The Top 15 Cities in the United States New York City

On the surface, the skyscrapers of  New York City couldn’t feel more different from the sun-washed pueblo buildings of Santa Fe. Likewise, the crystalline beaches of Honolulu seem worlds apart from the oak-shaded squares of Savannah. But despite their striking contrasts, the American cities beloved by T+L readers share a similar spirit. They seduce us with their charisma and friendliness. They endeavor to preserve their rich histories. They offer restful green spaces, a wealth of cultural institutions, and innovative restaurants that aim to satisfy the most adventurous palates.

Every year for our World’s Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Readers rated cities on their sights and landmarks, culture, cuisine, friendliness, shopping, and overall value.

Carmel-by the-Sea, one of two West Coast entries, has broken into the top 15 for the first time in years. The California town measures a little over a square mile, but it packs a lot into its size, from intriguing boutiques housed in storybook cottages to art galleries and wine-tasting rooms. And with the ocean close by, it’s a paradise for fitness enthusiasts and wellness seekers. “Carmel is a magical little place surrounded by some of the most amazing landscapes in the country,” writes a fan. “It’s pricey but worth it.”

As in past years, the South continues its charm offensive, with eight cities appearing on the list. Savannah wins readers over with meticulously preserved architecture, winsome gardens, and inviting inns. New Orleans is a foodie mecca, with endless variations on gumbo, po’ boys, and shrimp.

Readers call out Asheville, North Carolina, for its crisp mountain air, lively music venues, and an artsy vibe that recalls the heyday of San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury. “Asheville is a happening place with great local beer, chocolate, potato chips, and just about anything having to do with food,” writes one reader. “It’s still a good value, but hurry — it’s getting very popular.”

Which Southern city continues to beguile our readers year after year, maintaining the top spot in our list for six years running? Read on to find out, and see how the other 14 winners scored with our readers.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/cities-in-us

Amazing Instagram Quotes and Caption Ideas from A to Z Perfect

Trying to pick the perfect caption or quote for your next travel gram? Serious Instagrammers shouldn’t underrate the power a caption can play in the success of your photograph.

If you’re trying to target a specific audience and grown your following, there are a number of techniques you can use (without buying traffic). The app Focalmark, for example, uses a mix of research and a ranking algorithm to suggest the best hashtags for your photographs.

You can target viewers based on everything from the equipment you used to capture the image. Are you an iPhone photographer shooting #landscape_captures, or a #nikonphotography devotee featuring images you took #wheninIceland?

Travelers can connect with other bloggers, publications, and companies in the industry by tagging their photos with popular hashtags, including Travel + Leisure’s own #TLPicks.

Emojis are another useful tool to use – with moderation — in your Instagram captions. They may be used to save space (the camera emoji concisely assigns photo credit) or create a clever pun (rather than writing “I’m nuts about this destination,” employ a single chestnut emoji).

And of course, there are hundreds of meaningful, inspirational travel quotes. Using a well-loved quote like Susan Sontag’s “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list” can help you connect with your desired audience.

From A to Z, these are the puns, quotes, and hashtags that you should be incorporating into your social feed.

The Scientific Reason You Love to Travel

There may now be a scientific explanation for that desire.

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Taking a romantic trip for your anniversary? We love these quotes about, well, love.

Anniversary Captions

“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” — Maya Angelou
“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart). I am never without it.” — By E.E. Cummings

“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Elizabeth Browning

You don’t need to be on safari to capture the local wildlife (though a trip through Africa should be on any animal-lover’s bucket list).

Animal Captions

“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.” –James Herriot
“Lots of people talk to animals. Not very many listen, though.” – Benjamin Hoff

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Artsy Captions

“Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.” – W.H. Auden
“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. Travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of, giving to it the sharp contour and meaning of art.” – Freya Stark

“What is art anyway?” – Georgia O’Keeffe

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We’re all in favor of a life-changing solo trip. But traveling with a best friend or a family member can be just as impactful. From best friends to brothers (not to mention clever brunch puns and beach quotes) these are the “B” Instagram captions to keep in mind.

