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travel, journey, trip and voyage

Travel means 'travelling in general'. it is normally uncountable.
My interests are music and travel.
The plural form travels is sometimes used for a long tour in which several places are visited.
Did you meet anybody interesting on your travels?
"Travels with a Donkey" (book by R L Stevenson)
A journey (mainly British English) is one 'piece' of travelling.
Did you have a good journey?
A trip is a return journey together with the activity which is the reason for the journey.
I'm going on a business trip next week.

Compare:
'How was your journey?' 'The train broke down.'
'How was your trip?' 'Successful'

We do not so often use trip for expeditions which have a very serious purpose, are very hard and/or take a very long time.
Amundsen made his journey to the South Pole in 1911.

A long sea journey is often called a voyage.

from Practical English Usage by Michael Swan

Create Date : 08 ตุลาคม 2549

Last Update : 10 ตุลาคม 2549 22:33:28 น.

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