TRAVEL Travel is a verb most of the time. When you use 'travel' as a noun, it is an uncountable noun, which means that you use it in the singular without an article. It refers to the abstract concept of travel. You can't say 'a travel' or 'my travel' I love foreign travel. Travel sometimes occurs in the plural in a phrase such as 'This is a book about Livingstone's travels in Africa'. This is quite unusual. JOURNEY This is a countable noun. It refers to going from one place to another. That was a tiring journey. What's the longest journey you've ever been on? How long is the journey from London to Paris TRIP This is also a countable noun, but it often refers to your journey to a place, the time you spent there, and your journey back. eg a round trip How was your business trip to New York? Did it go well? We went a weekend trip to Rome.