Best Friend Captions

“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – Jim Morrison

Beach Captions

“On the beach, you can live in bliss.” – Dennis Wilson
“Don’t grow up too quickly, les you forget how much you love the beach.” – Michelle Held

“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” – Rachel Carson

Brother Captions

“Brothers don’t let each other wander in the dark alone.” – Jolene Perry
“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore.” – Hindu proverb

Brunch Captions

“But first, brunch.” – Anonymous
“Brunch without champagne is just a sad breakfast.” – Anonymous

“Hakuna Mimosa. It means, ‘it’s brunchtime.’” – Anonymous

Break-up Captions

“Like our wines, our love could neither mature nor travel.” – Graham Greene
“It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.” – Toni Morrison

“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.” – Nicholas Sparks

Boat Captions

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea...” – Antoine de Saint Exupéry

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd

“To reach a port we must set sail. Sail, not tie at anchor. Sail, not drift.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Any cat pun (Caturday, claw-some, or mewment, for example) can bring humor to what we can only imagine is already a hysterical cat photo.

Cat Captions

“That’s the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: make them follow you.” – Ray Bradbury
“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.” – Eckhart Tolle

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” – Sigmund Freud

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Couple Captions

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” – Mark Twain

“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – Ernest Hemingway

“Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So, today is my ne favorite day.” – A. A. Milne

Bring a bit of festive spirit to your holiday photographs with these famous quotes about Christmastime.

Christmas Captions

“At Christmas, all roads lead home.” – Marjorie Holmes
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” – Washington Irving

Change Captions

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.” – Anthony Bourdain


“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

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Dance Captions

“Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.” – Kurt Vonnegut
“Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.” – Martha Graham

Dessert Captions

“A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Child
“May you eat an unfamiliar dessert in a strange land at least once every three years…” – Rob Brezsny

“Life is uncertain. East dessert first.” – Ernestine Ulmer

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Eating and exploring are both intrinsically tied to traveling. These are the quotes to add to your favorite food and adventure travel photos.


Eating Captions

“To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day.” – W. Somerset Maugham
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” – Virginia Woolf

“Dinner is not what you do in the evening before something else. Dinner is the evening.” – Art Buchwald

Related: 17 Clever Instagram Quotes and Captions for Your Thanksgiving Feed

Explorer Captions

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost.


“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru

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Family Captions

“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” – Brad Henry
“There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy. Or more exasperated. Or more…secure.” – Jim Butcher

“A person needs at intervals to separate from family and companions and go to new places. One must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.” – Katharine Butler Hathaway

Funny Captions About Travel

“Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas — take your next trip in kilometers.” – George Carlin

“Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.” – Elizabeth Drew

“Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.” – Anonymous

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Heading to the links, or celebrating your degree with a post-grad getaway? Check out these popular quotes about golf and graduation.

Golf Captions

“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” – Ben Hogan
“Of all hazards, fear is the worst.” – Sam Snead

Graduation Captions

“The tassel was worth the hassle.” – Anonymous
“I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.” – George Fairman

“The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.” – J.R.R. Tolkien


“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Happy Captions

“Remember this: that very little is needed to make a happy life.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” – Lawrence Block

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel — not a destination.” – Roy M. Goodman

Hiking Captions

“Hiking is a bit like life: The journey only requires you to put one foot in front of the other…again and again and again. And if you allow yourself the opportunity to be present throughout the entirety of the trek, you will witness beauty every step of the way, not just at the summit” – Anonymous
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” – John Muir

“We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” – John Hope Franklin


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Island Captions

“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” – John Donne
“If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.” – Malala Yousafzai

“You have to remember how the islands move. If you forget that, you’re lost.” – Mau Piailug

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Jumping Photo Captions

“You can’t always wait for the perfect time. Sometimes you must dare to jump.” – Anonymous

“You have got to jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury

Fourth of July Quotes

“Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” – George Bernard Shaw
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” – William Faulkner

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” – Albert Camus

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You can get very granular with your Instagram captions (think: quotes about your kayaking trip or sipping mint juleps at the Kentucky Derby).

