Travel is life! The world is a big and incredibly diverse place, full of new cultures, languages, tastes and smells, why would you consciously choose to stay only in your little corner?
Exciting and adventurous as it can be though, there are some downsides too. Travel writers rarely mention the delayed flights and buses, the cockroach-filled hotel rooms or the exotic kinds of illnesses that can strike unexpectedly.
Either way, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. To get you in the mood for your next trip, we here at Bored Panda have collected a list of the best and funniest travel memes. Scroll down below to check them out for yourself, and bon voyage!
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Do you travel as much as you'd like to? For some people, it's easier than others. For example, the United States is the only developed country in the world without a single legally required paid vacation day or holiday. For those on lower incomes, this makes travel a luxury that can rarely be afforded. In contrast, every country in the European Union has, by law, at least four work weeks of paid vacation. This is one of the reasons that only 36% of Americans own a passport, meaning that 64% never leave their home country. Given that travel is supposedly able to make you happier, more open-minded, creative and intelligent, this is bad news for Americans all round, and explains rather a lot.
Aww thats me so many times but now i got a boyfriend and the front seat has somehow been appointed to me
Writers and other creative people have been inspired to do some of their best works by travel. For example Ernest Hemingway, who headed to Spain and France to discover an exotic and dangerous way of life that came out thrillingly in his stories; and Mark Twain, who sailed the Mediterranean in 1869, and wrote that travel is “fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Who are we to disagree with these American greats?
Adam Galinsky, a professor at Columbia Business School told The Atlantic that scientists have been proving what we know intuitively when we travel: That the new sounds, smells, language, tastes, sensations, and sights spark different synapses in the brain and may have the potential to revitalize the mind. “Foreign experiences increase both cognitive flexibility and depth and integrativeness of thought, the ability to make deep connections between disparate forms,” he explained, adding that it's not simply to act of being on foreign land, but something deeper. “The key, critical process is multicultural engagement, immersion, and adaptation. Someone who lives abroad and doesn’t engage with the local culture will likely get less of a creative boost than someone who travels abroad and really engages in the local environment.”
I guess it's all about getting out of your comfort zone. Being forced to adapt to unfamiliar surroundings is bound to be beneficial in a multitude of ways, and as a migratory species the urge to move is in our blood. Think of the epic tales of migration in our religions and literature, the explorers who found new lands to settle on, as far as the tiniest, most isolated islands in the vast Pacific ocean. These tales inspire us to discover, to be curious, to meet our fellow human beings and to understand that, despite what the TV might tell you, we are one and the same. We share the same hopes and dreams, we can form lasting friendships across cultures and deepen our appreciation for ourselves as well as our planet.
Speaking about getting out of your comfort zone Bored Panda spoke to Rodrigo, who, together with his wife, runs the super-informative travel blog Out Of Your Comfort Zone. He shared some insights into what he gets from his ultimate passion. "Above all, traveling has helped me learn…a lot! But not just “textbook” history," he told us.
"Traveling has given me a broader perspective of the world around me and helped me see how things connect and what my place is in it all (which I’m still trying to figure out!) It has let me meet people with different cultures, customs, and views of the world. This has made me more tolerant and challenged many of my own perspectives. I’ve found that when you have a coffee or a beer with someone from the other side of the world, you can easily see that we are not so different after all (despite what part of the media & some politicians tell us)."
"Altogether, traveling has gotten me out of my comfort zone, has challenged me constantly, and has given me numerous experiences that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. All of this has molded my personality and I believe it has developed into a better person."
"And if nothing that I said above about traveling was convincing, I met my wife (well, she wasn’t my wife then) in a hostel while we were both traveling on our own. And if that’s not enough to say how awesome traveling has been for my life, then nothing is."
So what are you waiting for? Get out of your comfort zone and explore our wonderful world!
Yup, it's bad. But if you walk another 15 minutes away, then it opens up. lol-5c9277...00da4e.jpg 
Or if you go on the old parts (if you don't mind climbing over half of the broken towers)
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Just be there in the morning, up to 10 o'clock it's perfect. Canon-165-...204b45.jpg 
This is why we like to travel off season. A couple of years ago my husband and I went to NYC during a snowy February. Lines were short for tourist spots, the restaurants weren’t to busy but everything was still open all night. We went to the Bronx zoo while it was sleeting and I would say besides the workers there were maybe 50 people in the whole zoo and half of those were a kids party in a building. The animals were very active too, especially the grizzlies and the polar bear.
Then you should come early in the morning, maybe even sleep there (I mean, they can't possibly check the whole wall every day?) and take the picture in the morning. Or else you'd wake up and you'd be trapped by all the other people who thought of the same great idea as you....
Sorry! But China isn’t even ON my list of places to visit! I’d rather gag!
I hear they have guides just below the summit of Mt. Everest now. They make everyone queue up in a line, and each person gets an equal amount of time to ascend to the summit. Like at the movie theatre. Oh, and all the difficult spots on the climb up have bridges, handholds, etc. Before you know it they will have a chairlift to the summit, and a waterslide back down.
How dreadful. I’d rather watch a documentary on The Great Wall than be surrounded claustrophobically by all these people. Couldn’t. Stand. It.
