Travel glossary

Travel Glossary

Have you ever read a blog and thought “what does that mean?“, I know I have. If you are like me, it is off to Google to determine what the word or phrase means. However, sometimes I just carry on with a vague idea gleaned from the context.

Travel, in particular, throws up weird and wonderful words. I have put together this travel glossary to hopefully cover some of the more unusual words used throughout my posts and across the internet.

Here are some of the words and phrases you might find in my posts about India.

Dravidian culture – refers to the traditions, languages, and peoples of South Asia who speak one of the many Dravidian languages, Mainly found in southern India and Sri Lanka, with a significant amount of global speakers who are originally from South Asia

Gopuram  is a monumental, often ornate, entrance tower found at the entrance of Hindu temples, particularly in South Indian architecture, serving as a gateway to the sacred complex

Here are some of the words and phrases you might find in my posts about Scotland.

Stravaiging – a quaint Scottish word for wandering aimlessly

Sri Lanka has thrown up quite a few words, many of them I had to look up when I was visiting.

Stupa – In Buddhism, a stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure used as a place of meditation and veneration. The sutpa symbolises the Buddha’s mind and the path to enlightenment and often containing relics of monks. You should walk round them in a clock-wise direction to show respect.

Moonstone – Decorated semicircular stone slabs which have been placed at the thresholds to Buddhist stupas and their shrine entrances since the early centuries AD.