The people behind the words
Every profile is researched against primary sources, every quote verified to its book and year. The writers who left, or wanted to, grouped by the tradition they belong to.
Classic Literature
- Aldous HuxleyThe most shared Huxley travel quote is not even his. The verified lines from
- Andre GideHis most shared travel quote is a reworded paraphrase often pinned to Columbus. The
- C.S. LewisThe most shared C.S. Lewis travel quotes appear nowhere in his books. The verified
- David MitchellDavid Mitchell: Travel Quotes, the Cloud Atlas Lines, and the Novelist Who Wrote the
- George Bernard ShawThe most shared "Shaw" travel quotes are not his. Verified George Bernard Shaw quotes
- Gustave FlaubertGustave Flaubert: Travel Quotes From His Orient Voyage, Sourced and FlaggedSearch for Gustave Flaubert
- Hans Christian AndersenThe internet's favourite travel poem carries Andersen's name, but only its last line is
- J.R.R. TolkienTolkien wrote the most quoted travel line in English, and most people get it
- Julien GreenJulien Green: Paris Travel Quotes, Sourced From His Bilingual ClassicSearch for Julien Green travel
- Lewis CarrollThe most shared Lewis Carroll travel quote is a paraphrase he never wrote. Verified
- Marcel ProustThe most shared Proust travel quote is a paraphrase. The verified passage from The
- Mark TwainMark Twain made travel his subject, not his sideline. Verified quotes from The Innocents
- Muriel RukeyserMuriel Rukeyser: Travel Quotes, The Speed of Darkness, and the Poet Who Travelled Toward
- Oscar WildeThe most shared Wilde travel line appears in none of his works. The verified
- Peter HoegPeter Hoeg wrote travel into Smilla's Sense of Snow as a crossing between two
- Ray BradburyThe most shared Ray Bradbury travel quote has no verifiable source. The genuine lines
- Richard AldingtonRichard Aldington: Travel Quotes, the Adventure Line, and the War Poet Who Wrote Against
- Robert FrostThe most quoted travel line in American poetry is a joke between two friends
- Robert Louis Stevenson – The Sickly Scot Who Made Travel LiteratureDiscover Robert Louis Stevenson's travel philosophy, his Cévennes pilgrimage with a donkey named Modestine,
- T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot's most famous travel line, "We shall not cease from exploration," explained in
- Ursula K. Le GuinThe most quoted journey line in modern fiction, finally sourced. Verified Ursula K. Le
- Wallace StevensThe poet who conjured palms and Key West from an insurance desk in Connecticut.
Philosophers and Wisdom
- Alain de BottonThe most pinned de Botton travel quote is someone else's. The verified Art of
- Ayn RandAyn Rand: Travel Quotes, the New-Roads Lines, and the Novelist Who Wrote the Journey
- ConfuciusThe most shared Confucius travel quotes appear nowhere in the Analects. The verified lines
- Henry David ThoreauThe most shared Thoreau travel quote is a paraphrase of something better. The verified
- Jim RohnJim Rohn: Travel Quotes, Lifestyle Design, and the Business Philosopher Who Counted Travel as
- Lao TzuHis most shared Lao Tzu travel quote is real, but the wording softens the
- Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho walked Japan's deep north for two years and turned it into The
- Neale Donald WalschNeale Donald Walsch: Travel Quotes, Conversations with God, and the Spiritual Author of the
- Ralph Waldo EmersonPinterest's favourite travel philosopher called travelling a fool's paradise, then crossed the Atlantic three
- RumiHe is the best-selling poet in America and the most misquoted name on every
- Susan JeffersSusan Jeffers: Travel Quotes, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, and the Psychologist
- Susan SontagHer most shared travel quote is the rare one that checks out. Verified Susan
Modern Voices
- Anna QuindlenHer most-loved travel line is really about reading. Verified Anna Quindlen quotes from How
- Audre LordeMost 'Audre Lorde travel quotes' are really about survival and self-definition. Verified lines from
- Eleanor RooseveltThe two most shared Eleanor Roosevelt quotes have no source. The verified lines from
- Elsa SchiaparelliElsa Schiaparelli: Travel Quotes, Shocking Life, and the Designer Who Turned Reinvention Into an
- Helen KellerThe most quoted adventure line on the internet ends with two words Helen Keller
- Maya AngelouThe poet everyone quotes on travel actually earned it. Verified Maya Angelou travel quotes
- Pat ConroyMost 'Pat Conroy travel quotes' are really about the Lowcountry, family and the sea.
