Some easily confused travel words
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Travel : Verb - the experience of going to different places in general. “I like travelling.” Noun without article – the experience in general. “I’d like to talk about travel.” In the plural the noun often refers to an account of someone’s journeys, eg: “Gulliver’s Travels”. Adjective: – a travel agency; a travel diary.
Trip : Noun – travel plus the time you spend in a place; your whole holiday. “Our teacher is organising a trip to Britain.”
Voyage: Noun – a long journey, especially by sea: “ Captain Cook’s voyage of discovery”.
Journey: Noun - Going from one place to another. “The journey from London to Cardiff takes 4 hours by coach.”
Break: Noun – a short trip. “We had a weekend break in Paris.”
Tour: Verb - to go around the important places in a location. “We toured Britain by car.” Noun – a visit to the important places in a location. “We went on a bus tour of London. ”
Excursion: Noun – a tour organised for you by someone else, usually a tour operator. “We went on an excursion to the Tower of London.”
Sightsee : Verb - usually used with “go” – “go sightseeing”. To visit important monuments and sights. “ We went sightseeing in London. We saw Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and St Paul’s Cathedral.”
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