Kayaking Captions

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” – A.A. Milne
“The Sun shines not on us but in us. The Rivers flow not past, But through us.” – John Muir

“Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe.” – Henry David Thoreau


“As one goes through life, one learns that if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you don’t move.” – Katherine Hepburn

Kentucky Derby Captions

“Until you go to the Kentucky Derby with your own eyes, behold the Derby, you ain’t never been nowhere and you ain’t never seen nothing.” – Irvin S. Cobb
“Money, horse racing, and women: three things the boys just can’t figure out.” – Will Rogers

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Photographs with your loved-ones on vacation, of laughter, and of experiences that seem only possible with the influence of luck: these quotes can help you describe less tangible moments.

Laughing Captions

“I would say laughter is the best medicine. But it’s more than that. It’s an entire regime of antibiotics and steroids.” – Stephen Colbert
“Laughter is an instant vacation.” – Milton Berle


“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – E.E. Cummings

Lakes are like Earth’s eye — or perhaps Earth’s heart, depending on who you ask. Either way, these thoughtful quotes are ideal captions for snapshots from your annual lake vacation.

Lake Captions

“Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.” – Wallace Stevens
“A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Make your heart like a lake with a calm, still surface and great depths of kindness.” – Lao Tzu

Love Captions

“Travel is like love, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” – Pico Iyer

“Home is where the heart is, and my heart is wherever I am at the moment.” – Lily Leung

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

Luck Captions (H3)

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.’ – Dalai Lama

“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” – Cormac McCarthy

“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes, you are ready.” – Ernest Hemingway

Lyric Captions

“I’m sitting in the railway station. Got a ticket to my destination.” – Simon & Garfunkel

“Walking fast, faces pass and I’m home bound” – Vanessa Carlton

“Goin’ places that I’ve never been, seein’ things that I may never see again.” – Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson

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Museum Captions

“If you think museums are boring, then you’re doing it wrong.” – Anonymous

“A museum is a place where one should lose one’s head.” – Renzo Piano

“Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.” – Pablo Picasso

Mountain Captions

“Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.” – St. Augustine
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” – Muhammad Ali

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney

Motivational Captions

“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

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New Year’s Captions

“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.” – Ranier Maria Rilke
“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” – Brad Paisley

Night Out Captions

Keep things simple. Add the owl emoji with an emoji of the night sky to caption your photos with “night owl.”
“Here’s to the nights we felt alive.” – Eve 6

“No one looks back on their life and remembers the nights they had plenty of sleep.” – Anonymous

Related: Instagram Caption Ideas for Spring

Nature Captions

“Our Nature lies in movement; complete calm is death.” – Blaise Pascal

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” – Gary Snyder

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery — air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’” – Sylvia Plath

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Ocean Captions

“One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” – Andre Gide

“The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.” – Kate Chopin

“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.” – Mother Teresa

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Party Captions

With the party-popper emoji and a clock or watch, you can quickly caption your photos as “party time.”
“I’m not in a party. I am a party. Everywhere I go is a party.” – Kid President

“Keep calm and party on.” – Anonymous

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Quest Captions

“You never know how a good quest is going to end.” – Elizbeth Gilbert

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” – Anaïs Nin

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During your travels, you’re encounter beautiful days that beg for long runs along the beach or around the city — just as you’ll inevitably end up washed up in your hotel room during a rainstorm.

Rainy Day Captions

“When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles.” – Anonymous
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton

“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too. That’s a part of it.” – Denzel Washington

Running Captions

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes

“Running is alone time that lets my brain unspool the tangles that build up over days.” – Rob Haneisen

“Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.” – Tim Noakes

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Couldn’t resist that travel selfie? Use one of these hashtags and phrases as the caption.

