I feel like we need a helping of inspirational solo travel quotes from women! It took me a long time to get out of my front door and travel alone. I think I've just reached the point where I can't stand "mediocrity" anymore. I did my best to do what others thought was good for me. However, that's not me. Not at all. I am so much more than that... and so are you.
A chance encounterwith a woman on a train finally made me dare to travel as a woman traveling alone. If you're here, you might also be looking for the nudge to finally step out of your comfort zone and embark on something much bigger and better. And what could be better than getting the best travel tips to explore from the most amazing and inspiring women of our time? The voices of these women are strong, powerful and so meaningful. Let them comfort you, then take courage... and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
Inspirational quotes about strength
What better way to start than with a few inspirational quotes? You need some strength for thatTravel alone. Start small with your challenges and let yourself be expanded to your limits step by step. Eventually you will tackle the big things without breaking a sweat.
"I haven't stopped being scared, I've moved forward despite the heartbeat that tells me: turn back, turn back, you die if you go too far" -Eric Young
"Life shrinks or expands according to courage" - Anaïs Nin
"Never give up, for this is only the place and time when the tide will turn" - Harriet Beecher Stowe
"It doesn't matter who leaves me alone, but who will stop me" - Ayn Rand
"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never get it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't take a step, you'll always be in the same place." —Norah Roberts
"You can't control the past, but you can control where you go" - Kirsten Hubbard
Quotes about adventure
I love adventure travel as a solo traveller. In order to make progress internally and externally, it is good to challenge yourself - even if you are afraid of it. We grow through challenges. Here are some quotes about adventure and travel to make you try even harder and get out there.
"I knew then that I wanted to go home, but I had no home to go to - and that's what adventure is all about" - Trina Schart Hyman
"One thing I love about traveling is feeling disoriented and out of my comfort zone" - Sarah Glidden
"Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go anywhere" - Mae West
“Adventure should be a part of everyone's life. It's the whole difference between fully living and just being" - Holly Morris
"It's good to have an end to the journey, but in the end it's the journey that matters" - Ursula K. Le Guin
"Wanderer, there is no path, the path is made by walking" - Martha Barron Barrett
Quotes about traveling alone
Many travelers are worriedbe alonewhen you are traveling alone. Please don't worry. When you travel alone, you get to meet so many people along the way. Locals will want to connect with you and other travelers will feel more comfortable approaching you when you're not with someone else. If, on the other hand, you want to have some time to yourself, it is very easy to arrange it according to your wishes. Here are some beautiful inspirational quotes about why you should go it alone.
"Women need genuine moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance how much of ourselves we give" - Barbara De Angelis
“Travelling alone doesn't always mean being alone. Most of the time you meet great people along the way and make connections that last a lifetime” – Jacqueline Boone
"I was wondering why places are so much nicer when you're alone" - Daphne Du Maurier
"Waking up alone in a strange city is one of the most pleasant feelings in the world" - Freya Stark
"There's a kind of magic going away and then coming back and everything changes" - Kate Douglas Wiggin
"London itself actually looks more exotic than Egypt on a tour" - Laura Fraser
Funny travel quotes
These funny travel quotes about discovery are just wonderful. Britney Spears' travel quote tickles me even more: Bless her. When times are tough or you just need a good laugh, read them to open your mind and get back on track (and remind yourself that if Britney survives 2007, you may survive your adventure has).
“When you prepare to travel, have all your clothes and money ready. Then take half the clothes and double the money” – Susan Heller
“Travel is the ruin of all happiness! There is nothing here that you can see on a building after seeing Italy” – Fanny Burney
"Have you ever noticed that the first bag on the carousel does not belong to anyone?" - Herma Bobek
"Without travel, I would have become a bit of an ignorant white southerner, which wasn't my idea of the good life" - Lauren Hutton
“The beauty of being famous is traveling. I've always wanted to travel the seas, like to Canada and so on" - Britney Spears
"A tourist is a guy who drives thousands of miles to be photographed in front of his car" - Emile Ganest
Inspirational quotes about life and love
Life is a journey and a journey is a life. I firmly believe that travel is for improving the inner soul, expanding the mind and learning about life through others. These are inspiredLoveAndtravel lifeThe quotes remind us of the beauty of travel and that travel should be our teacher.
“Travelling is not something you are good at. It's something you do. Like breathing” – Gayle Foreman
"The urge to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life" - Agnes Repplier
"We travel, some of us forever, in search of other states, other lives, other souls" - Anais Nin
"Travel is as much passion as ambition or love" - Letitia Elizabeth Landon
"The most effective way to do it is to do it" - Amelia Earhart
"I believe one travels to find and comes home to find" - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Inspirational quotes for teenage girls
To all my 20 year old girls out there I have so much love and respect for you guys and I'm so excited to see what you are truly capable of. If you are a young adventuress and want to goCarry backpack yourself, read these travel quotes, make the move and be the girl!
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life is a bitch. You gotta go out there and kick ass" - Maya Angelou
"I'm not afraid of storms because I'm learning to sail my ship." - Mary Louise Alcott
“You are the one who holds the key to your existence. You carry the pass for your own happiness” – Diane von Fürstenberg
“Never limit yourself because of the limited imagination of others. Never limit others based on your own limited imagination” – Mae Jemison
“Anyone can be an explorer if they want to. You can be an astronaut if you want. Find out what you want to do and then do it” – Helen Thayer
"If you don't get out of the box you grew up in, you won't understand how big the world is" - Angelina Jolie
What inspirational travel quotes for solo travelers will give you comfort, courage and inspiration to start your adventure? Comment below!
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