“One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands” – Richard Burton
Nights Are Long
“Nights are long when it’s cold and you’re waiting for a train” – J.M.G. Le Clézio
The Beckoning Counts
“The beckoning counts, not the clicking latch behind you” – Freya Stark
The Ultimate Experience in Life
“Travel really is the ultimate experience in life” – Chloe Cole
Promiscuities of Bed and Board and Road
“A young gratuitous smile; trust and distrust; promiscuities of bed and board and road; the one assured treasure a life, in recollection, truly possessed” – Robert Wells
I Got Ramblin’ on my Mind
“I got ramblin’, I got ramblin’ on my mind. I got ramblin’, I got ramblin’ all on my mind. Hate to leave my baby, but you treats me so unkind” – Robert Johnson (Rambling On My Mind)
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Drive from New York to California Without Seeing a Single Thing
“When we get these thruways across the whole country, as we will and must, it will be possible to drive from New York to California without seeing a single thing” – John Steinbeck
In Proportion to Their Lack of Travel
“All classes in proportion to their lack of travel and familiarity with foreign literature are bellicose, prejudiced against foreigners, fond of fighting as a cruel sport — in short, dog-like in their notions of foreign policy.”” – George Bernard Shaw
Mind-Travel to the Future
“Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could travel into the future, see where you messed up, and then go back in time to rearrange things in order to make your future better? You can. If you can foresee regret, you can mind-travel to the future. If you can train yourself to mind-travel effectively, you can […]
Walk Around the World
“My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. A notebook. A traveling paint set. A hat. Good shoes. A nice pleated (green?) skirt for the occasional seaside hotel afternoon dance” – Maira Kalman



