150 travel phrases to use as captions on social media!

Looking for the best travel phrases to use as captions for photos on social media? So check out this list of 150 inspiring phrases and take them to your Instagram or Facebook photos!

Since sixth grade, I've had a file in my notebook with cool phrases to use as captions for photos.

At the time, there weren’t even smartphones and much less Instagram, and they were intended for my photos on Orkut and Fotolog. Ok, I admit that sometimes I also used one or the other as an indirect personal message from MSN, but only once in a while.

The other day, looking for photos for a post, I came across this file, which had long since stopped being updated, and I was surprised by how many cool phrases were there. Most of them, however, weren't suitable for travel photos, and that's where the idea for this post came from.

I've collected 150 travel phrases for you to use as captions for photos on your Instagram, Facebook or any other current social network. Most of them are originally in English, but I added translations into Portuguese (free, most of them made by me) for those who don't speak the language or just prefer to post in our language.

None of the sentences are my own, and I credited the authors when I managed to find them. Those who are without it are because the internet attributes it to “anonymous” or “ancient Chinese proverb”. Some were taken from films, books (the Goodreads website is great for finding this type of content) or they are song lyrics, in which case I also indicated the titles.

150 travel phrases to use as captions on social media

So you don't have to read sentence by sentence until you find the ideal one, I separated each one of them into the following categories:

• Famous travel quotes
• Book travel phrases
• Movie travel phrases
• Travel phrases to reflect on
• Fun travel phrases
• Travel phrases about adventure
• Travel phrases about path, journey or road
• Song Lyrics Travel Phrases
• Travel phrases said by famous people

Famous travel quotes

1. I haven't been to all the places, but they are on my list. (I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list) – Susan Sontag

2. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. (Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all) – Helen Keller

3. When in doubt, travel. (When in doubt, travel)

4. Traveling is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. (Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.”

5. I want to create memories around the world. (I want to make memories all over the world)

6. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that leave us breathless.  (Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.)

7. Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before. (Once a year, go someplace you've never been before) – Dalai lama

8. Traveling – Leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller. (“Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”) ― Ibn Battuta, The Travels of Ibn Battutah

9. Traveling is discovering that everyone was wrong about other countries. (“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”) – Aldous Huxley

10. Take only memories, leave only footprints. (“Take only memories, leave only footprints.”) – Chief Seattle

11. Of all the books in the world, the best stories can be found in the pages of a passport. (“Of all the books in the world, the best stories can be found among the pages of a passport.”)

12. Travel. The best way to be lost and find yourself, all at the same time. (Travel. The best way to be lost and found all at the same time.) – Brenna Smith

13. I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met. (I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met.) – Melody Truong

14. Do not tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon. (Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon.) – Paul Brandt

15. Life is a journey, not a destination. (Life is a journey, not a destination.)

16. The world is a book, and those who don't travel read only one page. (“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”) – Augustine of Hippo

17. Don't call it a dream. Call it a plan. (Don't call it a dream. Call it a plan.)

18. Do more than just exist. (Do more than just exist.)

19. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. (Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.) – Neale Donald Walsch

Travel phrases in books

20. Traveling is living. (To travel is to live) – Hans Christian Andersen, The Fairy Tale of My Life: An Autobiography 

21. I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world. (I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world.”) – JA Redmerski, The Edge of Never 

22. Not all who wander are lost. (“Not all those who wander are lost.”) – JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring 

23. We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. (“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”) – Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 7: 1966-1974  

24. Travel far enough to find yourself. (“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”) – David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas 

25. Nothing behind me, everything in front of me, as it always is on the road. (Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.) – Jack Kerouac, On the Road 

26. “Without a doubt, this was the biggest risk I took: not leaving.” – Amyr Klink, One hundred days between the sky and the sea

27. Oh, the places you'll go... (Oh, the place you'll go…) – Dr. Seuss 

28. It's very difficult to leave – until you actually leave. And then leaving becomes simply the easiest thing in the world. (“It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.”) – John Green, Paper Towns

29. Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working at the office or mowing the lawn. Climb that damn mountain.” (“Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”) – Jack Kerouac

30. I crossed the street to walk in the sunlight. (“I crossed the street to walk in the sunshine.”) – Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

31. Our footprints always follow us on snowy days. They always show us where we have been, but never where we are going. (“Our footprints always follow us on days when it's been snowing. They always show us where we've been, but never where we're going.”) – Winnie the Pooh

