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travel : to go on or as if on a trip or tour : journey — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

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Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can be by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. — Wikipedia

Travel (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Travel (Wolfram Alpha)

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Exploration

World Travel Lounge

This 360° image is one of a series of Toy Worlds that serve as a 3D interface to Cosma.

Click on objects to find out about them

Use the menu to visit related Toy Worlds.

You can also explore this Toy World on Kuula.

There is also a version in SecondLife. Click the image below to explore it.

Wanderlust Magic Travel Villa

Here is a different interface for exploring “Web Worlds.”

Touch doorways to visit 360° experiences, and touch posters to find out more.

If you can’t see it, or it isn’t working, you can also see it directly on Kuula.

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Adventures

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