A statue dedicated to the traveler in Oviedo, Spain.

Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes, boats, trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations.^[1][2]

Etymology[link]

The term "travel" originates from the Old French word travail.^[3] The term also covers all the activities performed during a travel (movement).^[4] A person who travels is spelled "traveler" in the United States, and "traveller" in the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

Purpose and motivation[link]

Reasons for traveling include recreation,^[5] tourism^[5] or vacationing,^[5] research travel^[5] for the gathering of information, for holiday to visit people, volunteer travel for charity, migration to begin life somewhere else, religious pilgrimages^[5] and mission trips, business travel,^[5] trade,^[5] commuting, and other reasons, such as to obtain health care^[5] or fleeing war or for the enjoyment of traveling. Travel may occur by human-powered transport such as walking or bicycling, or with vehicles, such as public transport, automobiles, trains and airplanes.

Motives to travel include pleasure,^[6] relaxation, discovery and exploration,^[5] getting to know other cultures^[5] and taking personal time for building interpersonal relationships. Travel may be local, regional, national (domestic) or international. In some countries, non-local internal travel may require an internal passport, while international travel typically requires a passport and visa. A trip may also be part of a round trip, which is a particular type of travel whereby a person moves from their usual residence to one or several locations and returns.

Travel safety[link]

Travelers in a China Southern Airlines airplane. Air travel is a common means of transport.

It's important to take precautions to ensure travel safety.^[7] When traveling abroad, the odds favor a safe and incident-free trip, however, travelers can be subject to difficulties, crime and violence.^[8] Some safety considerations include being aware of one's surroundings,^[7] avoiding being the target of a crime,^[7] leaving copies of one's passport and itinerary information with trusted people,^[7] obtaining medical insurance valid in the country being visited^[7] and registering with one's national embassy when arriving in a foreign country.^[7] Many countries do not recognize drivers' licenses from other countries; however most countries accept international driving permits.^[9] Automobile insurance policies issued in one's own country are often invalid in foreign countries, and it's often a requirement to obtain temporary auto insurance valid in the country being visited.^[9] It's also advisable become oriented with the driving rules and regulations of destination countries.^[9] Wearing a seat belt is highly advisable for safety reasons and because many countries have penalties for violating seatbelt laws.^[9]

There are three main statistics which may be used to compare the safety of various forms of travel (based on a DETR survey in October 2000):^[10]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Hughes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 2010
Born	1979 Liverpool

Graham David Hughes (born 1979) is an adventurer, filmmaker, television presenter and Guinness World Records holder. He is currently presenting the television program “Graham’s World” on the National Geographic Adventure channel, a weekly look into his ongoing quest to break multiple world records by visiting every country on earth without flying.^[1]

Expeditions[link]

The Odyssey Expedition is a quest to drop in on every one of the 192 UN member states (plus eight assorted others, in the interest of a round number) without flying. The rules of his trip are: no flying, no private transport (a rule enforced by the Guinness World Records race regulations, which cannot condone a public race in private vehicles) and no travelling to far flung territories and counting them as visiting the motherland.^[2]

While on The Odyssey Expedition, Hughes is helping raise funds and awareness for the charity WaterAid.^[3]

World records[link]

He has set a new Guinness World Record by visiting "133 countries in one year by scheduled ground transport."^[4]

He is set to hold the world record for visiting every UN member state and eight other countries to bring his total count to 200 visited states.Graham Hughes will be the first person to visit every country in one unbroken solo journey and he is still on course for the record for visiting every country in the world in the shortest amount of time, flying or single surface journey.

Television programs[link]

Graham's personal video log of his trip has been converted into a television series called “Graham’s World” on the National Geographic Adventure channel.^[5] It is an 8 part series covering Graham's first year traveling to every country in the Americas, Europe and most of Africa from January 2009 - December 2009. Highlights of the trip included imprisonment in Congo, getting caught sneaking into Russia, and running the blockade into Cuba. He was arrested in Estonia and Cameroon and spent jail time in Congo^[6] and Cape Verde.^[7]

As of April 2012 he has visited 197 countries in the world, with 4 still left to complete.^[8][9]

Film and music videos[link]

With his company, Hydra Studios, he has written and directed a number of short films and won the inaugural Liverpool 48 Hour Film Challenge in 2006. Hughes has worked for World Challenge Expeditions, producing several travel videos. He has also been heavily involved in the Liverpool music scene, shooting or producing videos for Hot Club De Paris, The Dead 60’s, The Basement, (We are) Performance, Peter And The Wolf, Lyons And Tigers, China Crisis, The Coral, The Real Kicks, The Sonic Hearts, Metro Manila Aide, White Rose Movement and filming for the release of the Arctic Monkeys second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare.^[10]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Graham Hughes's Expedition website