What does this short simple sentence mean in Japanese? 旅の方ですか?

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NO GOOGLE TRANSLATE PLEASE. I imported a ps3 game-Beyond the Future Fix the Time Arrows, and I was doing well until this came up: I am very early in the game.

旅の方ですか?

本当に大丈夫ですか?-Are you sure you are ok/alright? Are you alright?

What is the first question? The first kanji  旅 on Jisho said that it means: 500 man battalion army in the Chinese Zhou Dynasty army OR  trip/travel/journey. 方 has these as the main possible definitions, but there a LOT more possibilities for this kanji: alternative/direction/person; etc.

So what would the first question mean? I am having difficulty translating. PLEASE explain a little bit on how you translated if you could.
 
I don't understand why the second question asks if you are ok, and the first refers to if you are possibly going somewhere? I have no idea who is talking to whom here, so the character I just met could be asking my character this, OR I am speaking to him. The character doesn't appear to be wearing traditional Chinese clothing, so I am assuming that the battalion definition isn't right, but I don't know.

Sorry, just really confused with what is going on. THANK YOU!!!

Daidokoro Hiroshi · Accepted Answer

旅の方ですか?
"Are you on a journey?"
...の方(...no kata)： people who have the aim of...

方(kata): honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
e.g. 劇中の俳優さんが好きな方は買って損はないと思います。 
" think those who like the actors in the play won't lose anything by buying it."
http://tangorin.com/general/%E6%96%B9

本当に大丈夫ですか?-"Are you alright (with yourself/alone)?"
Asking whether the one needs any help and offering help.

Anonymous · Answer

Probably "which way are you going? / "which way will you go?" literally "(what) is direction of travel?",  although since it's Japanese the word order is exactly backwards from English, as often happens. LOL

Mike · Answer

"Is this/that the direction of travel?" is what I got from it

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What does this short simple sentence mean in Japanese? 旅の方ですか?

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