Scott Anderson

Even if he was happier in Asia than he'd been in Latin America, the wanderlust still worked on my father's insides like a disease. One of the most recurrent memories of my childhood is of him sitting in his armchair in the evenings, poring over atlases the way other fathers read newspapers or books.

American Journalist

Robyn Davidson

The French word for wanderlust or wandering is 'errance.' The etymology is the same as 'error.' So to wander is to make mistakes. In other words, to make mistakes, to make errors is sort of the idea of learning through trial and error, allowing the mistakes to be part of the process.

Australian Writer

Banks

L.A. is a really good home base. I've grown up here, and so sometimes I have wanderlust even though I tour. You think it would be cured by touring, but sometimes I feel like I want to be somewhere else.

American Musician

Josh Gates

My father was a commercial deep-sea diver in exotic locations and my mom was British and we would travel there every year. So I always had that wanderlust in me.

My father suffered from chronic wanderlust. When I was 14, he set out on a yearlong road trip across Europe and Asia - and decided to take me along for company.

Riya Sen

Shivam might not be as shy or as moody as me but he has a wanderlust as well. We both yearn to constantly travel.

Indian Actress

Carlene Carter

I've always had wanderlust to try and do different things, but I always return to the music of the Carter family.

Used specifically for traveling contexts, especially visits to various locations.

Travel Exploration

Sometimes used metaphorically to express a strong desire for freedom or change.

Metaphorically Speaking

Often carries a romanticised, adventurous connotation, linked with happiness.

Emotionally Positive

Describing wanderlust as an 'internal force' stresses its motivational aspect.

Positive Drive

Connotes a journey leading to personal growth, not just physical travel.

Personal Growth

It often reflects a deep emotional connection to the act of traveling.

Emotional Connection

 the one in the white hat I've always had quite a sense of style but we just had you know this wonderful life but it didn't it didn't include seeing the world but I somehow I inherited my mother's wanderlust mom wanted to go anywhere anytime this

A Camera, Two Kids and a...

 then there is no need to go looking elsewhere, assuming that there is such a thing as a perfect marriage that will inoculate us against wanderlust. But what if passion has a finite shelf life?

Wanderlust