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Curiosamente, el viaje resultó ser una aventura.

Curiosamente, el viaje resultó ser una aventura.
Curiously, the trip turned out to be an adventure.
From Lesson 506:Unexpected turns (resulta que)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Curiosamente, el viaje resultó ser una aventura.

The current lesson focuses on resulta que + indicative. Why does this sentence use resultó ser instead?
While resulta que (it turns out that) requires a conjugated verb, as in resultó que era una aventura, you can use resultar directly with an infinitive. This is a very natural, concise alternative when the subject is the same (the trip is doing the turning out and being an adventure).
Why is resultó in the preterite tense here rather than the imperfect?
The preterite resultó expresses the final outcome or the realization of a completed event. If you used the imperfect resultaba, it would sound like an ongoing, developing situation in the past rather than the concluding point of your story.
Does resultar always translate to 'to turn out' in Spanish?
In this narrative structure it does, but it has other common uses. It can mean 'to result' (like resultó en un desastre) or be used similarly to gustar to express how you find something, such as me resulta difícil (I find it difficult).
Could curiosamente go at the end of the sentence?
It could, but placing curiosamente at the beginning acts as a sentence modifier. It frames the entire narrative statement (Curiously, the trip...) rather than just modifying the verb, which helps build interest in your story.

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