world traveler
Crosses many borders
A world traveler is someone who has visited many countries or who regularly journeys to distant places.
The term suggests cosmopolitan experience and cultural sophistication: She's a world traveler who's been to forty countries.
It can describe either a lifestyle or an accumulated history of international travel.
Homeless wanderer by choice
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
- roamerOne who wanders
- ramblerLeisurely rural hiker
wayfarer · wanderlust · footloose · peripatetic · restless · free-spirited · aimless · rootless
Planned sequence of destinations
- backpackerTraveler carrying supplies
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
- sightseerVisitor viewing attractions
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
visa · hostel · souvenir · guidebook · currency · destination · landmark · transit
Organized exploratory journey
- safariWildlife observation journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
exploration · mountaineering · diving · rafting · paragliding · zip-lining · off-the-beaten-path · thrill-seeking
Wealthy frequent traveler
- expatCitizen living abroad
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
seasoned · cultured · adaptable · open-minded · house-sitting · couchsurfing
Act of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
archaeology · geography · territory · uncharted · documentation · mapping · surveying · journaling
nomad
Homeless wanderer by choice
rambler · wayfarer · wanderlust · footloose · peripatetic · restless · free-spirited · aimless · rootless · meandering
itinerary
Planned sequence of destinations
- backpackerTraveler carrying supplies
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
- sightseerVisitor viewing attractions
passport · visa · hostel · souvenir · guidebook · currency · destination · landmark · transit · airlines
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- safariWildlife observation journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
odyssey · exploration · mountaineering · diving · rafting · paragliding · zip-lining · off-the-beaten-path · thrill-seeking · wilderness
jet-setter
Wealthy frequent traveler
- expatCitizen living abroad
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
polyglot · seasoned · cultured · adaptable · open-minded · house-sitting · couchsurfing
discovery
Act of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
ethnography · archaeology · geography · territory · uncharted · documentation · mapping · surveying · journaling · photography
- wandererswanderer, hikers, vagabond, wanderers, drifter
- worldlycosmopolitan, globe-trotter, cultured, sophisticated, jet-setter
- immigrant identityimmigrant experience, immigrant identity, dual identity, hybrid identity, hyphenated identity
- daredevilsbase jumper, stuntwoman, stuntman, cliff diver, stunt driver
- nomadsnomad, nomadism, Bedouin, wanderer, roaming
- travel classesfirst class, business class, economy class, second class, third class