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Travel idioms in English

20 phrases from the lesson “Jet Lag and Culture Shock”.

• hit the roadto start a journey
• have itchy feetto feel restless and want to travel or move on
• catch the travel bugto develop a strong, lasting desire to travel
• get your bearingsto become familiar with a new place or situation
• off the tourist trailin a place not usually visited by tourists
• go with the flowto relax and accept things as they happen, without too much planning
• jet lagthe tiredness and disorientation caused by crossing several time zones
• culture shockthe feeling of confusion or disorientation from being in an unfamiliar culture
• live out of a suitcaseto travel so often that you don't properly unpack or settle
• a home away from homea place where you feel as comfortable as you do at home
• a fish out of watersomeone who feels completely out of place in a situation
• in transitin the process of traveling between two places
• home is where the heart isyour true home is wherever the people or things you love are
• feel like a localto feel genuinely comfortable and familiar in a place, as if you belong
• get the lay of the landto understand the basic layout or situation of a new place
• homesickmissing your home and the people or life you left behind
• further afieldfurther away, in more distant places
• broaden your horizonsto gain new experiences and perspectives
• travel lightto travel with as little luggage as possible
• a change of scenerya change to a different environment, often for a refreshing effect