Selfie Captions

Popular hashtags include #selfienation, #selfiesunday, and, quite simply, #selfie. Consider a self-aware caption such as:
“But first, let me take a selfie,” or “I’m sending my selfie to NASA, because I’m a star.”

Sister Quotes

“A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves — a special kind of double.” – Toni Morrison

“Don’t believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at.” – Maya Angelou

“A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” – Marion Garretty

Summer Quotes

“Summer is a state of mind.” – Anonymous
“Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James

“Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. For those few months, you're not required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you a courage you don't have the rest of the year. You can be grateful and easy, with no eyes on you, and no past. Summer just opens the door and lets you out.” – Deb Caletti


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Looking for reasons to drop everything and travel now? These wise words from travelers past and present will help you hit the road (and caption the photographs you take along the way).

Travel Captions

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends. The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy

“I don’t know where I am going, but I’m on my way.” – Carl Sagan

Teacher Captions

“Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of educations; in the elder, a part of experience.” – Francis Baco
“Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.” – Sargent Shriver


“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

Time Caption

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler
“For the born traveller, travelling is a besetting vice. Like other vices, it is imperious, demanding its victim’s time, money, energy and the sacrifice of comfort.” – Aldous Huxley

“Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.” – John Lennon

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Snorkelers and divers can bring deep insights to underwater photographs with powerful quotations from authors and explorers.

Underwater Captions

“Reality whistles a different tune underwater.” – Tom Robbins
“Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back.” – Kurt Vonnegut


“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to Earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.” – Jacques Yves Cousteau

Unique Instagram Captions

“Who wants to be normal when you can be unique?” – Helena Bonham Carter
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel

“Individuality is freedom lived.” – John Dos Passos

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Vacation Captions

“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who just had one.” – Elbert Hubbard
“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – Susan Heller

“Like Salvador Dali’s paintings of watches melting in the sand, time wanders at its own curious pace whenever you’re on vacation in a foreign country.” – Laurie Nadel


“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it.” – Robert Orben

Valentine’s Day Captions

Keep Valentine's Day from getting too mushy with casual, humorous emoji puns. “Bee mine?” is even cuter when you swap out text with the bee emoji, while "We’d make a great pear,” works best with twin pear emojis.

“Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Traveling to a winter wonderland, like Finnish Lapland, for a destination wedding, or for a spectacular waterfall hike? Keep these quotes in mind.

Waterfall Captions

“There is a hidden message in every waterfall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you!” – Mehmet Murat lldan

“Just let go — and fall like a little waterfall.” – Bob Ross

“As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.” – John Muir

Wedding Captions

“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“Will you give me yourself? Will you come travel with me? Shall we stick by each other as long as we live?” – Walt Whitman

Winter Captions

“Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” – Pietro Aretino
“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.” – John Burroughs


“Winter is coming.” – Ned Stark, Game of Thrones

For many people, traveling and fitness intersect in a powerful way. Tag your #fitfam photos with one of these great quotes.

Working Out Captions

“Fit is not a destination, it’s a way of life.” – Anonymous
“The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.” – Morihei Ueshiba

“The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.” – Anonymous

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Add a few X’s and O’s to show off your love affair abroad — or your love affair with travel.

XOXO Captions

“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.” – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

Add the French flag emoji with the winking face emoji blowing a kiss to bring your generic XOXO to a French kiss pun worthy of your trip to Paris.

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Travelers who use extraordinary backdrops to photograph their most impressive yoga moves should try one of these quotes. That, and wise words about traveling away from youth.

Youth Captions

“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” – Paul Fussell
“Youth has no age.” – Pablo Picasso

“Age considers; youth ventures.” – Rabindranath Tagore

Yoga Captions

“Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are.” – Jason Crandell

“You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state.” – Sharon Gannon

“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” – The Bhagavad Gita

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Have your travels taken you to see cute baby animals at the zoo, or to a completely wild zipline? Try adding one of these to your Instagram caption.


