Learn English – I traveled in or at the Philippines

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"I traveled in (at) the Philippines."

I have seen many sentences that use "in" and "at" with this kind of sentence. I want to know what's the difference between the two? When to use it?

Thank you very, very much! I'm a beginner, please bear with me.

Best Answer

Whichever preposition is used here mean completely different things,

I travelled at the Philippines

Makes little sense and would not seem natural,

I travelled in the Philippines

Implies that you went to the Philippines that travelled around a bit.

The other alternative is talking about travelling to the Philippines which has a different denotation but may be what you're looking for:

I travelled to the Philippines

Implies that you went on a trip and the final destination was the Philippines.

In the end you have to choose what you mean by the sentence because each preposition changes its meaning.