wanderlusts
Urges to roam
Wanderlusts is the plural of wanderlust, the strong desire to travel and explore the world.
The plural appears when distinguishing different instances or types of this yearning: Their wanderlusts took them in opposite directions—she craved mountains, he craved coastlines.
The singular form is far more common.
Traveling widely worldwide
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- journeysExtended trips taken
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- adventuresExciting, risky undertakings
voyages · destinations · itineraries · passports · visas · airports · hostels · road trips
Intense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- restlessnessState of unease
- desireIntense wanting
- urgeStrong inner drive
itch · fever · dreams · fantasies · escapism · discontent · anticipation · pining
Act of finding something
- curiosityDesire to learn
- unchartedNot yet documented
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- unknownNot yet discovered
frontier · immersion · experiencing · encountering · seeking · questing · venturing · pioneering
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- foreignFrom another nation
- abroadIn foreign territory
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
immersion · languages · cuisines · traditions · festivals · bazaars · temples · souks
globetrotting
Traveling widely worldwide
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- journeysExtended trips taken
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
adventures · voyages · destinations · itineraries · passports · visas · airports · hostels · road trips · pilgrimages
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- restlessnessState of unease
- desireIntense wanting
urge · itch · fever · dreams · fantasies · escapism · discontent · anticipation · pining · aching
discovery
Act of finding something
unknown · frontier · immersion · experiencing · encountering · seeking · questing · venturing · pioneering · pathfinding
exotic
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- foreignFrom another nation
- abroadIn foreign territory
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
cosmopolitan · immersion · languages · cuisines · traditions · festivals · bazaars · temples · souks · pagodas
wanderlustshomesickness
Longing for one's dwelling
nostalgia · homing instinct · rootedness · hiraeth · nesting instinct
wanderlustssettledness
State of being established
contentment · stability · sedentariness · inertia · groundedness