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I went to travel vs I went traveling

The phrases are both correct, but the contexts in which they're used differ a bit. 'I went to travel' implies that the main purpose of the trip was to travel, while 'I went traveling' suggests that traveling was the activity or experience during the trip.
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This phrase is correct but less common in everyday English. It implies that the main purpose of the trip was to travel.

"I went to travel"

This phrase is used to indicate that the primary reason for the trip was to engage in the act of traveling itself.

Examples:

  • I went to travel around Europe last summer.
  • She went to travel and explore new cultures.
  • They went to travel and experience different cuisines.
  • Jan 25, 2018 ... Synonym for "I went to travel that day" I went on a trip that day or I was traveling that day. |I went on a trip that day is more natural.
  • Feb 21, 2014 ... I went to travel” sounds awkward by itself — it can't be used to mean “I went traveling,” for example— but something along the lines of “I went ...
  • Nov 17, 2021 ... I never got a flight to itb even though I went to travel. Question. The day before graduation me and like 30 other guys in my company didn't ...
  • I went to travel to Kenya for a week myself through a Kenya tour package to do a Masai Mara national park safari tour where I can see wild animals with my eye.
  • Aug 26, 2023 ... I heard from a friend about the Owlbear cub from Act 1 can be in your camp, so I went to travel back to the Goblin Camp to talk it it (I did ...
  • Dec 22, 2022 ... I left my hometown where i was born and at the age of 19 I went to travel abroad. I lived for a long time in Korea, China, Morocco, Egypt.
  • Aug 5, 2023 ... ... and presently Serving as the Faculty Officer of the Faculty of Education, University of Benin.. I went to travel for vacation and have...
  • Sep 11, 2024 ... I wanted to drive across the country before I learned I went to travel the world. I figured that if I didn't know much about my own country ...
  • Jan 14, 2020 ... I went to travel in key west and in Ernest Hemingway house, they kept a lot of cats and one of them bites me. But it's. Doctor's Assistant ...

Alternatives:

  • I traveled to
  • I went on a trip
  • I went on a journey
  • I went on a vacation
  • I went sightseeing

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It suggests that traveling was the activity or experience during the trip.

"I went traveling"

This phrase is used to indicate that the person engaged in the activity of traveling, exploring, or experiencing new places during the trip.

Examples:

  • I went traveling through South America for a month.
  • She loves to go traveling whenever she has time off.
  • They went traveling to discover hidden gems in the countryside.
  • Feb 21, 2014 ... I went to travel” sounds awkward by itself — it can't be used to mean “I went traveling,” for example— but something along the lines of “I went ...
  • Mar 30, 2022 ... r/gardening - I went traveling for 6 days and my mom put my catnip. Page ...
  • Jan 19, 2024 ... 2301 likes, 64 comments - stevepennells on January 19, 2024: "Six years ago, I went traveling across China with Trent Dalton. The two of us, ...
  • I have always struggled with self-esteem and feeling good enough, so when I went traveling the main purpose was to learn to go with the flow and learn that ...
  • Feb 2, 2016 ... I went traveling… and came home to zero clients. Yep - zero. Nada. Not even a small project. Because I had been busy traveling through ...
  • Mar 7, 2017 ... So yeah, I went traveling and I got fat. It was a heady combination of inconsistent exercise, lack of easy healthy food options and an all-out ...
  • And then the second time I went traveling and I missed him so much and I came back and realized that there was nothing left. I'd lost everything while I was ...
  • I went to Cuba with my parents which isn't easy being that my mother is Cuban born. Just getting her on the plane required a H11 visa.
  • Nov 20, 2011 ... To hopefully stir up some inspiration I went traveling through my blog to see if there was an old project I had forgotten about and wanted to do ...
  • Mar 2, 2015 ... It's kind of cliché but I went traveling for five months. I decided to do everything I wanted to do. I've been volunteering with dogs for ...

Alternatives:

  • I traveled
  • I went on a trip
  • I went on a journey
  • I went on a vacation
  • I went sightseeing

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