32. The best gift you could have given her was a life full of adventures. (“The best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.”) –Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

33. Because when you stop and look around, this life is truly amazing. (“Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing.”) – Dr. Seuss

Movie travel phrases

34. “Paris is always a good idea” (Paris is always a good idea”) ― Audrey Hepburn

35. "To infinity and beyond" (To infinity and beyond) – Toy Story

36. I want to live in a much wider world with beautiful things to see, that's what I most want to have. (I want adventure in the great wide somewhere. I want it more than I can tell.) — Beauty and the Beast

37. A adventure is out there! (Adventure is out there) – UP! High Adventures

38. See the line where the sky touches the sea? She calls me. (See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me) – Moana

39. If I go, I don't know for sure how far I'll go! (If I go there is just no telling how far i'll go) – Moana

40. If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you choose. (If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you take.) – Alice in Wonderland

41. I like waking up in the morning not knowing what's going to happen... Who I'm going to meet, where I'm going to end up! (“I love waking up in the morning not knowing what's gonna happen or who I'm gonna meet, where I'm gonna wind up.”) – Titanic

42. VLiving would be a terribly big adventure. (To live would be an awfully big adventure) – Peter Pan

43. A Life goes by very quickly. If you don't stop and look around every now and then, you might miss it. (Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.) – Curtindo a vida adoidado

44. O The world is not in your books and maps, it is out there. (The world is not in your books and maps, it's out there.) — The Hobbit

45. Life is about having courage and heading towards the unknown (Life is about courage and going into the unknown.) – The secret life of Walter Mitty

46. I didn't know where I was going until I got there. (I didn't know where I was going until I got there.) – Livre

Travel phrases to reflect on

47. Wherever you go becomes a part of you in some way. (“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”) – Anita Desai

48. Traveling brings power and love back into your life. (“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”) – Jalaluddin Rumi

49. Travel makes you modest. You see what a small piece you occupy in the world. (“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”) – Gustave Flaubert

50. I go looking for a big maybe. (I go to seek a great perhaps) – Francois Rabelais

51. Make every day a new horizon. (“Make each day a new horizon.”) – Christopher McCandless

52. Our destiny is never a place, but rather a new way of seeing things. (Our destiny is never a place but a new way of seeing things) – Henry Miller

53. We travel not to escape life, but so that life does not escape us. (We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.)

54. You won't be able to cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of land. (“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”) ― André Gide

55. The world is big, and I want to get a good look at it before it gets dark. (“The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.”) ― John Muir

56. I'm not the same person having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. (“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”) ― Mary Anne Radmacher

57. We have nothing to lose and a world to see. (We have nothing to lose and a world to see.)

58. A ship is safe in port, but that's not what ships are for. (“A ship is safe in harbour, but that's not what ships are for”) – William GT Shedd

59. Travel. As much as you can. As far as you can. Life is not meant to be lived in one place. (“Travel. As much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life's not meant to be lived in one place.”)

60. If we were made to stay in one place, we would have roots instead of feet.  (If we were meant to stay in one place, we'd have roots instead of feet.”) – Rachel Wolchin

61. It's not until we are lost that we begin to understand ourselves. (Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.) – Henry David Thoreau

62. Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times. (“Better to see something once than hearing about it a thousand times.”)

63. The most beautiful thing in the world is, without a doubt, the world itself. (“The most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself.”) – Wallace Stevens

64. Don't listen to what they say. Go see for yourself. (“Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.”)

65. Live your life with a compass, not a clock. (“Live your life by a compass not a clock.”) – Stephen Covey

66. Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell instead of things to show. (“Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.”)

67. If you want to travel far and fast, travel light. Get rid of all your envy, jealousy, unforgivable things, selfishness and fears. (“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your biases, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.”) – Cesare Pavese

68. Traveling opens your heart, expands your mind and fills your life with stories to tell. (“Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind and fills your life with stories to tell.”) – Paula Bendfeldt

69. The more I travel, the more I realize that fear turns people who should be friends into strangers. (“The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.”) – Shirley MacLaine

70. Any mountain top can be reached if you just keep climbing. (“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.”) – Barry Finlay

71. The goal is to die with memories, not dreams. (“The goal is to die with memories not dreams”)

72. Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul. (“Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul.”) – Jaime Lyn

