We at Matador wanted to know how you, our readers, would complete the quote: “To travel is to ______.” So we went ahead and asked, and received a ton of amazing responses ranging from the personal, to the profound.

These were our 13 absolute favorites.

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(photo credit: Jan Fidler)

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(photo credit: Douglas Scortegagna)

Intermission

Art + Architecture

This Is France’s Most Famous and Mysterious Island That You Can Visit

Art + Architecture

This Is the 43rd Tallest Building in the World, but It's the Most Famous of All

Art + Architecture

Everything You Need To Know About the Largest Church in the World

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Intermission

Art + Architecture

This Is the 43rd Tallest Building in the World, but It's the Most Famous of All

Art + Architecture

Everything You Need To Know About the Largest Church in the World

Travel

5 Towns You Need To Visit in Puglia, Italy

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(photo credit: David J Laporte)

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(photo credit: Nicolas Raymond)

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Intermission

Art + Architecture

Everything You Need To Know About the Largest Church in the World

Travel

5 Towns You Need To Visit in Puglia, Italy

Art + Architecture

Everything You Need To Know About This 1,500-Year-Old Cathedral-Turned-Mosque-Turned-Museum-Turned-Mosque

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(photo credit: Guillén Pérez)

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