I came across a great line about travel, and thought many of you probably have some.

I'm creating a thread here in Europe and also in the Books/Music/Film forum.

"The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only a page."
Saint Augustine

Not quite the kind of travel we talk about here, but this from Eliot's "Little Gidding" has something to think about:

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain

"What knows he of England who only England knows"? - Kipling.

"Do you like Kipling"?

"I don't know. I've never kippled".

Karen Blixen (Isak Dineson) from "Out of Africa".

On leaving a place:

"If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me? Will the air over the plain quiver with a color that I have had on, or the children invent a game in which my name is, or the full moon throw a shadow over the gravel of the drive that was like me, or will the eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me?"

I like the idea of leaving something of oneself at the places we visit.

<i>The <b>traveler</b> sees what he sees, the <b>tourist</b> sees what he has come to see.</i>

Gilbert Chesterton

Oh... you guys are just way too serious!! Here is one:

&quot;Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel!&quot;

- Yogi Berra

<i>&quot;If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.</i> ~ James Michener

For Ira:

&quot;You see? Never be late for a plane with a girl. 'Cuz a girl runs like a girl-- with the little steps and the arms flailing out... You wanna make this plane, you've gotta run like a man! Get your knees up!&quot;

- Jerry, to Elaine, in &quot;The Airport&quot;

And how many traveled better than Michener?

&quot;Once a journey is designed, equipped and put in process, a new factor enters and takes over. A trip, a safari, an exploration, is an entity, different from all other journeys. It has personality, temperament, individuality, uniqueness. A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.&quot;

John Steinbeck

Life is but a journey, and we are but the passengers.


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Too often travel,
instead of broadening the mind,
merely lengthens the conversation.
~Elizabeth Drew

The last time this type of thread came around, I submitted this quote. Now that I am a few years older, the sitting part is even more apt.

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.
- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Ah, Colette!!! One of my favorite writers. I have two autographs.

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Ok, here is another:

&quot;And that's the wonderful thing about family travel - it provides you with experiences that will remain locked forever in the <i>scar</i> tissue of your mind.&quot; - Dave Barry

No, I don't believe it is correct

&quot;O Rome!
My Country!
City of my soul!&quot;
-- Lord Byron

&quot;Where is home for you?&quot; a stranger asked a fellow traveler.
&quot;Wherever she is&quot; came the reply as the man pointed to his wife.
-- Robert Falghum

What about the Irishman who, when asked the way to a certain town, considered the question, and replied; &quot;You can't get there from here.&quot;
Or the Australian truckdriver who, when asked how far it was from Sydney to Perth, shook his head and said, &quot;It's a bloody long way!&quot;

If'n yer ever in Texas asking for directions or distances, I reckon you might hear:

<i>&quot;I won't say it's far, but I had to grease the wagon twice before I hit the main road.&quot;</i>

Have a good day y'all! &lt

“No matter where you go, there you are.&quot;

Don't know where thats from...