wanderlust

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He draws on the photographer’s diaries and autobiography to portray his subject as a gentle-souled adventurer, driven into a peripatetic life by wanderlust and financial necessity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Whether the arrival of her cubs will stanch the bear’s wanderlust is anyone’s guess.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

It encouraged wanderlust as Sal and Dean traveled across the country, indulging in their freedoms and desires with almost reckless abandon.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025

Watts's main advice for readers with a similar wanderlust is to consider travelling further afield.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

Back when she had curiosity and wanderlust and the inclination to go to the other side of the world and back in a single afternoon.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill