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When going on an adventure, you really want to absorb as much of it as you can, and remember as many details as you can after. That's why travelers are constantly collecting passport stamps, coins, fridge magnets, and photos from their journeys. Some, however, choose to honor their wanderlust with memorabilia that lasts longer - meaningful tattoos. Bored Panda has a compiled list of some of the best travel tattoos out there to give you some ideas if you're looking for alternative ways to immortalize your lust for new experiences.

From a contrail heartbeat to exact coordinates of a place that touched your soul forever, these tattoo designs were created for hardcore backpack fans, and these creative tattoos will definitely inspire you to pack your bags. From large scale to small tattoos, there's a choice for everyone's liking. Scroll down to check out the awe-inkspiring tattoo ideas below, and if you don't want to limit yourself to land and sea, we've gathered an awesome unique tattoo ideas on cosmos list too!

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plane window arm tattoo

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

Pure Genius.. but I am sure, creating those clouds.. must have hurt like hell! That's continuous jabbing!

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earth map back tattoo

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Gustavo Colli
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful! But never tattoo a design too full of details. It will just look like a big black blur in few years.

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traveling stamps arm tattoo

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

I wonder if they add a new one every time they visit a new country. It's kinda cool.

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San Francisco bridge arm tattoo

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

I've never seen a landscape tattoo in 3 parts like this! So cool!

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person in luggage leg tattoo

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

I love the style of this one! It's like a children's book illustration!

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Line plane flying arm tattoo

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Daniel Losinger
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting, heartbeats with a double p-wave and a double t-wave as well as repolarization that with greater negative amplitude than the original positive depolariztion. Congratulations, you have a previously-undocumented abnormal heart rhythm.

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travel car with mountains and moon arm tattoo

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Pseudo Puppy
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've only ever owned VW's, and dream of restoring a splitty-kombi-van. so, yeah.... you won my heart with this one. <3

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air balloon with flowers neck tattoo

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Joanne Hudson
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Should have positioned a little lower to accommodate sag in later life.

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#42

plane line arm tattoo

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Shoe with nature and travel leg tattoo

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

not every good idea looks like a good idea on your arm.

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Explore mountains arm tattoo

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Andrew Gibb
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This reminds me of a pair of Northface trousers (pants to you North Americans) I have now worn out - they had 'Never Stop Exploring' on the zip / fly. Good advice sewn in for the ladies ;-)

#58

camera and plane leg tattoo

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Mosaic geometrical earth continents upper back tattoo

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Maureen Zappellini
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cool Tattoo design....I like the folded paper quality of the drawing...but for me, the hair is the star in this photo- shiny beautiful braids!

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City wrist tattoo

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#65

Where? word and plane wrist tattoo

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

Where?, When? , What ?...... replace the W with a T and you get the answer. [ saw that somewhere on Bored Panda ]

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Air balloon with mountains arm tattoo

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Person with backpank and plane shoulder tattoo

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Plane with earth continents arm tattoo

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#76

Earth back arm tattoo

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Compass with flowers arm tattoo

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Luggage with earth arm tattoo

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Earth with continents lower neck tattoo

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Elizabeth Butler
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

New Zealand is here too! Maybe Middle Earth is not imaginary after all.......

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Africa continent lower neck tattoo

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Troy Currie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

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earth continents back shoulder tattoo

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Matching plane arm tattoos

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Flying plane with luggage arm tattoo

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Simple line earth continent ankle tattoo

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Explore word and mountain arm tattoo

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Colorful penguin holding earth arm tattoo

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Simple line travel car arm tattoo

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Mountain arm tattoo

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Simple line earth ankle tattoo

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#102

Luggage with legs shoulder tattoo

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travel stamp arm tattoo

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Colorful earth globe with flower ankle tattoo

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Tent with fire ankle tattoo

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#109

Mandala earth continents side tattoo

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Wanderlust word arm tattoo

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Compass with earth continents leg tattoo

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Earth map shoulder back tattoo

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Earth continents feet tattoo

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Compass with earth continents shoulder back tattoo

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Earth with earth continents arm tattoo

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Compass with plane arm tattoo

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#122

Compass with arrow back arm tattoo

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Earth continent arm tattoo

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Earth with continents arm tattoo

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Earth continents back tattoo

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Earth continents wrist tattoo

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Earth globe with continents arm wrist tattoo

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