In our Travel Quotes and Stories, a reading from travel writer Pico Iyer. He has a few insights into why we really love to travel.

In our Travel Quotes and Stories this week, a quote from American architect and woman’s suffrage activist Florence Luscomb. Even in our hyper connected world, her words still ring true today.

In our Travel Quotes and Stories this week, a reading from celebrity chef and travel author Anthony Bourdain. He had a unique way of looking at travel and the extraordinary diversity of cultures and cuisines.

In our Travel Quotes and Stories this week, a reading from British philosopher and author Alain de Botton. In this passage from his book "The Art of Travel", he shares how travel can help us find our true selves.

A reading from Australian travel writer Graeme Sparkes. He reminds us that we learn a lot about ourselves when we leave the comforts of home.

A reading from American novelist Danzy Senna. She warns us that once you start traveling it creates a restlessness that’s hard to shake.

A passage from American author H. Jackson Brown’s, P.S. I Love You. Brown urges each of us to step out of the familiar and recapture a sense of adventure.

A reading from American expatriate, composer, and author Paul Bowles. He shared this observation on travelers in his popular 1949 novel, The Sheltering Sky.

A reading from English Poet Rudyard Kipling. He had a unique way of looking at the benefits of travel and of course, much more.

A reading from the late celebrity chef, author, and traveler Anthony Bourdain. His adventures and stories made us all want to venture into parts unknown.