73. I don't want to stop living out of fear of what might happen. (“I don't want to not live because of my fear of what could happen.”) – Laird Hamilton

74. There are no limits to the adventures we can have if we seek them out with our eyes open. (“There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”) – Jawaharlal Nehru

75. The tragedy of life is not that it ends too soon, but that we wait too long to start living it. (“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.”) – WM Lewis

76. Let your memory be your travel bag. (Let your memory be your travel bag.) – Alexander Solzhenitsyn

77. For those who stay in the same place, the world is nothing more than an imaginary place. For those who move, those who move, the world is everywhere, an endless invitation. (“To those who stay put, the world is but an imaginary place. But to the movers, the makers, and the shakers, the world is all around, an endless invitation.”)

78. Much of who we are is where we have been. (“So much of who we are is where we have been.”) – William Langewiesche

79. A traveler who does not observe is like a bird without wings. (“A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.”) – Moslih Eddin Saadi

80. You will never be completely home again, because part of your heart will always be somewhere else. (“You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere.”) – Miriam Adeney

81. No place is as bad as they tell you it will be. (“No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.”) – Chuck Thompson

82. Investing in travel is investing in yourself. (“Investment in travel is an investment in yourself.”) – Matthew Karsten

83. Life is short and the world is big, the sooner you start exploring it the better. (“Life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better.”) – Simon Raven

84. Escape and breathe the air of new places. (“Escape and breathe the air of new places.)

85. Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world. (“Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.”) – David McCullough Jr.

Fun travel phrases

86. I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine. (“I travel a lot: I hate having my lift disrupted by routine.”) – Caskie Stinnett

87. It's a good feeling to be lost in the right direction. (It Feels Good To Be Lost In The Right Direction.)

88. Traveling is like flirting with life. It's like saying “I would stay to love you, but I need to go because this is my season. (“Traveling is like flirting with life. It's like saying, 'I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.”) — Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

89. Let's venture where the Wi-Fi is weak. (Let's wander where the wifi is weak)

90. Waking up alone in a strange city is one of the best feelings in the world. (“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.”) – Freya Stark

91. I travel because I get uncomfortable when I'm too comfortable. (“I travel because I become uncomfortable being too comfortable.”) – Carew Papritz

92. Once the “travel bug” bites you, there is no antidote. And fortunately I know that I will be infected until the end of my life. (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.

Travel phrases about adventure

93. You must have many adventures to discover where you truly belong. (You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong.) – Sue Fitzmaurice

94. I'm going on an adventure! (“I'm going on an adventure”) ― JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit

95. One way to make the best of your life is to view it as an adventure. (“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.”) – William Feather

96. “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It’s deadly.” - Paulo Coelho

97. Blessed are the curious, for they will have adventures. (“Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.”) – Lovelle Drachman

98. Traveling doesn't become an adventure until you leave yourself behind. (“Travel doesn't become adventure until you leave yourself behind”) – Marty Rubin

99. Travelers are dreamers who have made their desire for adventure a reality. (Travelers are dreamers who made their desire for adventure a reality.

100. Some people only succeed in getting to know each other – or finding each other – when they go on adventures. (“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.”) – Andre Gide

101. Life is made for good friendships and great adventures. (“Life was meant for good friends & great adventures.”)

102. Attitude is the difference between something ordinary and an adventure. (Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure.”) – Bob Bitchin

103. I am not an adventurer by choice, but by destiny. (“I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.”) – Vincent van Gogh

104. The big question is whether you will be able to say “yes” wholeheartedly to your adventure. (“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.”) – Joseph Campbell

105. If happiness is the goal – and it should be – then adventures should be a priority. (“If happiness is the goal – and it should be, then adventures should be top priority.”) – Richard Branson

106. What is life if not a great adventure? (What is life but one grand adventure?)

107. Adventure is allowing the unexpected to happen to you. (“Adventure is allowing the unexpected to happen to you.”) – Richard Aldington

108. The best gift you could have given her was a life full of adventures. (“The best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.”) – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Travel phrases about road, journey and path

109. Some beautiful paths cannot be discovered without getting lost. (“Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost.”) ― Erol Ozan

110. The road is there, it will always be there. You just need to decide when to go through it. (“The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.”) – Chris Humphrey

111. Don't follow where the path takes you. Instead, go where there are no paths and leave a trail. (“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”) – Ralph Waldo Emerson

112. You step onto the road, and if you don't control your feet, there's no telling how far you might be taken. (“You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”) ― JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

113. Please understand, I wanted to leave as soon as I discovered there were roads that would take me anywhere I wanted to go. (“Please understand, I have been waiting to leave ever since I figured out there were roads willing to take me anywhere I wanted to go.”)

