My favourite travel quotes... so far.

Travel quotes have been much blogged about and are well known by many. And yet they still inspire. One usually refers to songs when using the following phrase: "It's an oldie but a goodie" but I think this could apply to today's blog post about travel quotes.

Matador Network published this list of famous travel quotes back in 2008 and it was added to by the hundreds of comments that followed. I have created a collage of my favourite quotes from this list, which I hope you enjoy.

These are the quotes that I connected to and felt most inspired by. Although travel is an evergreen tree of inspiration sometimes you lose your focus and perspective as the fatigue of being on the road and without roots sets in. When I read these quotes I feel reassured and rejuvenated a little.There is one that stands out for me (for obvious reasons) and will almost certainly feature in a new blog banner design that I am working on.

"A traveller without observation is a bird without wings." Moslih Eddin Saadi.

And just look at what birds with wings are capable of...