journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
examination — A detailed inspection or investigation.
survey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
probe — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
evaluation — The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.
analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
expedition — A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
research — to make researches; investigate carefully.
travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
inquiry — a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.