Solo travel quotes are nothing short of inspiring! They exist to ignite wanderlust and help sum up a whole bunch of feelings in just a few thought provoking words.
In my quest to find the perfect travel quote for Little Wanderblog’s ABOUT ME page, I unearthed hundreds of travel quotes, some ancient and a few original capturing the essence of the modern solo female traveller – this I absolutely loved.
Ready to be inspired? Here are 50 hand-picked quotes to accompany your travel photo or adopt as your own mantra – whatever you wish! Whether you want something snappy or poetic – I have you covered!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- WHY TRAVEL SOLO
- SHORT TRAVEL QUOTES
- MOTIVATIONAL TRAVEL QUOTES
- IMAGINATIVE TRAVEL QUOTES
- POETIC TRAVEL QUOTES
- SOLO TRAVEL INSPIRATION
- FEMALE TRAVEL TIPS
- PIN IT FOR LATER
WHY TRAVEL SOLO?
” I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone.” – DAPHINE DU MAURIER
Solo travel and planning your own adventure, whether it’s your first or your hundredth is exciting and at the same time – a tiny bit intimidating! BUT “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone” and so many wonderful things await you on your journey. Self-discovery, new friends, different cultures – the list goes on!
If you’re thinking about taking your first solo trip my 12 SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL TIPS post is a great place to begin. In the meantime, the following 50 solo travel quotes are here to inspire and motivate – or at the very least provide you with an excellent Instagram caption.
50 TRAVEL QUOTES TO FUEL YOUR WANDERLUST
SHORT AND SWEET SOLO TRAVEL QUOTES
A short and powerful travel quote may be the final piece of encouragement you need to take the leap of faith and chase your dreams. This type of quote is perfect to write at the top of your travel journal, to accompany your first solo travel photo and act as a little (important) reminder.“Don’t be scared to walk alone, don’t be scared to like it.” – John Mayer
1. “The best trip is the journey you take in finding yourself.” – Angela Vallely
2. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
3. “Don’t be scared to walk alone, don’t be scared to like it.” – John Mayer
4. “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.” – Daphine Du Maurier
5. “Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” – Lvelle Drachman
6. “Life is short and the world is wide.” – Simon Raven
7. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Robyn Yong
8. “It’s easy to stand in a crowd, but it takes courage to stand alone.” – Gandhi
9. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
10. “To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
11. “I haven’t been everywhere but, it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontang
12. “Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” – Erol Ozan
13. “The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” – Ages Repplier
14. “Walk your own path and be yourself.” – Joanne Nussbaum
15. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion with one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR THE SOLO FEMALE TRAVELLER
Travelling solo will be one of the most liberating and empowering experiences of your life, it’s unlike any other form of travel. However, if you are letting self-doubt hold you back, maybe the below inspiring travel quotes will give you all the encouragement you need to push forward and experience the world and all its magnificence for yourself. Remember adventure and doing something knew is EXCITING.
16. “Travelling alone will be the scariest, most liberating, life changing experience of your life. Try it at least once.” – Unknown
17. “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” – Diane Von Furstaberg
18. “Actually the best gift you could of given her is a lifetime of adventures.” – Lewis Carrol
19. “Its better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb
20. “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee
21. “There are some places in life where you can only go alone. Embrace the beauty of your solo journey.” – Mandy Hale
22. “Climb mountains, not so the world can see you but so you can see the world.” – David McCullough
23. “Travelling solo does not always mean you’re alone. Most often, you meet marvelous people along the way and make connections that last a lifetime.” – Jaqueline Boone
24. “You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong.” – Sue Fitzmaurice
25. “Maybe the best moment of your life will be on your next big adventure.” – Siya Zarrabi
26. “Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.” Dalai Lama
27. “Travel leaves you speechless. Then turns you in to a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
28. “Sometimes the best journeys, are those that start when we do not plan, continue how we do not expect, and are taking us places we do not know.” – Aisha Mirza
IMAGINATIVE TRAVEL QUOTES TO INSPIRE
Travel is all about leaving your comfort zone and seeing life from a different perspective and that includes having the courage to live out your secret solo travel desires and develop as a person. The following travel quotes capture the very spirit of the solo female traveller.
29. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine
30. “Some journeys’ take you farther from where you come from, but closer to where you belong.” – Ron Franscell
31. “A person susceptible to ‘wanderlust’ is not so much addicted to movement as committed to transformation.” – Pico Lyer
32. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustav Flaubert
33. “Adventure should be part of everyone’s life. It is the whole difference between being fully alive and just existing.” – Holly Morris
34. “The person you will spend the most time with in your life is yourself, so try to make yourself as interesting as possible.” – Unknown
35. “As you move through this life you make marks on the world, how ever small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you.” – Anthony Bourdain
36. “When you’re travelling with someone else, you share each discovery, but when you are alone, you have to carry each experience with you like a secret, something you have to write on your heart, because there’s no other way to preserve it.” – Shauna Niequist
37. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
38. “You have exactly one life in which to do everything you’ll ever do. Act accordingly.” – Colin Wright
39. “This is the journey of your life. Don’t try and explain it to others, because only you can see it.” – Nitin Namdeo
40. “There is nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouvac
41. “Without new experiences something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awake.” – Frank Herbert
42. “Solo travel not only pushes you out of your comfort zone, it also pushes you out of the zone of others’ expectations.” – Suzy Strutner
POETIC QUOTATIONS ABOUT SOLO TRAVEL
Beautiful written travel quotes that are meaningful, how can you not be moved by such poetry!
43. “It is in all of us to defy expectations, to go into the world and to be brave, and to want to need, to hunger for adventures. To embrace the chance and risk so that we may breathe and know what it is to be free.” – Mae Chevrette
44. “The goal of my life is to tie adventure to my feet, stock memories in my pocket, hold imagination in my palms like fairy dust and sprinkle it on my tales.” – Mitali Meelan
45. “To awaken alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure. You have no idea of what is in store for you, but you will if you are wise and know the art of travel. Let yourself go on the stream of the unknown.” – Freya Stark
47. “Everyone of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset, and it was worth going there just once, if only to see the sun go down.” – Ryu Mumakari
48. “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” – Henry Rollins
49. “Everywhere you go you, you shall find dramatic splendor and awe, because your dramatic soul is part of the vivid whole, and nothing about you is ignoble.” – Kilroy J Oldster
50. “Loving life is easy when you’re abroad. When no one knows you and you hold your life in your hands all alone, you are more a master of yourself than at any other time.” – Hannah Arendt
“Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” – OSCAR WILDE
Planning a solo trip soon? You must read my expert 12 SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL TIPS.
SOLO TRAVEL INSPIRATION
Travel changes you and travelling solo is even more transformative in ways you may never have imagined. Saint Augustine’s “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” strikes a chord with me, which is why it takes pride of place at the top of my ABOUT PAGE! I strongly believe everyone should travel solo at least once in their lifetime whether that’s a week in Croatia or a month in Mexico, you just have to try it, which brings me to the very apt quote “If you never go, you’ll never know.”
Still not sure? Take these 50 epic quotes as a motivator to take the leap into solo travel. Let me know in the comments box below your favourite solo travel quote.
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PIN FOR LATER
Loved it! I enjoyed reading your quotes. Stepping out into the unknown with no one else to rely on, you come to learn to learn so much about yourself. Often these solo trips are life-changing adventures. Fav one “It’s easy to stand in a crowd, but it takes courage to stand alone.”, well said. Sometimes I write about the quotes too. Here is an example post I wrote in case you or any of your readers find it interesting. Our content complements each other nicely, perhaps we can collab in some way in the future. Cheers!
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Thank you Dragana! You are so right, they can be life-changing adventures and I hope everyone has the courage to try it! You are welcome to email me.