terran
Meaning: grounded, down to earth, travelling without airplane
Origin: Terra (lat. the earth)
Phonetic spelling: [tɛ’ra:n]
Word division: ter | ran
Noun: Terran
Examples:
“For my summer vacation I am travelling terran.”
“I have been terran for two years.”
“This conference is terran because all participants travelled by train.”
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The story of the evolution of the ostrich is symbolic of #terran and the life philosophy of “traveling without flying”.
It was simply unnecessary for the ostrich to fly to escape its enemies. So it transformed itself from a flying machine into a running machine.
Events (in German)
Mitgliederversammlung 2026
March 26 @ 19:00
Die Mitgliederversammlung 2026 des Vereins Terran findet am Donnerstag 26. März 2026 um 19:00 Uhr in Zürich statt. Eintreffen: ab 18:30 Uhr Beginn der Versammlung: 19:00 Uhr Ende: ca.…
Why terran?
A new word to describe a sustainable and future-proof way of travelling. No other decision on consumption is easier and faster to protect the climate. You’ll get on well with it!
Go terran!
Become part of the terran movement – as it suits you: as a European-terran, as a World-terran, or in your home country. And best would be you share the terran idea with others. Most importantly, we move something together and make a difference – by staying on the ground.
Terran stories
The Journey Is the Destination: How Slow Travel Unintentionally Leads Us Away from Mass Tourism
Three weeks traveling through Denmark and Norway, without flying and often without a set plan. What began as a terran trip quickly became more than just a…
I’m coming along, but I’m not flying! (Lofoten Islands)
The office is flying to the Lofoten Islands, but she isn’t! Instead, Karin, living a terran lifestyle, is travelling by night train, bus and ferry all the way…
By Night Train to Southern France
A night train to Ax-les-Thermes in the Pyrenees, a few hours in Paris along the way, and four days trekking through the mountains from hut to hut –…