{"id":29279,"date":"2018-09-25T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=29279&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=29279"},"modified":"2024-09-21T00:47:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:47:10","slug":"inspiring-travel-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/inspiring-travel-words\/","title":{"rendered":"29 travel words that describe travel better than you ever thought possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We love travelling and we love words, so imagine our surprise when we came across a massive treasure trove of travel words that describe how we feel before, during and after we travel better than anything we\u2019ve ever seen, ever. In the history of everything.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These literary gems make \u2018wanderlust\u2019 look like an overrated show pony. Which it is. Travel brochures of the future will be littered with the likes of resfeber, eudaimonia and fernweh. At least, they will if we have anything to do with it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">TAKE IT AWAY, WORDS!<\/p>\n<h3>1. Trouvaille (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: French<\/p>\n<p>Something lovely discovered by chance, like stumbling on a waterfall in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/costa-rica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Rica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>2. D\u00e9rive (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Latin\/French<\/p>\n<p>Lit. \u201cdrift\u201d; a spontaneous journey where the traveller leaves their life behind for a time to let the spirit of the landscape and architecture attract and move them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29477\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29477\" class=\"wp-image-29477 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-quarry-trail-hike-DSC04491.jpg\" alt=\"Girl on the Quarry Trail in Peru\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-quarry-trail-hike-DSC04491.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-quarry-trail-hike-DSC04491-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-quarry-trail-hike-DSC04491-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-quarry-trail-hike-DSC04491-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00e9riving along the Quarry Trail. Photo by Stephen Parry.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/south-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>D\u00c9RIVE YOUR WAY AROUND SOUTH AMERICA ON A SMALL GROUP ADVENTURE NOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. Numinous (adj.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Latin<\/p>\n<p>Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted; the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed and inspired. For example, you may have a numinous experience at <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yosemite National Park<\/a>, gazing up in wonder at El Capitan, or at a towering black bear.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Cockaigne (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: French, medieval trope<\/p>\n<p>An imaginary land of luxury and idleness. Think House Tyrell of Highgarden, minus the poisoning.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Schwellenangst (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: German<\/p>\n<p>Fear of embarking on something new; fear of crossing a threshold. But you know what? You should totally just go with it, and cross that threshold.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29475\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29475\" class=\"wp-image-29475 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-jordan_Wadi-Rum_desert_sand-dune_traveller_jumping.jpg\" alt=\"A man backflips off a sand dune\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-jordan_Wadi-Rum_desert_sand-dune_traveller_jumping.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-jordan_Wadi-Rum_desert_sand-dune_traveller_jumping-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-jordan_Wadi-Rum_desert_sand-dune_traveller_jumping-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-jordan_Wadi-Rum_desert_sand-dune_traveller_jumping-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting all Strikhedonia in Jordan. Photo by tegan &amp; nathan.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>6. Strikhedonia (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Greek<\/p>\n<p>The pleasure of being able to say \u201cto hell with it\u201d. Try it now. Head to\u00a0our <a href=\"\/north-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North America page<\/a>\u00a0and shriek \u2018Strikhedonia\u2019 immediately before booking a trip.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Resfeber (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Swedish<\/p>\n<p>The restless race of the traveller\u2019s heart before the journey begins when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together; a \u2018travel fever\u2019 that can manifest as an illness. The only cure is another grand adventure.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Vagary (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Latin<\/p>\n<p>An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey; a whimsical, wild or unusual idea, desire, or action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESCAPE THE VAGARIES OF LIFE ON, SAY, A SMALL GROUP ADVENTURE IN AFRICA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29474\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29474\" class=\"wp-image-29474 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-japan_kyoto_fushimi-inari-taisha-shrine-Kyoto23.jpg\" alt=\"Girl walks through shrine in Japan.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-japan_kyoto_fushimi-inari-taisha-shrine-Kyoto23.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-japan_kyoto_fushimi-inari-taisha-shrine-Kyoto23-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-japan_kyoto_fushimi-inari-taisha-shrine-Kyoto23-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-japan_kyoto_fushimi-inari-taisha-shrine-Kyoto23-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Embracing eudaimonia in Japan. Photo by Stephen Parry.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>9. Eudaimonia (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Greek<\/p>\n<p>Lit. \u201chuman flourishing\u201d; a contented state of being happy, healthy and prosperous. For example, you are pretty much guaranteed to experience eudaimonia as you watch the sun rise above the ocean in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playa del Carmen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>10. Quaquaversal (adj.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Latin<\/p>\n<p>Moving or happening in every direction instantaneously. It\u2019s a little like when you think your passport\u2019s in your sock drawer but it\u2019s not and your flight\u2019s leaving in three hours.<\/p>\n<h3>11. Novaturient (adj.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Latin<\/p>\n<p>Desiring or seeking powerful change in one\u2019s life, behaviour, or situation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29472\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29472\" class=\"wp-image-29472 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-Guatemala_Tikal-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"Young travellers in the jungle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-Guatemala_Tikal-17-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-Guatemala_Tikal-17-1-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-Guatemala_Tikal-17-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-Guatemala_Tikal-17-1-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happily quaquaversal in Guatemala. Photo by Nathan Landers.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>12. Sehnsucht (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: German<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inconsolable longing in the human heart for we know now what\u201d; a yearning for a far, familiar, non-earthly land one can identify as one\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<h3>13. Ecophobia (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: English<\/p>\n<p>A fear or dislike of one\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<h3>14. Eleutheromania (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Greek<\/p>\n<p>An intense and irresistible desire for freedom. Pretty much describes every picture of the <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/greece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greek Islands<\/a>\u00a0we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29473\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29473\" class=\"wp-image-29473 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-italy_rome_traveller_love-heart_trevi-fountain.jpg\" alt=\"Trevi Fountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-italy_rome_traveller_love-heart_trevi-fountain.