Quiero viajar al interior en otoño, porque hay menos gente y los pueblos son más tranquilos.

I want to travel inland in autumn, because there are fewer people and the towns are calmer.

Breakdown of Quiero viajar al interior en otoño, porque hay menos gente y los pueblos son más tranquilos.

• yo: I
• querer: to want
• ser: to be
• en: in

Questions & Answers about Quiero viajar al interior en otoño, porque hay menos gente y los pueblos son más tranquilos.

Why is it quiero viajar and not quiero viajo?

Because after querer to express want to do something, Spanish uses:

querer + infinitive

So:

• Quiero viajar = I want to travel
• not quiero viajo

Viajar stays in the infinitive because it is the action being wanted.

More examples:

• Quiero comer = I want to eat
• Queremos salir = We want to go out

If you say viajo, that is already a conjugated form meaning I travel / I am travelling, so it cannot normally go after quiero in this structure.

Why is yo omitted? Shouldn’t it be Yo quiero viajar...?

In Spanish, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• quiero already means I want

So Quiero viajar... is completely natural and standard.

You can add yo if you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Yo quiero viajar, pero él no. = I want to travel, but he doesn’t.

Without emphasis, leaving it out sounds more natural.

What exactly does al interior mean here?