Travel is to go from one place to another in the expect of changing one's location. People usually travel when they go on vacation, but there may be other reason for traveling (business for instance)

There are many ways of traveling. You can decide to do some backpacking and walk a country, camp and interact a lot with the locals. Or you can make a road trip and still be close to the locals by camping or staying in youth hostels. Both of these ways of traveling let you free to encounter any situation, meet many people and get a great deal of memories from your trip!

However, you can also travel by plane, boat or train to a certain location you have chosen, do some tourism and return in the same way home. In that prospect, you may visit some very famous places by enrolling to some tours dedicated especially to tourists, also you'll probably be staying in hotels and relax for you won't have to cook or care about any housework or cleaning. It's up to you to chose the best way to travel, the one that is the most convenient for you!