Travel Quotes - Page 30

• Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.

  Raquel Cepeda

  Heart, Mcdonalds, Kfc

  Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.178, Simon and Schuster

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• Come to think of it, maybe God is a He after all, because only a cruel force would create something this beautiful and make it inaccessible to most people

  Raquel Cepeda

  Beautiful, Thinking, People

  Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.187, Simon and Schuster

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• The past is buried deep within the ground in Rabat, although the ancient walls in the old city are still standing, painted in electrifying variations of royal blue that make the winding roads look like streamlets or shallow ocean water

  Raquel Cepeda

  Wall, Ocean, Past

  Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.179, Simon and Schuster

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• To me, travel is more valuable than any stupid piece of bling money can buy

  Raquel Cepeda

  Stupid, Pieces, Bling

  Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.175, Simon and Schuster

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• There is nothing safer than flying - it's crashing that is dangerous.

  Theo Cowan

  Flying, Funny Travel, Dangerous

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• To travel is to possess the world

  Elias Burton Holmes

  World, Travel The World

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• There is something special about a quiet untouched forest that just pulls you into the moment. Something that no parks will ever be able to achieve. Isn't that what we're all searching for in life? To just be happy and content in the moment, to just be there in the "now"?

  Jon Krakauer

  Special, Able, Parks

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• The world belongs to the Enthusiast who keeps cool.

  William McFee

  Life, Attitude, World

  William McFee (1916). “Casuals of the Sea: The Voyage of a Soul”

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• Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend.

  Carol Vorderman

  Kids, Three, London

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• I believe when you’re stuck in one spot for too long it’s best to throw a grenade where you stand, and jump…and pray.

  Robyn Davidson

  Believe, Long, Praying

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• When setting out on a photographic holiday, always provide yourself with two cameras, one to leave in the train going and the other to leave in the cab coming back.

  W. C. Sellar

  Holiday, Two, Cameras

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• One thing that I love about traveling is feeling disoriented and removed from my comfort zone

  Sarah Glidden

  Feelings, Comfort, Zone

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• Travel is the ultimate inspiration.

  Michael Kors

  Inspiration, Ultimate

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• There’s nothing quite like a good quest for getting your blood pumping.

  Tahir Shah

  Blood, Quests

  Tahir Shah “In Search of King Solomon's Mines, Dyslexic edition”, Lulu.com

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• I don't like dealing with money transactions in poor countries. I get confused between the feeling that I shouldn't haggle with poverty and getting ripped off

  Alex Garland

  Country, Confused, Feelings

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• I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips.

  Kim Novak

  Mind, Kim, Resentment

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you're anxious to meet people who do.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Funny, Humorous, Airplane

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• Don't be a tourist. Plan less. Go slowly. I traveled in the most inefficient way possible and it took me exactly where I wanted to go.

  Andrew Evans

  Tourists, Way, Plans

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• And the ideal travel writer is consumed not just with a will to know. He is also moved by a powerful will to teach.

  Paul Fussell

  Powerful, Teach, Moved

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• Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.

  Bonnie Tyler

  Hard Work, Play Hard, Dublin

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Mrs. Campbell once attempted to smuggle her pet Pekingese through customs by tucking him inside the upper part of her cape. "Everything was going splendidly," she later remarked, "until my bosom barked."

  Mrs. Patrick Campbell

  Funny, Dog, Pet

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• My Scottie refused to go for a walk with a friend of the house, but she would joyously accompany any stranger who drove a car.

  Mazo de la Roche

  Funny, Dog, Car

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• To a dog, motoring isn't just a way of getting from here to there, it's also a thrill and an adventure. The mere jingle of car keys is enough to send most any dog into a whimpering, tail-wagging frenzy.

  Jon Winokur

  Funny, Dog, Adventure

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• When a Man is tried of London, he is tired of life.

  Samuel Johnson

  Tired, Men, London

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• Sluggish and sedentary peoples, such as the Ancient Egyptians-- with their concept of an afterlife journey through the Field of Reeds-- project on to the next world the journeys they failed to make in this one.

  Bruce Chatwin

  Journey, Afterlife, World

  Bruce Chatwin (2012). “The Songlines”, p.228, Random House

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