Quotes About Travel

There's nothing worse than swollen feet after a long flight so I always wear comfortable shoes, usually trainers.

I travel light obsessively. I take hardly any clothes or shoes because I think that all I need is a couple of work outfits, rehearsal outfits, a pair of trainers and one glamorous outfit you can re-wear and re-wear.

I have my guy Semi who is my on the road - he's my personal trainer. He helps me out with training and stuff like that, and he's shown me a lot of things I can do on the road. We were trying to figure out something that I can do everywhere, like in my hotel room, so I don't have to have a gym.

Everything in moderation. I keep a healthy body, a healthy look. It's important not to be obsessive about anything - fitness, training, eating - because then you end up focusing on only that. And you can't obsess about anything when you're on the road.

Of course one can't eat in a civilized fashion while touring in theatres. But I still manage to get my three meals a day. I find that is sufficient for training.

One of my priorities is getting the trains to run on time, and as a commuter myself I understand all too well the frustration caused by endless delays and cancellations.

I'm constitutionally incapable of working on planes or trains, and airports are definitely out.

Frustration with the trains is inevitable, given the daily difficulties commuters face.

The advantage of trains over planes is that there is much less hassle. You can get up from your seat and stroll about; you're more likely to meet people, and, particularly if you're making a long journey, you can actually see the terrain.

My life has become a series of planes, trains, and automobiles with some occasional downtime at a hotel.

The slow pace of trains in the U.S. can be maddening, particularly during delays on rail sidings for an hour or more to enable freight trains - which have the right-of-way - to pass.

I like marketplaces. I like train stations; I like being in trains. I like airports. I like walking down the street with a pen in my hand, writing, writing, writing.

Trains had the greatest bass sound in the world.

I take a lot of trains, so I love reading on the train. I get really annoyed when there are no delays, because I just want to keep reading and finish my book.

I love trains. I always take them when I have time.

I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.

I travel a lot with work... to and from Cornwall and Bristol, so I find myself on lots of trains.

I have written stories, essays, even whole books on trains, scribble-scribble.

I think one reason, obviously, that I spend so much time in one place is that I've been lucky enough to travel a lot, and now there are other different, invisible trains that are more interesting to me.

In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap.

Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.

What is it about trains that makes food taste so good? Some of my happiest memories are of prolonged lunches between St. Moritz and Zurich, Bordeaux and Paris, and even between Coimbra and Salamanca.

We all live in a very tranquil, sanitised world where you're told to do everything, and when you travel, it's very liberating not to be in that crazy, nannied state.

I've been doing transcendental meditation every day on the road, and it's one of the best things I've ever done.