fictional journeys

Made-up travel tales

Fictional journeys are travels that exist only in stories, whether in novels, films, or other narratives.

The phrase often appears in literary contexts discussing quest narratives or odysseys: The course examines fictional journeys from Homer to Tolkien.

It can also describe imaginary trips someone mentally constructs: She took fictional journeys to Paris while stuck in her cubicle.

Related

paradox · galaxy · epic voyage · labyrinth · enchanted forest · dreamscape · rabbit hole · psyche · adventure · yellow brick road · treasure map · destiny · quest · subconscious · peril · dragon · motel · reflection

Opposites
reality status

fictional journeyshistorical voyages

Recorded journeys of earlier eras

travel journals · field notes · scientific expeditions · travelogues

documentation type

fictional journeystravel diaries

Journals documenting trips

field notes

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G