Neil Aronson 
These are my favorite quotes to inspire you to travel. Do you need inspiration? Famous people share their words of wisdom when it comes to traveling.
My favorite has been the late great Anthony Bourdain. His words about Thailand just made me want to go. Talk about quotes to inspire, he had them. Everybody has their own option on travel and their own perspective. Pictures can also inspire you to travel. Adobe Stock offers free downloads. Click link and search free collections.
Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.
Anthony Bourdain
Nothing unexpected or wonderful is likely to happen if you have an itinerary in Paris filled with the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
Anthony Bourdain
The above statement by Anthony Bourdain is so true if you have ever traveled through Southeast Asia. The unexpected is almost expected.
ME!
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
Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets.
Oscar Wilde
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
One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.
Henry Miller
That’s the difference between backpackers and holidaymakers, the former can’t help but invite hassle whilst the latter pay to escape it.
Harry Whitewolf
Life is a journey; enjoy the ride! You never know what surprises and blessings may be in store for you.
Unknown
I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.
David Attenborough.
Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
Dalai Lama
Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.
Jamie Lyn Beatty
Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with stories to tell.
Paula Bendfeldt
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
John Steinbeck
Drink heavily with locals whenever possible.
Anthony Bourdain
Bangkok, like Las Vegas, sounds like a place where you make bad decisions.
Todd Phillips- Director of The Hangover movies
It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand silence, like a love affair you can never talk about. For a while after, you fumble for words, trying vainly to assemble a private narrative, an explanation, a comfortable way to frame where you’ve been and what’s happened. In the end, you’re just happy you were there — with your eyes open — and lived to see it.
Anthony Bourdain
Southeast Asia has a real grip on me. From the very first time I went there, it was a fulfillment of my childhood fantasies of the way travel should be.
Anthony Bourdain
Try not to wear shorts, when traveling on a plane! (Larry refers to the hairy leg guy sitting next to him on the plane)
Larry David
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
Eleanor Roosevelt
In life, it’s not where you go. It’s who you travel with.
Charles M. Schulz
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
W.M. Lewis
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
It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.
Anthony Bourdain
Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what’s right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.
Andrew Zimmern
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.
Anita Desai
Life is a journey. It’s not the destination but it’s the journey and who you travel with.
Unknown
Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.
Jerry Seinfeld
Backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take.
Sheridan Anderson
Sometimes the journey has to be traveled alone in order to appreciate the strengths that lie deep inside of us.
Steven Aitchison
There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Travel like Gandhi, with simple clothes, open eyes, and an uncluttered mind.
Rick Steve
In essence, the Thai people are not materialistic at all. They’re not in the least driven by the kind of ambition that drives us. The more I got to know them, and the more time I spent with them, the more I understood that this was a totally legitimate attitude to life, and why not?
John Burdett
If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.
Anthony Bourdain
Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.
Ibn Battuta
Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas — take your next trip in kilometers
George Carlin
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt
John Muir
Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.
Maya Angelou
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference
Robert Frost
There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.
Robert Luis Stevenson
You can handle just about anything that comes at you out on the road with a believable grin, common sense, and whiskey.
Bill Murray
There are a lot of stories out there waiting for you to live them.
Unknown
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
The Bad, but memorable above. The Good, and memorable below.
Life is full of surprises, and it’s important to take the time to appreciate them. Whether small moments make you smile or significant events that bring joy and excitement, embracing life’s surprises can help make the journey even more enjoyable.
Each journey carries growth potential, offering us opportunities to learn, explore new possibilities, and experience different perspectives.
Things you can learn and grow from each challenge or unexpected event that might surprise you.
Take risks, try something new, or take that chance you never thought possible.
When life throws you a curveball, don’t despair – instead, find the silver lining and make the most of it.
Life is meant to be enjoyed, and every challenge that comes your way is an opportunity for growth and discovery.
So keep a positive outlook, relish the unexpected, and enjoy the ride! Life is full of surprises – embrace them and make the most of your journey! Who knows what adventures await you?
Lastly, always remember that life is a journey. Life can be unpredictable, but what we make of it is up to us. Enjoy the ride and make the most of every surprise!
Happy exploring!
Have you been thinking about, or are ready to plan your first trip to Thailand? Then we want to help you with advice from people who have taken the trip dozens of times. From my early days before meeting my Thai wife as a single guy from California, to current advice from experienced locals.
Some people are planners when it comes to traveling, while some people enjoy winging it, with little or no plan. Either way, we have got you covered for your first trip.
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Don’t over think your first trip. This would be my first piece of advice for your first trip to Thailand. Same for your first trip anywhere in Southeast Asia.
It can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. So much information online is both a good thing and a confusing thing. Try and keep your first trip simple. Maybe take this advice from the late great Anthony Bourdain.
I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you’re never going to find perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and I’m always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary.Anthony Bourdain
Typically this is how I usually travel to Southeast Asia. I only know when I am going, and when I am returning. Believe it or not, I am actually a planner in every other aspect of life. But Thailand in particular is one of those places you can just find your way once there.
A lot does depend on if you are taking your first trip by yourself or as a couple. Or if you are with a larger family or group of people. That said we will take you through a list of things to consider for your first trip. You should have some plans before you go.
Resources
Agoda is the best place to book cheap affordable hotels in Thailand, especially near national parks. They also book flights as well.
Expedia is my favorite place to book flights, hotels, cars, and more. Their group includes Hotels.com and Vrbo for vacation rentals.
Viator is the top choice for activities. Book everything from a waterfall tour to scuba diving, jungle trekking to cooking classes.
12Go is the top transportation source for Asia. From busses to trains to regional flights.
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