The phrase "akin to visiting" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to compare two things or experiences that are similar in some way. Example: "Learning a new language is akin to visiting a new country - both require openness to new experiences and a willingness to adapt to unfamiliar surroundings."
Driving through Southern California was akin to visiting a foreign country.
Can we pick it up later?" He clearly finds interviews akin to visiting the dentist.
Even so, the way she describes it, shooting in Norfolk sounds akin to visiting a rural spa.
For him going to a museum is like going to a grocery store, whereas viewing public art is akin to visiting a farmers' or flea market.
Going to Selima Optique is akin to visiting an independent bookstore or fashion boutique that knows its customers and is sensitive not only to what they want, but also to what they will want a year from now.
It's akin to visiting a casino or a racetrack: Although you are unlikely to score, you'll have a hell of a time losing your money.
As a child star, he was so talented he seemed lit from within; as a middle-aged man, he was viewed as something akin to a visiting alien who, like Tinkerbell, would cease to exist if the applause ever stopped.
The candidate's visit to Party headquarters was akin to a general visiting a conquered territory.
Trump seized on Clinton's visit to Johnstown, saying it was akin to a "robber visiting their victim" and blaming the loss of manufacturing jobs in such towns on international trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which he has railed against.
And at some point, looking at Gersht's photos, one experiences a sense of meditation akin to the actual visiting of one of these ancient gardens.
Earlier this month Us Weekly published a feature laid out like a glossy travel brochure, portraying treatment as something akin to a visit to a five-star hotel.
