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i travelled vs I traveled

Both "I travelled" and "I traveled" are correct, but the correct spelling depends on the variety of English being used. In American English, the correct spelling is "I traveled" with one 'l', while in British English, the correct spelling is "I travelled" with two 'l's.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1434 views

i travelled

This phrase is correct in British English.

Use "I travelled" in British English to indicate past tense travel.
  • I travelled a great distance to be part of this.
  • I travelled in something that used the same principle for years.
  • Mr President, on 18 May I travelled to Cuba with Mr Protasiewicz.
  • My colleagues and I travelled to some of the affected areas, and I must say that I have never seen such a tragedy in my life.
  • The summer following, we met as I travelled back from Suffolk.
  • I never had much time for sightseeing when I travelled - someone was always trying to kill me.
  • Ever since I travelled back from the future.
  • I travelled a lot when I was a child.
  • I travelled the solar system and saw all the colours that ever were.
  • I travelled to the Holy Mountain of Anshun, to get away from everything.
  • I was in the killing game, and I travelled alone.
  • I travelled a great distance to be part of this.
  • Please, when Torchwood comes to write my complete history, don't tell people I travelled through time and space with her mother.
  • I travelled to the region directly after the October meeting in Dublin and a full troika visit took place from 10 to 12 November.
  • At the request of the Egyptian Government I travelled to Cairo on 7 October for meetings with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.
  • Sometimes I travelled alone... Sometimes, there were others who took the wheel... and took my heart.
  • To avoid capture, I travelled overland for days, using public transportation and tour buses to get back into the country.
  • Madam President, I should like to apprise you and the House of the following incident: last Tuesday, 6 June, I travelled from Brussels to New York in order to attend the UN World Conference on Women.
  • Mr President, Commissioner Solbes Mira, ladies and gentlemen, in 2002, I travelled at Easter to Ukraine as one of the European Parliament's election observers.
  • I would add that, when I travelled to the United States last month, I was able to visit Mr Jackson, who is responsible for national security.

Alternatives:

  • I went on a trip
  • I journeyed

I traveled

This phrase is correct in American English.

Use "I traveled" in American English to indicate past tense travel.
  • I traveled on foot for two weeks in a row.
  • I traveled halfway around the world via satellite.
  • My uncle said those words to me when I traveled to Karakorum.
  • So, I traveled to my family ancestral home in Scotland where I made an astonishing discovery.
  • When Jake was a baby, I traveled a lot for work.
  • I turned off the lights when leaving the room, and I traveled by bicycle everywhere.
  • I traveled quite a bit then settled in Milan.
  • I traveled a lot before I came back to d.C.
  • I traveled alone, without you.
  • I traveled north for a couple years.
  • I traveled east until I came to that band of water that divides the world of men from Jotunheim.
  • I traveled to the scene to examine the 419.
  • I traveled from Ecuador to Lima, Peru in a sewer pipe.
  • (Laura) I traveled for 36 hours straight, but I got here.
  • I traveled all the way to this exotic merchant in search of this rare fowl...
  • I traveled the globe, bringing back any rare or near extinct species, occasionally making headlines.
  • I traveled to your old home to get these.
  • Later, I traveled to Kabul and served in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban.
  • I traveled a thousand years forward in time, but without Leela, I have no future.
  • I was in another country! I realize that I traveled a little over 24 hours.

Alternatives:

  • I went on a trip
  • I journeyed

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