wayfaring
Traveling on foot
Wayfaring means traveling on foot, especially over long distances.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, evoking journeys made by pilgrims or wanderers rather than modern tourists: a wayfaring stranger, wayfaring folk of the Middle Ages.
A wayfarer is one who travels this way.
Homeless, aimless wanderer
- itinerantMoving for work
- peripateticGiven to wandering about
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- caravanTraveling group with goods
migration · drifter · wanderer · rootless · unsettled · pastoral · tinker · traveller
Journey by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- sojournBrief stay away
peregrination · passage · itinerary · traverse · roam · ramble · wander · amble
Religious journey-taker
- shrineSacred devotional place
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- spiritualRelating to the soul
sanctuary · holy · hajj · pilgrimage · penitent · blessing · vow · processional
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigationDetermining position and course
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- terrainLand's physical features
compass · uncharted · route · trekking · cartography · pathfinding · trailblazing · surveying
vagabond
Homeless, aimless wanderer
- itinerantMoving for work
- peripateticGiven to wandering about
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
caravan · migration · drifter · wanderer · rootless · unsettled · pastoral · tinker · traveller · encampment
voyage
Journey by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
sojourn · peregrination · passage · itinerary · traverse · roam · ramble · wander · amble · footsore
pilgrim
Religious journey-taker
spiritual · sanctuary · holy · hajj · pilgrimage · penitent · blessing · vow · processional · devotee
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigationDetermining position and course
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
terrain · compass · uncharted · route · trekking · cartography · pathfinding · trailblazing · surveying · pioneering
longing
Intense, persistent desire
roam · rambling · bohemian · footloose · adventurous · meander · gallivant · aimless · spontaneous · open-road
walking
Locomotion on foot
footpath · trail · road · byway · lane · bridleway · towpath · thoroughfare · wayside · roadside
- walkswalk, walks, stroll, strolls, amble
- ancient traveltravelers, Silk Road, pilgrims, trade routes, caravans
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- nomadsnomad, nomadism, Bedouin, wanderer, roaming
- questsquest, seeking, main quest, searching, side quest