13 Travel Tattoos to Get If You Don't Want to Be a Cliché
It’s a beautiful idea, getting a tattoo while you’re travelling the world. You’ll always remember the experience and the art you put on your body will be even more meaningful than it would be otherwise. It’s easy to fall into tattoo cliché, though – think beyond world maps and wanderlust script tattoos. We’ve assembled some ideas that feel fresh and different.
Native nature
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bec_NvAjA2M/?taken-by=tattooist_banul
A map of the stars, so you can always find your way home
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYd7XQF48b/?tagged=astrologytattoo
Your favourite vacation activity
https://www.instagram.com/p/Beglu1NHqhc/?tagged=biketattoo
A representation of the season
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdwiHh-D1QY/?tagged=snowtattoo
An animal that reminds you of home
https://www.instagram.com/p/BehRqc2g571/?tagged=cattattoo
An example of a different way to travel
https://www.instagram.com/p/BN7fzujD3IV/?taken-by=tkbk_
Something that represents where you want to go
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbwTy6JleOH/?taken-by=masa_tattooer
A landscape
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbXn1ulAZjY/?taken-by=rgb_tattoo
Your favourite place
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeAo3R2lUEG/?taken-by=saegeemtattoo
The moon, because wherever you are in the world, it’s always there
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVfTRGph8OR/?taken-by=littletattoolove
A symbol that reminds you of your favourite country (in this case, Japan)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcnQMrwHCBL/?taken-by=xmartinmartinx
A design in an unusual place, just like you can sometimes feel like when you’re away from home
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd-IGI5BxUO/?taken-by=tattooist_flower
A symbol of the different colours you’ve seen in the world
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeiBfDCH4ao/?tagged=elephanttattoo
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