touring

Visiting many places

Touring is traveling from place to place, typically for pleasure, performance, or promotion.

A band goes on tour, playing venues across a region: The band is touring Europe this summer.

Touring can also describe equipment designed for long-distance travel: a touring bike, a touring car.

The emphasis is on movement through multiple locations rather than staying in one spot.

cycling

bicycle

Pedal-powered two-wheeler

tourer · long-distance · pedaling · camping · route · loaded · brevet

sightseeing

landmarks

Distinctive, recognizable locations

  • monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
  • attractionsThings that draw interest
  • museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts

galleries · panoramas · vistas · guidebook · itinerary · photography · souvenirs · maps · excursion · coach

performance

concert

Live musical performance

  • gigShort-term paid work
  • setlistOrdered concert songs
  • liveTo exist or dwell

venue · roadie · backstage · soundcheck · encore · headliner · amplifier · stage · audience · lighting

motorcycle

motorbike

Motorized two-wheeled vehicle

enduro · BMW · long-distance · helmet · open-road · highway · rally · cross-country · dual-sport

adventure

expedition

Organized exploratory journey

safari · wilderness · exploration · off-road · remote · camping · rugged · four-wheel-drive · trans-continental · odyssey

cultural

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

  • customsTraditional practices or import taxes
  • traditionsLong-established customs passed down
  • cuisineCharacteristic cooking style

immersion · homestay · local · authentic · off-the-beaten-path · festivals · artisans · indigenous · village · community-based

theatrical

troupe

Traveling group of performers

production · provincial · Broadway · stagehand · wardrobe · props · cast · understudy · playbill · marquee

Categories
Opposites
mobility/movement

touringstationary

Not in motion

staying put · settled · sedentary · static · rooted

performance context

touringresident

One who inhabits

residency · recording · stationary · in-house · house band

Phrases
Family

tourist, tourism, tourists, detouring, touring car, touring cars, touring company, touring companies

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G