Music has a way of transporting us home while we’re abroad, or whisking us away while we’re stuck at home. It’s our escape on long overnight trains and on noisy buses. It soothes us during sleepless nights and accompanies us during curious wanderings in foreign cities. Music enriches our experiences, provides a colorful backdrop for our memories, and connects us in a way that somehow touches our souls and transcends language barriers. Get ready to load up your IPOD! Here are 30 of my favorite backpacking and travel songs!
1. Newton Faulker – Write It On Your Skin
2. Boys Like Girls – Someone Like You
3. Modest Mouse – World at Large
4. Rudimental – Free
5. OneRepublic – I Lived
6. Tallest Man on Earth – The Dreamer
7. Eddie Vedder – Guaranteed
8. American Authors – Best Day of My Life
9. X Ambassadors – Renegades
10. Of Monsters and Men – Dirty Paws
11. Rusted Root – Send Me on My Way
12. First Aid Kit – King of the World
13. Matt Simmons – Catch and Release
14. Cloud Control – Just For Now
15. Love of Lesbian – Fantastic Shine
16. Ramon Mirabet – Those Little Things
17. Kongos – Traveling On
18. Amy Macdonald – This is the Life
19. Imagine Dragons – On Top of the World
20. Avicii – Wake Me Up
21. Avicii – The Nights
22. Hosier – Someone New
23. Radical Face – Wandering
24. The Weepies – Please Speak Well of Me
25. Alicia Lemke – Trip the Light
26. Billie the Vision & The Dancers – Summercat
27. Wild – Vagabond
28. The Paper Kites – Woodland
29. Afrojack ft Wrabel – Ten Feet Tall
30. Cartoon – On and On
Great compilation of backpacking songs! We live in such amazing times, where we can store a ton of music on phones and never miss out on great tunes while traveling. Rudimental is definitely my fav on your list!
Yes, Vince, we sure do! My IPOD is definitely one of my top 5 things I must have while traveling! And I love Rudimental as well 🙂
I really love music. When I’m sitting at my computer desk for hours on end and I feel that my goal is so distant, music has a way of bringing a sense of peace. It lets me know that I can achieve that which I have set my mind on. And I will. When I’m out and about in a foreign country, good music calms my mind and erases the anxiety that sometimes arises with the uncertainty. My heart and soul is filled with joy and excitement. Music lets me know that everything is going to be okay and I… Read more »
Yep, Folk/Indie music, which is easily a favorite genre of mine. I’m so happy you enjoyed what you heard! If you play the video of a song you enjoy, at the end there’s recommended music that’s related to that specific song. Perhaps if you checked that out you may find some more that you like! I love turning people on to music, songs, and bands or artists that they’ve never heard before. It’s one of my favorite things!
Love the variety of songs. I can see them being great songs for traveling. Thanks for sharing!
No prob, Rob! (see what I did there?) Thanks for stopping by!