meaningful travel Quotes

I will not be just a tourist in a world of images.

This is what life is about. It is being sent on a trip by a loving God, who is waiting at home for our return and is eager to watch the slides we took and hear about the friends we made. When we travel with the eyes and ears of the God who sent us, we will see wonderful sights, hear wonderful sounds, meet wonderful people ... and be happy to return home.

Connecting with people, getting things done - that's what makes the travel worthwhile.

Travel is at its most rewarding when it ceases to be about your reaching a destination and becomes indistinguishable from living your life

Travel agents would be wiser to ask us what we hope to change about our lives rather than simply where we wish to go.

Traveling has less to do with seeing things than experiencing them.

I think sometimes we rush through countries, ticking off the attractions, but that's missing the point.

I told my wife that since we have a little one on the way, maybe when he gets old enough, instead of just taking a vacation to the beach or Disney World or something like that, we go and do something that actually has an impact on other people. That would be neat for him to experience and for us to do as a family.

I could never have gone to Africa another way and had the same experience. It was my job and my joy at the same time.