Journey, trip, voyage, travel

These words may be confusing for some Spanish students. Travel is a verb (�viajar�), but we can also use it as a noun in some fixed expressions: travel agency, foreign travel, air travel, on my travels or when we mean �travelling in general�: My interests are music and travel.

Generally speaking the Spanish noun �viaje� is translated as journey or trip into English. Journey emphasizes the distance or time travelling takes (a twenty-minute bus journey, a train journey) whereas trip dwells on everything -distance, purpose, return (a two-day business trip). Trip can also mean �excursi�n� (a school trip).

Voyage is a long journey on a ship or spaceship.

We always use the verb make with journey, trip and voyage and the preposition on: She�s away on a business trip; I never make a journey without my ID.

Self-study activity:
Complete the gaps with travel, journey, trip, or voyage.

1. Our parents wished us a safe � as we drove away.
2. My parents are planning their first � abroad.
3. The whole family went on a (�) to Florida.
4. The ship sank on its first (�).
5. Before a holiday it�s convenient to make all (�) arrangements.

Key:
1. journey   2. trip   3. trip   4. voyage   5. travel