{"id":2468,"date":"2020-06-05T08:51:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T08:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2020-06-05T08:51:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T08:51:03","slug":"to-travel-is-to-live-hans-christian-andersen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/to-travel-is-to-live-hans-christian-andersen\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;To travel is to live&#8221; &#8211; Hans Christian Andersen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hans Christian Andersen said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201c<em>To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,<br \/>\nTo gain all while you give,<br \/>\nTo roam the roads of lands remote,<br \/>\nTo travel is to live<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This deep motivational poem about travelling inspired us to share our favourite travel poems and quotes with you.\u00a0 In no particular order, here we go.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-01.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201c<em>We travel not to escape life but so that life does not escape us.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-02.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n\u201c<em>When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Then take half the clothes and twice the money<\/em>.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0Susan Heller.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-03.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-03-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201c<em>Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Lovelle Drachman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-04.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-04-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-04-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-04-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-04-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-04-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n\u201c<em>It\u2019s better to see something once than to hear<br \/>\nabout it a thousand times.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Unknown<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-05.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-05-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-05-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-05-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201c<em>A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not<br \/>\nwhat ships are built for.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>John A. Shedd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-06.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-06-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vipexpressnigeria.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/to-travel-is-to-live-06-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n\u201c<em>I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the<br \/>\nother side of the world.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Mary Anne Radmacher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed this quick read as much as we enjoyed putting it together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hans Christian Andersen said: \u201cTo move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.\u201d This deep motivational poem about travelling inspired us to share our favourite travel poems and quotes with you.\u00a0 In no particular order, here we go. &hellip; 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