Monday 11 November 2013

Travel, trip and journey



Travel is used to mean the general activity of moving from one place to another. It is usually a verb.

Journey refers to travelling a long distance, or travelling regularly, emphasizing on the idea of travelling itself.

Trip refers to travelling a short distance, or an unusual journey, emphasizing on the place or the reason of travelling.
  • travel
    Air travel is faster than rail travel.
    His job involves a lot of travelling.

  • journey
    We had a long journey through the mountains.
    He usually reads the paper during the train journey to work.

  • trip
    His job involves a lot of business trips.
    Our trip to Las Vegas was great.
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