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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!

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. 

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww thats me so many times but now i got a boyfriend and the front seat has somehow been appointed to me

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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?

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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.”

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why I travel alone! You make friends on the road and can do whatever you want. Sometimes it's lonely but I got tired of waiting for my friends to get their sh** together.

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not about total cargo weight, it's about the strain it puts on the multiple staff who has to lift your luggage.

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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.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Although, that't not plane on the second picture. Windows are too big..

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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)."

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"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!  

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's me. It's the worst for my husband, because he comes from a small town, where everything is 5 minutes away. Now he never trusts me when I say something is not that far.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband and me, even though we then end up complaining about how tired we are!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Luckily I live at the starting point, Cape Town, South Africa ...how much water and bride should I pack...lol

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, at least for 50% of this route https://doingaveryimmensedistance.tumblr.com/

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The pins suggest that you either start your walk from South Africa or North Korea. If it's the former then Kim Jong Un is eagerly waiting for you and your friend on the other side! Lol!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like I need to apologize to my friends and family because I am that friend

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never had this happen to me. Whenever my friends and I travel we always...Oh c**p! I'm that friend.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dated a guy like that. "It's only six miles, let's just walk." "Babe, we have dinner reservations in twenty minutes and I'm wearing high heels. Can we please take a cab this time?"

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL that's my husband on the other hand me after an hour on that "it's not far walk" am about to murder him LOL

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I literally had a friend say, "You can see it from the window." It was 16 miles away! And yes, you COULD actually see a corner of the skyscraper down the street from it from our hotel window.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG!!! I do have one of those! I stopped going on hikes with her. She'd be like "it's only 3 miles. It's easy!" Me after 6 miles on a hike going almost entirely up hill :-/

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am that friend :D :D I love walking :) I can see more and I can absorb more atmosphere of locals...

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeap, no surprise it's the marathoner/mountain climber of the group too. ^^

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I hiked with my first husband, I couldn't keep up with him (I'm 5'0" and he's 6'1"). He left me in the dust. Lol

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's how I am on a road trip crushing the red bulls all night to get across country in 24 hours.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my Dad...in the 80s in Washington DC in June. God it was hot and I was so damn tired.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband... on every trip! I used to suffer with the kids and walk the 5 miles. Under Express ways in DC, now I'm uber user👍

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yep thats me, i took my now husband on a walk, i didn't think 3 miles was that far i used to do it all the time when i lived there, he weren't impressed lol

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my friend every pubg round: its not far, its only on the other side of Erangel blows up every car along the path we die in safe zone he says: we run too slow in the game me: WTF

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex SIL was like this..German. Man I was always in great shape after coming back from Germany.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend Marilene is like that. Marilene: 'Oh the beach is just this way :) ' *walks down long and really steep hill* Me: do we have to... walk back up that?.... Marilene: huh? oh, you dont have to if you don't want to, we can go around :) *walks along beach that feels like 5km* Marilene: k lets go home *walks another 5-6 km to get back* lol Does anyone know Amy Street in Ulverstone Tasmania Australia? Yeah, the hill on that one. haha

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come on! It’s only six months of traveling, assuming we don’t sleep at all.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That walk only takes 14 days. WOW who can walk that in 14 days.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think you got the math wrong buddy, it's about 175 days, and that's if you were walking nonstop. It would take at least a year to do that.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two places where a "short walk" does not exist, NYC and Las Vegas

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone in my family love how much I know about NYC and when they come to the states the ask me to give them the tour, my mum just laughs......this is sooo me!!! Lmfao

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want that. Literally that. I want that guy in the khaki pants and kiddie tie on my luggage.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I always do an aisle seat. I have an over active bladder so it's a must for me.

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