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-italy_rome_traveller_love-heart_trevi-fountain-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-italy_rome_traveller_love-heart_trevi-fountain-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-italy_rome_traveller_love-heart_trevi-fountain-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Livsnjutare in Italy. Photo by The Common Wanderer<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>15. Livsnjutare (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Swedish<\/p>\n<p>One who loves life deeply and lives it to the extreme.<\/p>\n<h3>16. Solivagant (adj.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Latin<\/p>\n<p>Wandering alone. Although we think it\u2019s better when you\u2019re solivagant with a small group of other solivagant types.<\/p>\n<h3>17. Saudade (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Portuguese<\/p>\n<p>A nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant or that has been loved and then lost; \u201cthe love that remains\u201d. For example, I have a nostalgic longing for Turkish Delight right now.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29480\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29480\" class=\"wp-image-29480 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-vietnam_ho-chi-minh-city_night-market-traveller.jpg\" alt=\"Girl at night market\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-vietnam_ho-chi-minh-city_night-market-traveller.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-vietnam_ho-chi-minh-city_night-market-traveller-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-vietnam_ho-chi-minh-city_night-market-traveller-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-vietnam_ho-chi-minh-city_night-market-traveller-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having eunoia in Vietnam. Photo by Damien Raggatt.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>18. Eunoia (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Greek<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful thinking; a good mind. My love of Turkish Delight proves I have eunoia (or does it?).<\/p>\n<h3>19. Sturmfrei (adj.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Germany<\/p>\n<p>Lit. \u201cstormfree\u201d; the freedom of not being watched by a parent or superior; being alone at a place and having the ability to do what you want. Like eating 18 waffles in a day in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/belgium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belgium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>20. Yoko meshi (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Japan<\/p>\n<p>The peculiar stress of speaking a foreign language (literally means \u2018a meal eaten sideways\u2019). If you\u2019ve ever tried to order ramen in one of <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0laneway bars, you\u2019ll know exactly what this means.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29478\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29478\" class=\"wp-image-29478 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-sacred-valley-community-visit-DSC04151.jpg\" alt=\"Two people in bright clothes\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-sacred-valley-community-visit-DSC04151.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-sacred-valley-community-visit-DSC04151-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-sacred-valley-community-visit-DSC04151-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-peru-sacred-valley-community-visit-DSC04151-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selcouth outfits in the Sacred Valley. Photo by Stephen Parry.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>21. Selcouth (adj.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: English<\/p>\n<p>Unfamiliar, rare, strange, and yet marvellous, like adding cheese to your coffee in <a href=\"\/colombia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colombia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>22. Fernweh (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: German<\/p>\n<p>An ache for distance places; the craving for travel; the opposite of homesickness. Also one of Instagram\u2019s most popular hashtags.<\/p>\n<h3>23. Y\u016bgen (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Japan<\/p>\n<p>An awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and mysterious for words.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29481\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29481\" class=\"wp-image-29481 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-zimbabwe_vic-falls_8426.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-zimbabwe_vic-falls_8426.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-zimbabwe_vic-falls_8426-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-zimbabwe_vic-falls_8426-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-zimbabwe_vic-falls_8426-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s hard not to feel y\u016bgen in a place like this. Photo by Damien Raggatt.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>24. Commuovere (v.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Italy<\/p>\n<p>Only in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy<\/a>\u00a0would you find such a sensual word meaning to stir, to touch, to move to tears. Possibly while eating a giant slice of thin-crust pizza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUBSCRIBE TO INTREPID\u2019S NEWSLETTER FOR TRAVEL TIPS, COMPETITIONS, GIVEAWAYS &amp; MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>25. Peregrinate (v.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Latin<\/p>\n<p>To wander from place to place. AKA travel. It\u2019s the very definition. Think of a falcon and BE THE FALCON by embracing its love of flying immediately.<\/p>\n<h3>26. Nemophilist (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: English<\/p>\n<p>One who is fond of forests; a haunter of the woods. Not like a spooky ghost; more like a guy with a top-knot who enjoys spending his weekends writing poetry under an old oak tree and drinking black coffee from a vintage thermos.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29479\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29479\" class=\"wp-image-29479 size-full\" src=\"\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-USA-Arizona-Joshua-Tree-National-Park-165.jpg\" alt=\"Girl standing on a rock\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-USA-Arizona-Joshua-Tree-National-Park-165.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-USA-Arizona-Joshua-Tree-National-Park-165-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-USA-Arizona-Joshua-Tree-National-Park-165-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Geckos-Adventures-USA-Arizona-Joshua-Tree-National-Park-165-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peripatetic over a rock. photo by Phoebe Escott-Kenny.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>27. Peripatetic (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Greek<\/p>\n<p>A person who spends his or her time wandering. There\u2019s nothing pathetic about being peripatetic \u2013 we embrace the wanderers wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GET PERIPATETIC IN THE MIDDLE EAST. EXPLORE OUR RANGE OF ADVENTURES NOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>28. Hireath (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: Welsh<\/p>\n<p>A homesickness for a home that you can\u2019t return to, a home that perhaps never was. Which is kind of a downer, but a good excuse to keep travelling.<\/p>\n<h3>29. Gadabout (n.)<\/h3>\n<p>Origin: English<\/p>\n<p>A person who travels often, and for pleasure. Something we should all aspire to, right? Be professional gadabouters? Update your LinkedIn profiles now, gang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now you\u2019ve got the lingo, USE IT! 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