“Travel” is the verb for going to places and also the noun for travelling in general; a “trip” is a particular visit somewhere and back; a “journey” is the act of getting from one place to another. For example: “travel a lot for work”, “a weekend trip to the sea”, “a long journey home”.
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travel to + place (verb); air/business travel (uncountable); go on a trip to + place; a journey from + place + to + place
- My job involves a lot of travel, mostly to Asia.
- We went on a two-day trip to the mountains last weekend.
- My journey to work takes about forty minutes by bus.
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First versionWe had a great travel to Italy last summer.
RevisionWe had a great trip to Italy last summer.
“Travel” looks like the obvious noun for a holiday, but the noun “travel” means travelling in general and can't be used with “a”. For one specific visit somewhere, say “a trip”.
A “journey” is the travelling itself, the time on the way, while a “trip” also includes the time you spend at the place. “The trip was great, but the journey home took ten hours” means the visit went well, but getting back took ten hours.
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Our ___ to Istanbul was short but wonderful: we saw all the main sights in three days.
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trip — The sentence is about one visit with a beginning and an end, so the answer is “trip”. The noun “travel” means travelling in general; it isn't used for one particular trip to Istanbul.
Write about a recent trip. Say where you went and how long it took to get there or back.
Last month I went on a trip to Kaliningrad, and the journey there took only two hours by plane.
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