Zoo Captions

“The only creature on earth whose natural habitat is a zoo is the zookeeper.” – Robert Brault
“Life is a zoo in a jungle.” – Peter De Vries

“The city is not a concrete jungle. It is a human zoo.” – Desmond Morris

Ziplining Captions

“Grip it and zip it.” – Anonymous
“Limits are for those who need them.” — Anonymous

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Moulin Rouge Show Paris Travel

Moulin Rouge Paris sells out months in advance. If you'd like to see the Moulin Rouge show "Féerie" (105 minutes), pre-book your 9pm or 11pm tickets (including champagne!) here. For 110 years, the most legendary French cabaret has welcomed millions of spectators who have come to admire the famous French Cancan. Book ahead of time to avoid disappointment.


Le Moulin Rouge is world famous thanks to its French Cancan, and immortalized by the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The sumptuous shows at the Moulin Rouge feature feathers, rhinestones and sequins, fabulous settings, original music and of course... the most beautiful girls in the world.


Many international stars have performed on stage at the Moulin Rouge including Ella Fitzgerald, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra and Elton John. They have all put on exceptional shows, following in the footsteps of French celebrities such as Maurice Chevalier, Jean Gabin, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand.


Moulin Rouge Paris sells out every night. By pre-booking tickets you'll lock in the price, secure seats and get the most out of your precious vacation time in Paris.


The Moulin Rouge is the number one show in Paris, if not the whole of Europe. No wonder it sells out quickly! Don't miss your chance to see the world-renowned showgirls and French Cancan dancers strut their stuff on the Moulin Rouge's historic stage.

Inclusions:

Moulin Rouge Ticket

Half bottle of Champagne

3-course dinner (if option selected)

Exclusions:

Gratuities (optional)

Food and drinks, unless specified

Hotel pickup and drop off

Additional Information:

It is strictly forbidden to photograph, film and record the show.

Elegant attire is required (tie and jacket not necessary) no shorts, no short-pants, no sport shoes or sportswear.

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability.

Vegetarian option is available. Select the Toulouse-Lautrec Menu.

Due to its popularity, you should expect to wait in line at the Moulin Rouge before gaining access. The Moulin Rouge does not grant priority access to anyone. The seats are allocated 1 hour before performance time.

Moulin Rouge show is not recommended for children under 16

Itinerary:

The Moulin Rouge's new show, "Féerie", has been created by Doris Haug and Ruggero Angeletti, who, since 1961, have been the directors of the most famous shows in the world.


Choreographed by Bill Goodson, Féerie consists of : a troupe of 100 artists, including the 60 Doriss Girls that were recruited world-wide; 1000 costumes of feathers, rhinestones and sequins, designed by Corrado Collabucci, and set up in the most famous Parisian workshops (for example, 500 pairs of custom-made shoes of the size 36 to 47, ...); sumptuous settings with shining colors and unique designs created by Gaetano Castelli and made by Italian artists; the best international and outstanding acts; and the expected return of the giant Aquarium.. all of that with music by Pierre Porte, using some 80 musicians and 60 members of the chorus.


"Féerie"; 4 main scenes created to fulfill international audiences' dreams!



"The Moulin Rouge today and yesterday, the Moulin Rouge forever"

The theatre lights switch off, the curtain is raised and the entire troupe appears on stage, under the admiring gaze of the audience who find themselves entering the Garden of the Moulin Rouge to discover the magical atmosphere of the place. A touch of nostalgia!



"Sandokan"

What kind of adventures can happen to a pirate whose boat is anchored in Indonesia? Dreams? A perfect woman's love? Once in the land, one meets priestesses, or a Gorgon in her temple surrounded by snakes, women jewels, tigresses...



Will Sandokan have the opportunity to offer his treasures to the lady of his dreams or will we be witnesses to a sacrifice of love?



"The Circus"

The circus comes to town with its band of clowns, Siamese twins, pierrots, acrobats, jugglers, weird wild animals and six miniature horses! A colorful scene with beautiful music which ends with the great parade of the Doriss Girls and Doriss Dancers.



"The Moulin Rouge from 1900 to ..."

