Travel

A statue dedicated to the traveler in Oviedo, Spain

Travel is the activity of going from one place to another place. When a person makes the same trip every day to work or school, this type of traveling is usually called "commuting." Some people travel to other cities as part of their job. This is called "business travel." When many people travel to a distant place to stay, it is called "human migration".

Some people travel on their vacation, to visit other towns, cities, or countries. This is tourism. These people stay overnight in hotels, hostels, motels, apartments or bed and breakfast. Some prefer camping. Through the centuries, modes of travel have changed. Some people (travel writers) write about travelling, as in autobiographies or journals. Some write guide books suggesting places to go.

Types of travelling:

• Hiking
• Cruise ship vacations
• Pilgrimage
• Train journeys
• Hitch-hiking
• Driving
• Flight

Famous travellers

• Marco Polo
• Ibn Battuta

Travel Media

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  Train travel – Passengers on a train on a bridge of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, between Mettupalayam and Ootacamund, in Tamil Nadu, India

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  Traveler's motorcycle with large rear box

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  Travelers in a British Airways 747 airplane. Air travel is a common means of transport.

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  MS Skania ferry in the port of Szczecin

Related pages

• Human migration