Solo Travel Authors
- Cheryl StrayedShe walked 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone and turned it into
- Elizabeth GilbertShe left the marriage, the house and the script, and bought a year in
- Ella MaillartElla Maillart crossed Asia by sail, foot, horse and Ford. Her sourced lines from
- Freya StarkThe explorer who wrote the original solo travel quote. Verified Freya Stark lines from
- Jodi EttenbergVerified Jodi Ettenberg quotes with real sources: the want-into-need line from her 2010 essay,
- Kristin AddisEvery Kristin Addis travel quote on this page is checked against a living source.
- Pico IyerHe wrote the modern case for why we travel, then spent thirty years learning
Adventure and Exploration
- Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway said never go on trips with anyone you do not love. Discover
- Izaak WaltonIzaak Walton: Travel Quotes, The Compleat Angler, and a Writer Who Found the World
- Jack KerouacJack Kerouac wrote "Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so
Professional Travel Writers
- Bill BrysonBill Bryson made getting lost funny. His best travel quotes with verified sources, the
- Ibn BattutaThe famous 'leaves you speechless' line appears nowhere in the Rihla. The verified Ibn
- Michael PalinSourced Michael Palin travel quotes from the books he actually wrote, an honest note
- Paul TherouxPaul Theroux's most quoted travel lines, sourced to book and year. Plus his best
- Rick StevesThe most trusted voice in European travel, quoted with real sources. Verified Rick Steves
- Tim CahillThe most shared friendship travel quote online is credited to Tim Cahill in three
- William Least Heat-MoonWilliam Least Heat-Moon: Travel Quotes from the Blue HighwaysSearch for William Least Heat-Moon travel
Food and Culinary
- Alain DucasseAlain Ducasse is a chef, not a travel writer. His sourced words on place,
- Anthony BourdainBourdain made food the way into a place. Verified quotes from Kitchen Confidential and
- Homaro CantuHomaro Cantu was a chef, not a travel writer. His real sourced quotes on
- James BeardJames Beard, the Dean of American Cookery, on food as common ground. His real,
- Joe BastianichJoe Bastianich's travel quotes are really about food, wine and Italy. Verified lines from
- Nigella LawsonSourced Nigella Lawson quotes about greed, pleasure and home, an honest look at why
- Ruth ReichlVerified Ruth Reichl quotes with real book sources, the one true travel warning from
Comedians and Performers
- Dr. SeussDr. Seuss's genuine travel quotes, each matched to the book and year it comes
- Shirley MacLaineVerified Shirley MacLaine travel quotes with real book sources, the famous line traced to
Niche and Lesser-Known Voices
- Aaron LauritsenAaron Lauritsen: Travel Quotes from the Open RoadSearch for Aaron Lauritsen travel quotes and
- Chief SeattleAlmost every Chief Seattle quote is fake. The honest guide to the real Suquamish
- Hilaire BellocHilaire Belloc: Travel Quotes from a Walking PilgrimSearch for Hilaire Belloc travel quotes and
- Liberty Hyde BaileyLiberty Hyde Bailey Travel Quotes: Wonder from a Globe-Trotting NaturalistSearch for Liberty Hyde Bailey
- Mary Anne RadmacherVerified Mary Anne Radmacher quotes with real book sources, including the famous line about
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