TRAVEL
TRAVEL – general activity of
moving from place to place
TYPES OF TRAVEL
- a) domestic: within one’s own country
- b) abroad: to or in another country or countries
- c) overseas: to, at or in somewhere across the sea
- d) foreign: to, from, of, in, being or concerning a
country/nation that is not one’s own
- Travels – a series of journeys, esp.
abroad, over a period of time
- Traveler (Amer.) 1) one who travels
- Traveller (Brit.)
- 1) one who travels
- 2) travelling salesman
- 3) person pursuing an alternative lifestyle, a gypsy
- Tripper (Brit.) a person on a day’s
outing
- Travelogue (Amer.) a film or talk
describing travel to a particular place
- Journey (Brit.) the time spent and
distance covered going from one place to another
- Trip (Amer.) the time spent and
distance covered going from one place to another
- Trip (Brit.) short journey or one on
which you spend only a short time in another place and then come back
COLLOCATIONS
ADVERBS
TRAVEL |
abroad
- by air / road / sea / rail
- cheaply, expensively
- extensively, widely
- far and wide
- frequently, rarely, seldom
- in comfort / luxury style
- on foot / horseback
- round the world
- light (carrying little luggage)
- incognito (in disguise)
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ADJECTIVES
- Experienced
- Indefatigable
- Intrepid
- Seasoned
- Unwary
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TRAVELER |
- To be well-traveled. Someone who has
visited many different places around the world.
- Globetrotter. Someone who travels
around the world a lot for business or pleasure.
- To travel around. Travel to many
different places, especially if not carefully planned.
- To see the world. Travel to many
different places so you get the experience of living in other countries.
Strong Desire to Travel
- Wanderlust – strong desire to travel and
experience life in other countries
- Itchy Feet – desire which makes it
difficult for someone to stay in one place for very long
- Sightseeing – visiting famous or
interesting places, esp. by tourists
- Tourist traps – commercialized
tourist attractions, often costing too much
- Touristy (derog) – full of tourists
or suitable for them
- Tourist attraction – a place or
event which attracts large numbers of tourists
- Tourist class (on a ship or aircraft) – the
standard, economy class fare and service which are fairly cheap and suitable for ordinary
travelers
WAYS OF
TRAVELING
- Overland – travel by train, car,
bus etc., esp. a long distance when people would normally go by plane
- Hitchhike, hitch a ride – to stop a
passing car to take you to a place you want to go
- Voyage – to travel by sea or
spacecraft
- Cruise – to sail or travel over or
about for pleasure
- Explore – travel, because you are
interested to find out more
- Junket –
- 1) an outing
- 2) a trip taken by a public official or businessman
- 3) an excursion
- Tour –
- 1) to travel around, esp. for pleasure / interest
- 2) a specific route of sightseeing, often with a guide
- To do (Europe / Spain / the Greek Islands) –
to travel to many different places, esp. as part of a planned holiday
- En route – traveling from one
specific place to another
- Bound, bound for – traveling in a
particular direction (London bound)
- To cross – to travel across a very
large area such as a desert, an ocean or an area of mountains
- a TRAVELER Amer.
- a TRAVELLER Brit.
- a TOURIST
- a VOYAGER
- a TREKKER
- a PILGRIM
- a WANDERER
- a ROVER
- an EXCURSIONIST
- an EXPLORER
- a WAYFARER
- a RAMBLER
- a DAY TRIPPER
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- TRAVELS
- TRAVELS
- TOURS
- VOYAGES
- TREKS on foot (long, difficult jorney)
- goes on a PILGMAGE
- WANDERS (on foot)
- ROVERS (on foot)
- goes on an EXCURSION (short, for pleasure)
- EXPLORES
- goes WAYFARING (on foot)
- RAMBLES (on foot)
- goes on DAY TRIPS (short, for pleasure)
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JOURNEY
COLLOCSTIONS
VERBS
- commence
- complete
- embark on
- end
- go on
- make
- plan
- send somebody on
- set off / out on
- start
- undertake
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A JOURNEY |
ADJECTIVES
- adventurous
- arduous
- dangerous
- exciting
- exhausting, tiring
- hazardous
- homeward
- long, short
- outward
- (un)pleasant
- return
- strenuous
- triumphant
- uneventfu
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JOURNEY |
TRIP
VERBS
- arrange
- cancel
- embark on
- go for / on
- have
- make / organize
- plan
- postpone
- take
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A TRIP |
ADJECTIVES
- business
- day
- disastrous
- enjoyable
- extended
- holiday
- long, short
- (un)pleasant
- round-the-world
- (un)successful
- tiring
- weekend
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TRIP |
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IN OTHER WORDS
- all over the earth & all
over the world & the world over
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in many parts of the world; in every
country or area of the world; everywhere |
| all the way |
from the beginning to the end; the entire
distance, from start to finish |
| bag and baggage |
with one’s luggage; with all one’s
possessions |
| break camp |
to close down a campsite; to pack up and
move on |
| come from far and wide |
to come from many different places |
| come to rest |
to stop moving |
| downhill all the way |
easy all the way |
- drop around (sometime) &
drop around & drop by
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to come and visit (someone) at some future
time |
- drop in on someone & drop
in & drop in to say hello
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to pay someone a casual visit, perhaps a
surprise visit |
- end of the road & end of
the line
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the end; the end of the whole process;
death (line originally referred to railroad tracks) |
| every which way |
in all directions |
- find one’s way (around) &
find one’s way
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to be able to move about an area
satisfactorily |
| get back |
to return (from some place) |
| get something underway |
to get something started |
| get underway |
to start moving; to start (the word get
can be replaced with be) |
- know one’s way around &
know one’s way about
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- to know how to get from one place to another
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| lead the way |
to lead (someone) along the proper pathway |
| lose your bearings |
to become confused about where you are or
what you should do next |
| part company (with someone) |
to leave someone; to depart from someone |
| pick one’s way |
to move along a route full of obstacles |
- round-trip ticket (Am.)
& return-ticket (Br.)
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a ticket (for a plane, train, bus, etc.)
which allows one to go to a destination and return |
| see someone home |
to accompany someone home |
| set sail (for somewhere) |
to depart in a boat for somewhere |
| settle down |
to settle into a stable way of life |
| spin one’s wheels |
to be in motion, but get nowhere |
- take a walk & take a hike
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to leave somewhere |
| the world is your oyster |
used to tell someone that there is no
limit to the opportunities that they have |
- to take a compass
- bearing
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to take a direction or angle as shown by a
compass |
- When in Rome do as the Romans do.
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a proverb meaning that one should behave
in the same way that the local people behave |
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