65 Backpacking Quotes to Inspire You to Travel (EXPLORE)

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Top 10 Inspirational Backpacking Quotes

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
Anthony Bourdain

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. - Lao Tzu — A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. – **Lao Tzu**

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move. - Robert Louis Stevenson — I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move. – **Robert Louis Stevenson**

“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

The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. - G.K. Chesterton — The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. – **G.K. Chesterton**

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal. - Paulo Coelho — If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal. – **Paulo Coelho**

Not all those that wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien — Not all those that wander are lost. – **J.R.R. Tolkien**

If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. - Seth Godin — If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. – **Seth Godin**

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. - Beverly Sills — There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. – **Beverly Sills**

To travel, to experience and learn that is to live. - Tenzing Norgay — To travel, to **experience** and **learn**: that is to live. – Tenzing Norgay

15 Exciting Backpacking Quotes That Will Encourage You To Travel

“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

Home is where the heart is, and my heart is wherever I am at the moment. - Lily Leung — Home is where the heart is, and my heart is wherever I am at the moment. – Lily Leung

Everything you own must be able to fit inside one suitcase; then your mind might be free. - Charles Bukowski — Everything you own must be able to fit inside one suitcase; then your mind might be free. – **Charles Bukowski**

“Leave home, leave the country, leave the familiar. Only then can routine experience – buying bread, eating vegetables, even saying hello – become new all over again.”
Anthony Doerr

Backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take. - Sheridan Anderson — Backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take. – Sheridan Anderson

See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream. - Ray Bradbury — See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream. – Ray Bradbury

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. - James A. Michener — If you reject the food, ignore the customs, **fear** the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. – James A. Michener

Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry. - Jack Kerouac — Live, travel, **adventure**, bless, and don’t be sorry. – Jack Kerouac

I don’t know where I’m going, but I promise it won’t be boring. - David Bowie — I don’t know where I’m going, but I promise it won’t be boring. – David Bowie

If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet. - Rachel Wolchin — If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet. – Rachel Wolchin

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. - Lin Yutang — No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. – Lin Yutang

And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. - Randy Komisar — And then there is the most dangerous **risk** of all — the risk of spending your **life** not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the **freedom** to do it later. – Randy Komisar

To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. - Freya Stark — To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. – Freya Stark

I travel not to cross countries off a list, but to ignite passionate affairs with destinations. - Nyssa P. Chopra — I travel not to cross countries off a list, but to ignite **passionate** affairs with destinations. – Nyssa P. Chopra

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. - Michael Palin — Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. – Michael Palin

14 Backpacking Quotes That Will Encourage You To Go Hiking

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it. - Andy Rooney — Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the **happiness** and **growth** occurs while you are climbing it. – Andy Rooney

We don’t stop hiking because we grow old. We grow old because we stop hiking. - Finis Mitchell — We don’t stop hiking because we grow old. We grow old because we stop **hiking**. – Finis Mitchell

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain but is inspired by it. - William Arthur Ward — The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain but is inspired by it. – **William Arthur Ward**

Each fresh peak ascended teaches something. - Sir Martin Conway — Each fresh peak ascended teaches something. – Sir Martin Conway

Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak. - Paul D. Boyer — Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak. – Paul D. Boyer

Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory. - Ed Viesturs — Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory. – Ed Viesturs

Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits. - Cindy Ross — Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits. – Cindy Ross

You need special shoes for hiking—and a bit of a special soul as well. - Terri Guillemets — You need special shoes for hiking—and a bit of a special soul as well. – Terri Guillemets

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. - John Muir — Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. – **John Muir**

Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. - Greg Child — Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. – Greg Child

Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence. - Hermann Buhl — Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence. – Hermann Buhl

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. - Sir Edmund Hillary — It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. – Sir Edmund Hillary

Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street. - William Blake — Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street. – William Blake

You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. - Dr. Seuss — You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. – **Dr. Seuss**

8 Backpacking Quotes That Will Help You Appreciate Nature

“The old school of thought would have you believe that you’d be a fool to take on nature without arming yourself with every conceivable measure of safety and comfort under the sun. But that isn’t what being in nature is all about. Rather, it’s about feeling free, unbounded, shedding the distractions and barriers of our civilization—not bringing them with us.”
Ryel Kestenbaum

Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better. - Albert Einstein — Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better. – **Albert Einstein**

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. - Gary Snyder — Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. – Gary Snyder

“Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature’s darlings.”
John Muir

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. - Aristotle — In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. – **Aristotle**

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. - John Muir — In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir

A walk in nature walks the soul back home. - Mary Davis — A walk in nature walks the soul back home. – Mary Davis

To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles. - Mary Davis — To walk in nature is to witness a thousand **miracles**. – Mary Davis

3 Backpacking Quotes For Traveling With Someone

When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee. - Helen Hayes — When traveling with someone, take large doses of **patience** and tolerance with your morning **coffee**. – Helen Hayes

I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. - Mark Twain — I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. – Mark Twain

A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. - Tim Cahill — A journey is best measured in **friends**, rather than miles. – Tim Cahill

5 Backpacking Quotes That Inspires Travelling Light

Own only what you can always carry with you known languages, known countries, known people. Let your memory be your travel bag. - Alexandr Solzhenitsyn — Own only what you can always carry with you: known languages, known countries, known people. Let your memory be your travel bag. – Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

I travel light; as light, that is, as a man can travel who will still carry his body around because of its sentimental value. - Christopher Fry — I travel light; as light, that is, as a man can travel who will still carry his body around because of its sentimental value. – Christopher Fry

Long-term travel doesn’t require a massive bundle of cash; it requires only that we walk through the world in a more deliberate way. - Rolf Potts — Long-term travel doesn’t require a massive bundle of **cash**; it requires only that we walk through the world in a more deliberate way. – Rolf Potts

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. - Glenn Clark — If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, **jealousies**, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. – Glenn Clark

Carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care. - Earl Shaffer — Carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care. – Earl Shaffer

10 Backpacking Quotes to Ponder

“The tourists come here to stay put in their hotels, with their holiday-friendly staff, private beaches, private bars and private sunshine. And yet still, when they get back home, they’ll claim they’ve been to Egypt.”
Harry Whitewolf