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Taking a Trip vocabulary — C2

Travel vocabulary for travel writing, including wanderlust, a sojourn and a pilgrimage, plus an unspoilt destination and the overtourism that can follow it.

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wanderlust
/ˈwɑndərˌlʌst/
A strong, restless desire to leave home and see distant places.
Example: A single photo of the desert stirred her wanderlust again.
globetrotter
/ˈɡloʊbtrɔtər/
Someone who travels constantly and has been to a great many countries.
Example: My aunt is a real globetrotter with stamps filling three passports.
sojourn
/ˈsoʊdʒərn/
A short period spent living somewhere that is not your usual home, before you move on again.
Example: Her three-week sojourn in Lisbon turned into a whole year.
peripatetic
/ˌpɛrəpəˈtɛtɪk/
Travelling from place to place, especially for work or study.
Example: She led a peripatetic life, teaching in a new country each year.
circumnavigate
/ˌsɜrkəmˈnævəˌɡeɪt/
To travel all the way around something, such as the world.
Example: The sailor was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe alone.
odyssey
/ˈɑdəsi/
A long, eventful journey, often full of adventure.
Example: Their trip across three continents became quite an odyssey.
pilgrimage
/ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
A long journey made to a place considered holy or special.
Example: Thousands make the pilgrimage to the ancient shrine each year.
sabbatical
/səˈbætɪkəl/
A period of paid leave, often used for travel or study, taken from work.
Example: She took a year's sabbatical to travel through Asia.
far-flung
Very far away; remote.
Example: He had visited some of the world's most far-flung places.
staycation
A holiday spent at home or very near home instead of travelling somewhere far away.
Example: Money is tight, so we are having a staycation this year.
unspoilt
Not changed or damaged by modern development, especially tourism.
Example: They found an unspoilt beach far from the crowds.
quaint
/kweɪnt/
Attractive in an old-fashioned way that feels charming and slightly odd to modern eyes.
Example: They live in a quaint cottage with roses round the door.
touristy
Full of visitors and the shops and cafes that exist to serve them.
Example: The harbour is lovely but it gets very touristy in August.
overtourism
The damage caused when far too many visitors crowd into one popular place at the same time.
Example: Locals say overtourism has priced them out of the old town.