xplore Brașov’s medieval old town and historical landmarks while staying at our stylish hotel. At the Radisson Blu Aurum Hotel, Brasov, you can book your perfect accommodation from our 110 elegant rooms and suites and enjoy a unique location in one of Transylvania’s iconic cities. Go for a stroll along the charming cobbled streets and visit some of Romania’s most beautiful attractions, including the gothic Black Church. Our hotel is also next door to the city’s central park, Parc Nicolae Titulescu. Featuring a fitness center, state-of-the-art meeting and events facilities, a wine tasting cellar for private events, and an executive business lounge, plus an on-site restaurant and sky bar, everything you need is at your fingertips.
Overview
Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.
The origin of the word „travel” is most likely lost to history. The term „travel” may originate from the Old French word travail, which means ‘work’. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century.
It also states that the word comes from Middle English travailen, travelen (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French travailler (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still occasionally use the words „travail”, which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book The Best Travelers’ Tales (2004), the words „travel” and „travail” both share an even more ancient root: a Roman instrument of torture called the tripalium (in Latin it means „three stakes”, as in to impale).