The Moulin Rouge pays a tribute to Parisian women throughout the years: on the 14th of July, for the Liberation of Paris.. with Java or Boogie music. Time passes and leaves space for new generations of women, more beautiful and free than ever!



At the highlight of this tribute, the Doriss Girls dance the world famous French Cancan!



Moulin Rouge Dinner Menu Options:

Subject to change at any time without notice.



MISTINGUETT MENU:

Terrine of duck foie gras Montmartre with fruit chutney OR Mistinguett king prawns with smoked spices, vegetable vartar, vinaigrette with herbs

Sauteed corn-fed Chicken Supreme, morel cream and fresh pasta OR Cabaret baked salmon fillet, french white butter, boiled potatoes and grape Tomatoes on the Vine

Tendresse of red berries, fruity marshmallows and raspberry sauce OR Gourmandise of three chocolates Ec

Thailand 'most Popular' for gap Years

Thousands of students opened their A-Level results yesterday, and Abta, the travel association, estimates that around 24,000 of them will spend much or all of the next 12 months overseas.
It reported that Thailand was proving to be the most popular choice among school leavers, followed by Australia, the US and South Africa.
Other favourites were Peru, popular with those hoping to tackle the Inca Trail; Vietnam, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Ha Long Bay, Hoi An and Mỹ Son; and Brazil, famous for beaches, jungle treks, and sprawling cities. India, New Zealand, and Fiji completed the top ten.
Abta suggested that rising tuition fees had encouraged more young Britons to take a gap year, adding that several of its members had reported a rise in bookings compared to last year.
Victoria Bacon, head of communications at Abta, said: “Gap years have become even more popular among British teenagers since the rise in tuition fees in 2012 and increased competition for graduate jobs, with many students now looking to travel experiences to help make their gap year stand out on the CV.

“There is now an incredible choice of activities and destinations to support young travellers in developing and learning new skills,” she added. “It’s very important that if you’re planning a gap year, you research your options thoroughly: talk to a travel professional, who will be able to offer you advice about destinations and experiences; check travel advice with Abta and the Foreign Office and always book with a reputable company.”
To help those students considering a year out, Telegraph Travel has compiled its annual Gap 100, featuring our pick of the most trustworthy gap year travel companies and websites.
We’ve also published a list of ten essential questions to ask when organising your trip, and several case studies from recently returned gap year travellers (see below).
Telegraph Travel’s gap year coverage
The gap year 100
Browse our annual directory of the best gap year travel companies, whether you're looking to learn a skill or language, volunteer, work, or simply embark on a great adventure.
Essential questions
What questions should someone planning a gap year ask before committing to a project?
How voluntourism changed my life
Wycliffe Sande, born into poverty in Uganda and orphaned at 13, explains how a volunteering project transformed his fortunes.
Gap year case study: learning a language
Felix Legge relives his experiences of learning Russian in Moscow.
Gap year case study: on the anti-poaching patrol
William Oborne describes working with rangers in Zimbabwe as part of a programme to protect rhinos from poachers.
Gap year case study: a sponsored career break
Alex Ball talks about taking a sponsored career break that saw him visiting various companies while travelling around America.
Gap year case study: training to be a ski instructor
Jenny Beard discusses her time training to be a ski instructor in the French Alps, and teaching skiing in Japan.
Gap year case study: volunteering in Uganda
Oli Denton describes his time volunteering and playing rugby in Uganda for the Lessons for Life Foundation.

Emirates Palace celebrates Eid at Ramadan Pavilion

The month long celebration of Ramadan has come to a close in the Middle East, with Emirates Palace welcoming guests to an Eid ceremony at a specially constructed pavilion to mark the occasion.The custom built pavilion sits on hundreds of square metres of ground, overlooking the beach on one side and stunning façade of the hotel on the other, and incorporated the existing 12- metre-high palm trees and grand fountain of the palace terrace.Thousands of guests visited during the holy month, with hundreds more enjoying the spectacle during Eid.Emirates Palace, the icon of Emirati hospitality in the UAE, this year partnered with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Wahat Al Zawiya to create a special Ramadan experience for residents and guests.

