than your dreams” – Douglas Ivester
Whatever your dream is, never doubt it! Something I try to pass on to our children.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu
Nothing is unreachable, even the furthest destination is not unreachable. Just take it step by step. Just like our everyday life.
“Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.” – Franky Tyger
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S.Eliot
This inspirational travel quote is so true as it totally pertains to travel & LIFE! If you put your head to it you can do pretty much everything.
“Nothing is unreachable, even the furthest destination is not unreachable. Just take it step by step. Just like our everyday life.”
I have always done in life what makes me happy.
Living for 6 year in the Maldives, travelling Asia pre-kids, now writing this blog. Things that are maybe out of the ordinary for others, but things that have never left me questioning my life.
“We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone” – Katie Thurmes
I had to add this one under the top 10 travel quotes.
Having a passion about photography this quote resonates with me 100%. I love these trips down memory lane whilst browsing through photos, checking out old videos or reading some of our older blog posts.
«Don’t go through life, grow through life» – Eric Butterworth
Oh yes, another great one which deserves its place on our top 10 travel quotes list.
Thoughtful Travel Quotes
“What you have to decide…is how you want your life to be. If your ending was ending tomorrow, would this be how you’d want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. So don’t be afraid, be alive.” – Sarah Dessen
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
Definitely a travel quote that reflects on us. I believe that every adventure, every trip we have taken so far has made us who we are.
“It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Buddha
I love this quote, I guess Buddha wants to say, never stop exploring and be curious about everything.
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“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
We should all take much more time to enjoy nature and quality family time. I am certainly not the best at this, but I try to have my total off time and solely be with my family. Disconnected from the world!
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
A travel quote that for sure can also be implemented in every day’s life. Be different.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
Oh yes, this is so true. I think this is especially true when travelling with children. They do see everything so differently.
Inspirational Travel Quotes
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing your lawn. Climb that damn mountain.” – Jack Kerouac
“So much of who we are is where we have been.” – William Langewiesche
Could not have said it better, beautiful travel quote.
“The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.” ~ Paul Coelho
Especially in this day and age this inspirational quote is so true. Don’t judge people, don’t go on social media with a quick and attacking response. Be the positive leader instead!
“Travel doesn’t become adventure until you leave yourself behind” – Marty Rubin
Are you leaving all your stress, your burdens and your daily diary at home when you travel? I believe only then can you fully go on an adventure.
“It’s a big world out there, it would be a shame not to experience it.” –JD Andrews
I hope our kids will remember this travel quote when they grow up.
“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it.”~ Johnathan Winters
This is certainly one of the best motivational quotes connected with travel. Sometimes YOU have to make things happen. Don’t just wait for it to happen. Our Canada trip was such an example. We could not really afford it but we had to make it affordable.
“Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living.” – Anthony Bourdain
I am always amazed in how the children remember our trips months, if not years on. At the same time, they come home from school and they cannot remember what they did 1 hour before!
Famous Travel & Inspirational Quotes
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
Oh yes, Mr Ali, everyone needs to live by these words!
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“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama
Great words to live by. Exploring a new place, and it can be just around the corner from where you live, always brings excitement and changes your thoughts.
“Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert
This is definitely one of my favourite travel quotes especially when hiking in the Swiss Mountains
“Do not dare, not to dare” – C.S.Lewis
I guess this is a quote one can use in every life situation
If there is anything in your mind, something you want to do but something is holding you back?
Well, you know what… just go for it! The craziest and scariest ideas turn into the best adventures and travel memories.
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“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous
There is so much truth behind this travel quote. Exploring nature, discovering new places and new cultures gives you experiences nobody can take from you.
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”– Susan Sontag
A great travel quote if you have a serious craving of wanderlust
“Not all those who wander are lost.”– J.R.R Tolkien
“Let’s find some beautiful place to get lost”
If you are like me you are a planner and then get lost whilst travelling! What about you? Are you a planner?
And to get lost you can in the Rheinschlucht – The Swiss Grand Canyon
Lesser Known Travel Quotes
“Travel has a way of stretching the mind.”~ Ralph Crawshaw
Travel helps to expand everyones mind. It is an easy but powerful education, without having to study or read books!
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s OK. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – Anthony Bourdain
Nothing more needs to be said here. This photograph and the one below are from the beautiful Ticino region. Check out our The Best Ticino Moments guide.
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
I think this is meant for whatever you do! The more pleasure you have when doing something the easier it gets.
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”– Augustine of Hippo
When we talk about travel in all these quotes we also mean just go and explore, explore your neighborhood. To tell a great story, you do not need to be travelling for months.
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”– Aldous Huxley
People are very judgmental and can get very quickly influenced by something they have no idea about. This is the worse thing that can happen for your travels.
Your should always make your own opinion as this is what counts. Only like this you will see the world with your own eyes and how beautiful it is.
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“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”– Jim Rohn
For some the ordinary is ok, and that’s ok! But try to get a bit out of the comfort zone, maybe you like it! A great travel quote that also pertains to the every day life.
“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right.” ~ Anonymous
On all our family trips, we never thought too much about what could go wrong. When we travelled in South Africa with the Kids we didn’t focus on what could go wrong, instead, we focused on the excitement and challenges ahead.
“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” – Lawrence Block
What a great travel quote to end our list! We’re guilty of this on many travels for sure! Especially when travelling with kids. Plans change and new things make the best memories.
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Let us know which Travel Quote is your favourite in the comments below. Or maybe you have a favourite travel quote that we have not published and would like to have it on a photograph from Switzerland? Then get in touch and we can upload it to this post!
If you do like quotes as we do, then also read the 50 Quotes About Kids growing up.
Thank you & Never Forget to Explore
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