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Travel Tattoos
Tattoos – they are so fascinating since… ever. You can find cave painting where you can see tattoos on people. Even the Iceman from the area of the Italian-Austrian border who was found in 1991 was tattooed and he is almost 5200 years old. It’s not anymore that only prisoners are tattooed. I don’t know if you remember that they used to tattoo tears under their eyes.
Stars are tattooed. Over and over their body like Angelina Joly or David Beckham.
But also traveler or people who like to be inspired by their tattoos to travel have them. But why? Why do you get your tattoo while you are traveling?
Inspiration Travel
Whan you travel you see so many great things (sometimes more, sometimes less). But in any case your head is full of impressions. Sometimes wonderful things happen to you while you are traveling. You do want to keep that memory or you want to have a reminder of what you experienced. But some just want to have a great inspiration on their bodies – forever.
My Tattoo
Ok, now the one or the other may be shocked. Yes – I have a tattoo. It is really, really old. I traveled many years ago (I was student) for one year through the US. Something I will never (ever) forget in my life. It was an awesome and indescribable experience. To be sincere – I never wanted a tattoo. Really. But what can I say. I was in a Hostel with some girls and they persuaded me. So I went to this tiny Tattoo Studio in this beautiful city San Diego. It seemed to be destiny. I walked into this place and I really didn’t have a clue what tattoo I wanted and where. The other girls were much better prepared. They had their own designs. I looked through some of the paintings and I found it. There it was – made for me (seemed to). It is nothing special or maybe nothing extraordinary but it was (and still is) absolutely me. Nothing could explain my state of mind better than this – a heart with flames. Yes my heart was in flames. When you travel you meet people and places that you have to leave. You always be kind of sad. And my heart always felt a little strange, like it would burn or something.
And it still is like that. I’m very emotional and when I do things I always do it with my whole heart. So no – I never regret doing this. It reminds me that great time I had there but it also reminds me that my heart even today is on flame (sometimes). 😉
Travel Tattoos
I asked some girls to show us their tattoos and to tell us their stories…
Daniela Huber from Vienista
Ashima Sharma from “the logical traveler”
Alice Teacake from Teacaketravels
Kristine from ART LAB KMA
Jaimee Nicole from Travel Pray Love
My first travel tattoo is a little heart and an airplane. I designed it myself and my sister actually tattoo’d me with a Stick and Poke Tattoo kit. It turned out really well and ended up being my blog icon/logo.
Amanda from Travellust
Nicolett from the kaleidoscopecat
Hannah from Drifter Hannah
17 Comments
Nice post! Still looking for what kind of travel tattoo I would like to have. Thinking about a little palm tree or the word wanderlust.
I think if you find the right one you will feel it!
Nice article and good examples and nice pictures!
Love these! I’m too much of a commitment-phobe to get one, but it’s fun to see what is out there.
Hahaha I know what you mean 😉
All these are an inspirational tattoos and their tales. I have got one below my neck. It’s the name of my mom and dad written in Chinese.
That is very nice! And you will not regret it – like the name of your actual lover or something like that 😉
I loved Daniela’s tatoo of world map. Am not going get myself tattooed, but if I ever do, it would be something like Daniela’s. Thanks for sharing these.
Yes I liked that one too very much! I think tattoos are so personal. You always have to look what fits best to you
Hi Claudia!
Awesome post!Love all these stories behind the tattoos.
Tattoo designs with a plane surrounded by a heart shaped route or something and yours’a heart with flames’ are my favorite!:)
Thank you so much Sheli. I enjoyed reading the stories of the other tattoos as well. 😉
I’m still a bit sceptical about having a tattoo done, but if I did I would get one like Daniela’s; the world map outlined.
I personally do not like tattoos and the idea of getting myself one scares me a lot. 😀 I am pretty sure I am never going to have one, but I have to admit I loved the heart-plane pictured above!
Agree with you, Tattoos are very fascinating.
We see a lot of them on Goa beaches
And there are many tattoo makers here.
Very interesting info you have got
On the subject
How did you manage to get this info?
Thanks for sharing.
Regards
I love this post. I will get my first tattoo soon and I can’t wait. Some of these tattoos are really amazing because of the story they hold 🙂 Thank you for sharing this! I enjoyed it so much, have a great day! xx
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Great article and some great art on display! For serial bloggers a tattoo is like the passport stamp but on your own skin and is a direct reminder of a particular moment or city…this coming from someone that has never had a tattoo in his life but appreciates those that love the art of it. Cool post!
An absolutely new way of looking at tattoos.I never knew that there could be so much story telling around them.Wow