Alexander Schneider, Emirates Palace hotel manager said: “After providing a limited Ramadan experience in 2012, Emirates Palace decided this year to create an out-of-this-world venue for residents and guests that truly reflects the legendary Emirati hospitality.”The elegant design of the Ramadan pavilion incorporated the signature gold and traditional Mashribiya details of Emirates Palace in a light and airy space.Comfortable seating spread throughout the pavilion created cosy enclaves to enjoy time with friends and family throughout the holy month.

Built as an iconic landmark showcasing Arabian culture and hospitality at its finest, Emirates Palace, managed by Kempinski, has created an enviable niche in luxury hospitality, welcoming world leaders, celebrities, global business travellers and leisure guests with a truly memorable and unique experience, luxurious contemporary facilities and amenities in comfortable and traditional Arabian surroundings with personalized world class service.

Situated on a 1.3 km stretch of private white pristine beach and on 100 hectares of manicured lawns and lush landscaped gardens, Emirates Palace comprises 394 luxury rooms and suites and a variety of award winning dining options.The resort’s leisure facilities include two intricately landscaped swimming pools one to refresh and relax and one perfectly designed for adventure and family fun, an Anantara spa, tennis courts, and a state of the art fitness centre.

Cathal O’Connell chief executive bmi regional

When British Midland International was finally subsumed into International Airlines Group, owners of British Airways, in 2012 it was by no means clear that offshoot bmi regional would be able to make it on its own. Yet a little over a year later the airline has established itself as a niche carrier, offering scheduled passenger services across the UK and Europe. As chief executive Cathal O’Connell explains to Breaking Travel News: “The hardest task we faced at the offset was telling people we still exist. With International Airlines Group taking over bmi, there is a misconception bmi regional is no longer in operation. However, this is obviously not the case.” Perhaps airline passengers could be forgiven for their mistake. bmi baby, a smaller subsidiary in the BMI stable, could not be saved and was closed down on September 10th 2012. In contrast, canny management and investment from Sector Aviation Holdings, a private company operated by the Bond Family behind Bond Offshore Helicopters, saved the larger bmi regional. A new airline was born, with new management, a new owner and a significantly increased network; up from 11 to 23 routes in summer 2013. But it was not easy, with bmi regional having to undergo a period of incubation while BMI was incorporated into International Airlines Group.

 The entire infrastructure that was used – offices, IT services, call centres, and everything else that was needed to run an airline – was provided by BMI. Following the sale, bmi regional had to rebuild all of these facilities, which is what the airline worked on for the first six months after its move until its re-launch as a standalone company in October last year. “We needed to identify what systems we needed, who we could acquire those systems from, and what staff we would need in order to make those systems run effectively. “Over time we developed a completely new infrastructure,” continues O’Connell. “We now have a new headquarters at East Midlands Airport, while operations and engineering remains in Aberdeen; having created 100 jobs over the past year, in addition to saving 300 which were on the block following the sale to IAG.” What emerged is now a materially different operation from the one that was acquired a year ago.

 This summer bmi regional operates 450 flights a week to eight countries, flying 18 aircraft - all Embraer 145 or Embraer 135 jets – and operating out of a series of regional bases, at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, East Midlands Airport and Bristol. Routes are also now focused on point-to-point services after being recalibrated away from feeder traffic needed for the former BMI parent. “The hangover from the bmi Group meant bmi regional was offering flights to Star Alliance hubs, including Frankfurt, Brussels and Copenhagen, which no longer made economic sense to the new carrier,” adds O’Connell. “All of our European routes were operating as feeder routes to Star Alliance members.