114. Somewhere along your journey, don't forget to look around and enjoy the view. (“Somewhere on your journey don't forget to turn around and enjoy the view.”)

115. Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. (Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.) – Teddy Roosevelt 

116. A journey is better measured in friends than in miles. (“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.”) – Tim Cahill

117. Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you the most about the destination. (“Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destiny.”) – Drake

118. Only those who risk going far discover how far it is possible to go. (“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”) – TS Eliot

119. Around the corner, a new path or a secret door may be waiting for us. (“Still round the corner, there may wait, a new road or a secret gate.”) – JRR Tolkien

120. I wasn't born to stay in one place; the whole world is my native land. (“I am not born for one corner; the whole world is my native land”). – Seneca

121. The best things in life are the people you love, the places you've seen and the memories you've made along the way. (“The best things in life are the people you love, the places you've seen, and the memories you've made along the way.”)

122. Stop worrying about potholes and enjoy the journey. (“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the trip.”) – Babs Hoffman

123. It's not the destination that matters, but the mistakes and memories you created along the way. (“It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way!”) – Penelope Riley 

124. The journey, not the arrival, is what matters. (The journey not the arrival matters.) – TS Eliot

Song Lyrics Travel Phrases

125. Welcome to New York, the city was waiting for you. (“Welcome to New York, it's been waiting for you.”) – Taylor Swift

126. Concrete jungle where dreams are made, There's nothing you can't do. (“Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there is nothing you can't do.”) ― Alicia Keys, Empire State of Mind

127. These streets will make you feel completely new, the lights will inspire you. (“These streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you.”) ― Alicia Keys, Empire State of Mind

128. Long live all the magic we made, long live all the mountains we moved. (“Long live all the magic we made, long live all the mountains we moved.”) ― Taylor Swift, Long Live

129. Pack your bags, say goodbye, all we know is go, go, go. (“Pack a bag, say goodbye, all we know is go, go, go.”) ― Against the Current, Young and Relentless 

130. When the sun rises I will be gone, and this is my last look at what will soon be memories. (When the sun comes up I will leave, this is my last glance that will soon be memory.) ― Maroon 5, Daylight

131. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. (“And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.”) – Louis Armstrong

132. The world has its own music for those who can listen. (“The earth has its music for those who will listen.”) – George Santayana

133. I can't imagine life without the breathtaking moments. (“I can't imagine a life without breathless moments.”) – Selena Gomez, The Heart Want What it Wants

Travel phrases said by famous people

134. I don't know where I'll go from here, but I promise it won't be boring. (I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.) – David Bowie

135. It seems like the more places I see and experience, the more I realize how big the world is. (“It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be.”) – Anthony Bourdain

136. Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you. (“Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.”) – Ewan Mcgregor

137. Live, travel, adventure, be grateful and don't apologize. (“Live, travel, adventure, blessing, and don't be sorry.”) – Jack Kerouac

138. Traveling is not a question of money, but of courage. - Paulo Coelho.

139. Like all good travelers, I saw more than I remember, and I remember more than I saw. (Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.) – Benjamin Disraeli 

140. Live your life without excuses, travel without regrets. (“Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.”) – Oscar Wilde

141. In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take. (“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”) – Lewis Carroll

142. We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, we travel to get lost. (“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.”) – Ray Bradbury

143. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream. (“See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream.”) ― Ray Bradbury

144. All we need to decide is what to do with the time we have been given. (“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to us.”) – JRR Tolkien

145. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be discovered. (“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.) – Carl Sagan

146. Living is one of the rarest things in the world. Most people just exist. (“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.) – Oscar Wilde

147. Never get so busy working that you forget to live. (“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”) – Dolly Parton

148. This wasn't a strange place, it was a new place. - Paulo Coelho

149. You only live once, but if you live right, once is enough. (“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”) – Mae West

150. Traveling is not something you are good at. It's something you just do, like breathing. (“Traveling is not something you're good at. It's something you do, like breathing.”) – Gayle Foreman

And there you have it, 150 travel phrases to use in your Instagram captions or other social networks. No not knowing what to write now, huh?

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