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- "I saw in their eyes something I was to see over and over in every part of the nation—a burning desire to go, to move, to get under way, anyplace, away from any Here. They spoke quietly of how they wanted to go someday, to move about, free and unanchored, not toward something but away from something." John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
- Why do I travel? Because I’ve lost a part of myself and I’m just trying to get it back. Every time I go to a new place I find a small piece of that part. And, someday, when I’ve been to all four corners of the world, I will be whole.
- Why do I travel? Because I’m entirely lost and just trying to find my place. Like what Mr Verzosa said (and is now on my page), “the more you see the world, the more you know your place in it”—that speaks volumes to my situation.
- It is my impression that traveling is not only an action that takes you farther, but also further, deeper. Deeper into yourself, perhaps, further into building the blocks of a life well spent: a life of memories, learning, understanding. A life of decoding the riddles of what makes you happy — this is the prime directive of travel. Wade of Vagabond Journey
- I take a few steps and stop. I savor the total oblivion into which I have fallen. I am between two cities, one knows nothing of me, the other knows me no longer. Sartre
- Sitting there, alone in a foreign country, far from my job and everyone I know, a feeling came over me. It was like remembering something I’d never known before or had always been waiting for, but I didn’t know what. Maybe it was something I’d forgotten or something I’ve been missing all my life. All I can say is that I felt, at the same time, joy and sadness. But not too much sadness, because I felt alive. Yes, alive. Paris je t'aime
- Travel tip: After flying six time zones to the west, the best way to handle jet lag is to wake up at 4 a.m. and be a cranky bitch all day. Zach Everson
- You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place, I told him, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again. Azar Nafisi
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