 “When we left Star Alliance the economics, not to mention the need, for these routes, disappeared.” So where to fly now? “We asked ourselves, now have these aircraft what can we do with them that makes more sense than what they are doing now?” continued O’Connell. “We recognised the aircraft we had were suited to very high frequency routes, so we looked at various markets and established those which were underserved. “We were looking for those which initially had a strong business demand, those with major companies which require the links bmi regional could provide. “We then examined the leisure opportunity on the same route, and where these two combined we considered a route; a whole range of opportunities.” A good example would be Airbus, which has a major facility in Bristol, which requires connections to Hamburg and its facilities there. Both Bristol and Hamburg are also established tourist destinations, making it a viable route for bmi regional. The carrier also has a fairly significant, and growing, non-scheduled service carrying VIPs, music groups, and sports teams to destinations around the country. But O’Connell is also quick to point out this is now low-cost carrier cherry picking routes.

 “We offer both business and economy fares – all catering onboard is free, as well as baggage carriage – the airline remains a full service carrier. “We offer the services flag-carriers offered a few years ago, and in many cases services people have forgotten about. “We aim to take the hassle out of travel,” he explains. bmi regional also owns the rights to the BMI brand, and could revert to that name, but this is not on the agenda at present. Growth instead is coming from new routes and improvements to the onboard offering. bmi regional is working on healthy options for onboard eating for example, maximising the experience for passengers. “We have also put in place a marketing campaign which tells people, yes, we do still exist,” jokes O’Connell. “We have also changed perceptions. Yes, we are a business airline, but we also offer leisure services.

 “We have more new routes in the pipeline, not just departing from the UK, but also within Europe. “We now fly into the major airports, but less for connections – our passengers now tend to be flying to their destinations, rather than toward an onward flight. “That said, looking at codeshare agreements with global carriers to offer more opportunity to our passengers. “This is good for us, and for them, offering regional airports to international passengers.” Just a year in bmi regional has established itself as a viable carrier, no mean feat in troubling times. With competition getting tighter all the time it might be a bumpy ride yet, but the carrier is certainly pointed in the right direction.

Giverny and Versailles Small Group Day Trip from Paris

After picking you up at the doorstep of your downtown hotel in Paris, our guide will take you for a wonderful day outside of Paris.This day will lead you first to the edge of Normandy, where you will visit Claude Monet's home, the "Father of Impressionism". There you will discover the famous gardens created by the impressionist painter, and the well known Japanese bridge in the midst of its flowered paths and wather-lily ponds.

"Claude Monet's property at Giverny, left by his son to the Académie des Beaux-arts in 1966, has, after completion of large scale restoration work, become the Claude Monet Foundation, inaugurated in 1980. The house, with its pink crushed brick façade, where the leader of the Impressionist School lived from 1883 to 1926, once again has its colourful décor and intimate charin of former times. The precious collection of Japanese engravings is displayed in several rooms, hung in the marmer chosen by the master of Giverny himself.
The huge Nymphéas studio, a stone's throw from the house, has also been restored. It contains the Foundation's Shop. The gardens have been replanted as they once were and offer for the admiration of visitors the "painting from nature" which Claude Monet's contemporaries considered one of his masterpieces. The rectangular Clos Normand, with archways of climbing plants entwined around brilliantly coloured shrubs, lies before the house and studios, offering from Spring to Autumn the palette of varying colours to the painter-gardner who was "ecstatic about flowers". Lastly, the Water Garden, formed by a tributary of the Epte, lies further away, shaded by weeping willows. With its famous Japanese Bridge, its wistarias, azaleas and its pond, it has once more become that casket of sky and water which inspired the pictorial universe of the water lilies."

You will have lunch at the lovely "Moulin de Fourges" restaurant, a 200-year-old mill. The architecture of this listed site, dating back to the 18th century, draws its inspiration from the hamlet of Marie-Antoinette at Versailles. It offers a unique setting with its rural grounds and its spacious terrace on the banks of the Epte.

In the afternoon, you will be driven to Versailles Palace, residence of the Sun King, Louis XIV. There, you will visit on your own Louis XIV's suite, the Hall of Mirrors... An audio guide (included) is available in eight languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Chinese-Mandarin). You will also have some remaining time to discover the famous "A la Francaise" gardens.