The queues for the Vatican were insane, why anyone would not get a fast pass I can't imagine
That sucks. Anyone from China on the comments can recommend a better time to visit the wall?
Just avoid the badaling section and Chinese National holidays and you will be fine. Mutianyu was basically empty when I went. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chinahighlights.com/greatwall/section/
Load More Replies... When traveling in asia you'll see this everywhere, truckloads full of chinese on every tourist spot you visit. But they like to pack in as much as they can on their short vacations and tend to stay close as a group en near their mode of transportation. Therefore just walk 200meters away in opposite direction and have the place to yourself or other less annoying tourists. Dont get me wrong i like chinese people and culture, but as a group of tourists they are weird, obnoxious, rude, littering, egocentric (as a group) and not very sociable. I bet you anything that on a tour with a tourgroup you will have to wait like 15 minutes extra on every destination because a chinese couple did not understand or care about the agreed upon time to be back a a certain destination. But travel is awesome and i try not to let it bother me and still try to talk to them and make nice. And when scuba diving clean up after them and make sure they dont drown :P.
Do not go to any touristical place in China during Chinese National Holidays!! You have been warned! If you want to travel to China, check online for national holidays schedule. Even people in China are going outside China to travel during these times since travelling inside China at these times will guarantee you that picture above...
And why I don't go to 'tourist attractions.' I can see them and enjoy them much better in a book
This is likely the closest section of wall to the city (Badaling), go a bit further out and you can have the wall all to yourself!
Why are the most of them Chinese? Like only Americans hang about on the Empire State building! Or only French are on the Eiffel!
China is a big place and the wall attracts people from every part of the country, not just foreign tourists, specially during the New Year holiday.
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Srsly bro? You could have woken me up! If it was for nothing i would sue you, but for food, I would give you a $1 bonus cuz im broke.
I want that. Literally that. I want that guy in the khaki pants and kiddie tie on my luggage.
Well, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to be on the plane in the first picture. If it is that close to the ground, it is crashing, as there is no airport THAT close to the Eiffel Tower. :p
This is why I always do an aisle seat. I have an over active bladder so it's a must for me.
omg these are sooo relatble. my bio teacher literally started at me while i was laughing... oops?
i always ask myself why people stand up and queue up as soon as boarding begins.. i mean everyone has his/her assigned seat, so why all this stress.. i want to spend as little time as possible in the plane^^
We want to make sure we can fit our carry on bag in an overhead bin near our seat.
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"United States is the only developed country in the world without a single legally required paid vacation day or holiday" What the hell??? This is inhumane.
4 weeks paid leave in New Zealand that you take when you want (timing approved by your employer of course so you're not all off at once), plus public holidays like Christmas/NewYear (4 days total), 2 days at easter, Queen's birthday, labour day, Waitangi Day, your region's anniversary day, ANZAC day, all paid.
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C**p. They trimmed it by 38 when I was done...at least it wasnt 30 yet.........
But why? I've been wondering why the posts were so short.
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Me! If it's not Wal Mart or a doctor's appointment, I'm not going.
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this article is perfect, thanks for sharing it with us. https://africasafaritours.net/
POV-ur reading this in 2021 and coronavirus is still here and u got played thinking it was gonna end LOL
i cant relate at all but these are funny i still live with my parents and there strictedt and i never been on a plane :(
Responding to 'Aunt Messy'...your comment to 'anisub' was unnecessarily nasty and showed quite a degree of ignorance and arrogance. Being able to afford business class means you have money, but that's not an indication of class.
Sounds like someone who's never been anywhere. Take a break from the picket line, and go somewhere. Walk, hand-glide, row-boat, roller skate, whatever. Just go preach elsewhere
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omg these are sooo relatble. my bio teacher literally started at me while i was laughing... oops?
i always ask myself why people stand up and queue up as soon as boarding begins.. i mean everyone has his/her assigned seat, so why all this stress.. i want to spend as little time as possible in the plane^^
We want to make sure we can fit our carry on bag in an overhead bin near our seat.
Load More Replies... "United States is the only developed country in the world without a single legally required paid vacation day or holiday" What the hell??? This is inhumane.
4 weeks paid leave in New Zealand that you take when you want (timing approved by your employer of course so you're not all off at once), plus public holidays like Christmas/NewYear (4 days total), 2 days at easter, Queen's birthday, labour day, Waitangi Day, your region's anniversary day, ANZAC day, all paid.
Load More Replies... C**p. They trimmed it by 38 when I was done...at least it wasnt 30 yet.........
But why? I've been wondering why the posts were so short.
Load More Replies... Me! If it's not Wal Mart or a doctor's appointment, I'm not going.
Load More Replies... this article is perfect, thanks for sharing it with us. https://africasafaritours.net/
POV-ur reading this in 2021 and coronavirus is still here and u got played thinking it was gonna end LOL
i cant relate at all but these are funny i still live with my parents and there strictedt and i never been on a plane :(
Responding to 'Aunt Messy'...your comment to 'anisub' was unnecessarily nasty and showed quite a degree of ignorance and arrogance. Being able to afford business class means you have money, but that's not an indication of class.
Sounds like someone who's never been anywhere. Take a break from the picket line, and go somewhere. Walk, hand-glide, row-boat, roller skate, whatever. Just go preach elsewhere
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