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6 travel quotes to feed your travel bug

Here at EF, we know how important travel is to one’s personal growth, especially for students. To get you feeling inspired, here is a list of our six favorite travel quotes, perfectly illustrating our passion and belief in global travel. Which one resonates with you the most?

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“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”– Anita Desai, writer and professor

travel quotes“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber, philosopher and writer

travel quotes“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck, writer and Nobel Prize winner

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine, theologian and philosopher

“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson, writer

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain, writer

Travel quotes are one means of inspiration, but it’s whole other thing to experience the world for yourself. Take your students on one of our many educational tours.

Editor’s note (2020): This piece has been updated for clarity, accuracy, and relevance.

Brittany Geoffroy

Brittany is a Marketing Manager for EF Educational Tours. She loves traveling to new places, dumplings, and anything and everything related to Asia. Her favorite city in the world is Taipei. But be careful asking her about it or you may be convinced to go!

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