Travel Quotes by Anthony Bourdain

13 Travel quotes by Anthony Bourdain

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Bourdain’s voice cuts straight to the heart of travel, mixing food, culture, and honesty. Though brief, the selection gives a taste of his unapologetic view of the road.

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The older I get, and the more I travel in particular, the less I care about what exactly is in the dish…

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I urge you to travel - as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to.

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The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train…

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Southeast Asia has a real grip on me. From the very first time I went there, it was a fulfillment of my…

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As you move through this life...you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on…

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Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small.…

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“Glasgow is maybe the most bullshit-free place on earth. I think I call it "the antidote to the rest of the world."…

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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…

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If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean,…

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I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never,…

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If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely…

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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…

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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand silence,…

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Everything important I learned, I learned as a dishwasher.

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[When I die], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of…

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I'm at my most productive before I even have my first cup of coffee. I only get slower and stupider as the day progresses.

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The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great!

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Just because I like sushi, doesn't mean I can make sushi. I've come to well understand how many years just to get sushi rice…

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At the end of the day, the TV show is the best job in the world. I get to go anywhere I want, eat…

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I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don't…

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“What’s the most frightening thing to a child? The pain of being the outsider, of looking ridiculous to others, of being teased or picked…

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“I saw how three or four ingredients, as long as they are of the highest and freshest quality, can be combined in a straightforward…

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My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.

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If you go to working class, and working poor areas of America, the food sources that are relegated to them are generally limited to…

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You realize after you travel enough that there's some things that, no matter how good you are at making television, no matter how good…

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“Imagine… There’s a roast goose in Hong Kong—Mongkok, near the outskirts of the city, the place looks like any other. But you sink your…

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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…

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“The essence of cool, after all, is not giving a fuck. And let’s face it: I most definitely give a fuck now. I give…

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