Inspiration Verbatim

THEY SAY TRAVEL IS AS GOOD FOR THE SOUL AS IT IS FOR THE MIND. HIGH PROFILE CELEBS ARE NO DIFFERENT, FEELING INSPIRED, REVIVED AND HUMBLED BY THE WORLD’S NATURAL WONDERS AND DIVERSE CULTURES.

“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing your lawn. Climb that damn mountain.”

JACK KEROUAC - American novelist -

“When I’m traveling, I would rather eat what I want and come home and tighten it up. I don’t want to be in Paris and not have a croissant or goose fat potatoes. I love pasta in Italy, bread and cheese in Spain and wine everywhere. You don’t have to indulge all day, every day, but I think it’s important to your psyche to have flexibility and genuinely enjoy the food wherever you are.

GWYNETH PALTROW - on her exercise regime while travelling -

“When I travel, I like going on a boat and staying away from all the cameras. It’s the perfect thing. You feel like you’re in your own world, protected from everything. You’re right in the middle of the ocean. You wake up, you smell it, you hear it. They cook whatever you want! Perfect!”

BEYONCÉ - singer and actor -

“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try, and that means leaving home and spreading your wings.”

DOLLY PARTON - universally loved and admired singer and actor -

“My flying guide would be drink lots of water, try and sleep, take a good book and use the time to really relax. I love getting on a plane. It’s the only time when my phone is switched off, no-one is sending me emails and I can just spend time on me. “My favourite family holiday destination would be LA. We lived in LA for a long time and it’s always great to go back. You can hike, you can surf, you can shop – so many great things to do in LA. And New York because I have offices there.”

VICTORIA BECKHAM - English fashion designer -

“Travel opens us up to the wonders of our world. Walking connects you with nature and culture. There are different kinds of culture that I never realised people are evangelical about! You go to France and they’re crazy about cheese. There’s a different cheese for every day of the year! Meeting people and their different interests really makes your experience, and it wallops your ethnocentricity.”

RICK STEVES - publisher of travel guides -