Travel, culture and a sense of place

Words for writing and talking about travel beyond the brochure: places, local life, cultural attitudes and the effects of tourism.

20 cardsby Grove EnglishAdded 11 Nov 2026

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wanderlust
a strong wish to travel
страсть к путешествиям
a sojourn
(formal) a temporary stay in a place
(временное) пребывание
peripatetic
travelling from place to place, especially for work
странствующий, разъездной (о работе)
far-flung
a very long way away, or spread over a wide area
далёкий, отдалённый
unspoilt
(of a place) not damaged or changed by tourism or building
нетронутый, первозданный
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- overtourism
- a backwater
- cosmopolitan
- parochial
- insular
- a melting pot
- the vernacular
- to go native
- local colour
- a sense of place
- gentrification
- a travelogue
- to traverse
- to acclimatise
- a pilgrimage