it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive
The journey or process is more important or more enjoyable than the destination or end result.
ADJ
air, bus, car, coach, rail, sea, train | foreign, international, overseas, world | long-distance | business | leisure | cheap, concessionary, free | first-class | high-speed | return
frequent
My father's business requires frequent travel to different countries every month.
space, time
TRAVEL + NOUN
agency, business, company, firm, industry | arrangements, plans | allowance, costs, expenses | insurance | document, documentation | itinerary
time
My commute takes an hour, but the new train has cut my travel time in half.
sickness | book, brochure, guide, writer
PREP
~ from, ~ to
We decided to travel to Japan for our summer vacation last year.
ADV
fast
Rumors about the celebrity scandal traveled fast through the school.
slowly
regularly
My sister regularly travels to Japan for work and has made many friends there.
widely
My grandfather has traveled widely across Europe and Asia during his retirement years.
freely
Before the pandemic, many people could travel freely across European countries without showing their passports.
independently
My daughter decided to travel independently through Europe after finishing university.
together
separately
My parents traveled separately last year because they had different vacation schedules.
economy class, first class, etc.
Last summer we decided to travel economy class to save money for our vacation.
far, further (afield)
She decided to travel further afield to discover villages beyond the usual tourist areas.
abroad
She saved money for five years before she could finally travel abroad.
home
back, back and forth, down, downstream
She travels back to her hometown every summer to visit her family.
north, northwards, etc.
VERB + TRAVEL
be able/unable to | be free to | want to, wish to
be forced to, have to
During the pandemic, many people had to travel across the city to find an open supermarket.
refuse to
PREP
across, along, around/round, between, by, from, into, through, to
She traveled across the desert on camelback during her gap year in Morocco.
PHRASES
freedom to travel, go travelling
My grandparents finally had the freedom to travel after they retired.
travel light
When backpacking across Europe, he decided to travel light with just a small rucksack.