Lesson 1 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 to go overseas to travel outside your country I want to go overseas.
2 to take a vacation to travel somewhere for pleasure Let's take a vacation
3 to go on a class trip to travel with your school class on a school related trip We went on a class trip to Tokyo.
4 to set off to leave We set off at 8:00 am.
5 to set sail to leave (by boat) What time do we set sail?
6 a youth hostel a cheap hotel where young people can stay and usually share rooms I used to stay at youth hostels when I was younger.
7 to know one’s way around somewhere to know how to travel around a local area very well I know my way around Tokyo quite well
8 a destination the place you are going to What's your destination?
9 a journey a trip It was a long journey.
10 to backpack to travel with a large backpack I want to backpack across Europe.
11 to catch the travel bug to become interested in travelling I caught the travel bug when I went to China for the first time.
12 a layover to wait at an airport while changing planes We had a three hour layover in Taiwan.
13 to go on a cruise to travel somewhere by luxurious boat I'm planning to go on a cruise next year.
14 to be jet-lagged to feel tired because of the time difference I am so jet-lagged.
15 to knock around somewhere to travel somewhere I knocked around Asia for a few years after university.
16 a staycation to stay home instead of taking a vacation (stay + vacation) Because I was broke last month I decided to have staycation instead of going somewhere
17 to rough it to travel with little luxury Tom likes to rough it when he travels.
18 to travel in style to travel with lots of luxury I prefer to travel in style.
19 to travel light to travel without much luggage My wife always travels light.
20 to travel off the beaten track to go to places that aren't frequently visited I really enjoy travelling off the beaten track.
21 a bucket list a list of things you want to do before you die What's on your bucket list?