"I crossed a time zone and I feel younger already. If I keep traveling west, I can become immortal."
- Jarod Kintz
“Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?”
– Robin Williams
“There is nothing safer than flying, it’s crashing that is dangerous.”
- Theo Cowan
“I love road trips. You get into this Zen rhythm; throw the sense of time out the window.”
– Miriam Toews
“That’s why I love road trips, dude. It’s like doing something without actually doing anything.”
– John Green
“The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist!”
– Russell Baker
Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.
"There are two kinds of travel – first class and with children."
– Robert Benchley
“Driving is boring,” Rabbit pontificates, “but it’s what we do. Most of American life is driving somewhere and then driving back wondering why the hell you went.”
– John Updike
"A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it."
— Marcelene Cox
"There are only two emotions on a plane: boredom and terror."
- Orson Welles
"Yeah, working is great… but have you tried traveling?"
“A tourist is a fellow who drives thousands of miles so he can be photographed standing in front of his car.”
– Emile Ganest
“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.”
— Truman Capote
"There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land again after a cheerful, careless voyage."
- Mark Twain
"By 35, if I’m not engaged or already starting a family, I declare myself the aunt who’s always traveling & comes to family events tipsy."
"Getting out of bed would be 10x easier if there was a Caribbean ocean and 30 degree weather waiting outside for you."
"You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive."
“I’m taking 4 kids ages 6 and under on a 9-hour road trip. We’ve already had 2 major tantrums. We haven’t even left yet. Avenge my death.”
— James Breakwell
“How is it that the first piece of luggage on the airport carousel never belongs to everyone?”
— George Roberts
“If you don’t like how I drive, get off the sidewalk.”
"Everyone’s a little bit crazy and a little bit loud. But everyone’s sharing a generous amount of love."
"If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money."
– Abigail Van Buren
“Never underestimate the therapeutic power of driving and listening to very loud music.”
“If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you can use the aircraft the next day, it’s an outstanding landing.”
- Chuck Yeager
“Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.”
– George Burns
“Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic.”
– Dan Rather
"Driving is a spectacular form of amnesia. Everything is to be discovered, everything to be obliterated."
– Jean Baudrillard
“Life is like pocket money. You shouldn't spend it all in one place.”
― Julian Talbot
"I’m a travel fiend on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m headed to the airport."
“When going on a vacation, I wish I could load my wallet with money as much as I can overpack my luggage.”
"Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery."
- Douglas Horton
“You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.”
– Paul Theroux
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
– George Burns
“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
“The mud will wash off but the memories will last a lifetime.”
"Parents don’t really go on holidays. They just look after their kids in a different country for a while."
"Summer vacations are a time when parents realize that teachers are grossly underpaid."
"You call it chaos. We call it a family vacation."
“Jet lag is for amateurs.”
— Dick Clark
"Love may be the best driving wheel, but anger is a pretty good second."
– Steven Tyler
"I feel like most of my work problems could be solved with a trip to…anywhere."
"It's amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?"
- Zig Ziglar
“Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
"If you think adventure is dangerous try routine, it’s lethal."
– Paulo Coelho
“If everything comes your way, you are in the wrong lane.”
"I bought my wife a ticket to go on a cruise. It's no Titanic, but I'm optimistic."
"You call it a pandemonium. We call it a family vacation."
"Help me! I'm on a family vacation!"
"The devil himself had probably redesigned hell in the light of information he had gained from observing airport layouts."
- Anthony Price