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A collection of classic travel quotes to sharing lighthearted wit about the joys and sorrows of travel.
The usual collection of travel quotes tend to focus on inspiration and reflection. These, however, are meant to tickle your funny bone, and remind you of the inherent humor of the journey.
1. “When you come to a fork in the road….take it” – Yogi Berra
2. “Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.” – George Carlin
3. “If you’ve seen one redwood tree, you’ve seen them all.” – Ronald Reagan
4. “I’ve been to Paris. And it ain’t that pretty at all.” – Warren Zevon, from the song Ain’t That Pretty At All
5. “Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.” — Elizabeth Drew
6. “Another well-known Paris landmark is the Arc de Triomphe, a moving monument to the many brave women and men who have died trying to visit it.” – Dave Barry
7. “The major advantage of domestic travel is that, with a few exceptions such as Miami, most domestic locations are conveniently situated right here in the United States.” – Dave Barry
8. “Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.” – Charles Kuralt
9. “The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.” – Russell Baker
10. “You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars.” – Charles Kuralt
11. “You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” – Yogi Berra
12. “Do not insult the mother alligator until after you have crossed the river.” – Old Haitian Proverb
13. “Canada is the vichyssoise of nations – it’s cold, half French and difficult to stir.” – Stuart Keate
14. “On a New York subway you get fined for spitting, but you can throw up for nothing.” – Lewis Grizzard
15. “Gaiety is among the most outstanding features of the Soviet Union.” – Joseph Stalin
16. “San Francisco is like granola. Take away all the fruits and the nuts and all you have left are the flakes.” – Unknown
17. “France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can’t tear the toilet paper.” – Billy Wilder
18. “Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything.” – Steve Martin
19. “Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done than do.” – Edward Abbey
Always look out for the hostage Buddha / Photo: antwerpenR
20. “There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.” – Edward Abbey
21. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
22. “I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places”. – Henny Youngman
23. “Two great talkers will not travel far together.” – Spanish Proverb
24. “Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.” – Yogi Berra
25. “I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.” – George Bernard Shaw
26. “I had a prejudice against the British until I discovered that fifty percent of them were female.” – Raymond Floyd
27. “Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.” – Unknown
28. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money”. – Unknown
29. “Knock Knock! Who’s there? Tibet! Tibet who? Early Tibet and early to rise!” – Aha Jokes
30. “Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” – Mark Twain
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Bullet Tooth Tony: A bookie’s got blagged last night.
Avi: Blagged? Speak English to me, Tony. I thought this country spawned the *bleeping* language, and so far nobody seems to speak it.
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I love that film.
You have anything to declare?
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oh yeah, definitely lovin the last one.
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hehe they are pretty good. I do like 27 and 30 though.
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Here’s my own: “The adventures that seem the scariest, most difficult and dangerous are usually the ones that you will look back on, smile about and remember forever.” –Craig Guillot.
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I like the hostage Buddha photo.
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Thanks, Tim. I laughed a bit uncontrollably when I found it.
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Oh Yogi Berra, thanks for all the amusement. Cool list!
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Best travel advice I ever heard:
“Never stand when you can sit; never sit when you can lie down, and by God, if you find a clean toilet, use it!”
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These really did make me smile. As a native San Franciscan, I loved this one: “There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.”
Also, the redwood quote. That’s a famous one that’s only hilarious (yet painful) because it was said in seriousness. To a bunch of San Franciscans. Ayyyy.
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Very cool quotes.
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This page was recommended to me by @TheTravelTart when I was online complaining about how badly disorganized I am every time pack.
Of course, I’d already seen it, but was happy to read them all again.
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Dear BNT,
Thanks for adding the two pictures. I especially like the snow scene.
Best of luck to everyone,Henri
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Good one
And thanks Henri, it really makes to smile
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I loved the quotes. Mark Twain rules – so here is another one I live by from him! “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
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“the open road is the school of doubt in which man learns faith in man.” -pico iyer
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Hahaha spot on! I can relate to so many people I’ve met when travelling who would rather have done things than do them..
Can I add one? “Travelling is like flirting with life”, I like that perspective…
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Travel broadens the mind – but you must have the mind. G.K. Chesterton
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hey … loveed it
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)) Oh i loved these quotes! It probably took long time to collect them all together. Great job!
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it’s so funny!
I heard n 3 before but only now after visiting the Sequoia and Yosemite NP I know what my cousin meant eh eh↵ -
Thanks Tim the hostage Buddha photo is really funny
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‘Traveling is a fool’s paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places. At home I dream that at Naples, at Rome, I can be intoxicated with beauty and lose my sadness. I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the stern fact, the sad self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.’
-Mark Twain
Nice post !
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