01월 10일 (목) Travel

Travel Students often manage to travel long distances on very limited budgets. The secret is to find cheap travel, food and accommodation. In the 1960s, British students did this through hitch-hiking and youth hostelling. It can still be done today, though drivers are much more reluctant to offer lifts to strangers. Youth hostels are also more expensive as they tend to offer a greater level of comfort. Hostellers used to carry their own sheet sleeping bags and would expect to sleep in bunk beds, often within large single sex dormitories. A long walk to one of few outside toilets was not uncommon. Today, other possibilities present themselves to people living near one of Britain's international airports. The cost of international rail travel has become prohibitive, but hopping around Europe on charter flights can be done very cheaply. The chief snag is finding reasonably priced accommodation when you arrive at your destination. Cheap flights are advertised on Teletext, in most Sunday newspapers and on the web sites of budget airlines such as "Go", "Easy Jet" and "Ryan Air". Tickets can be purchased by credit card over the phone. The very cheapest flights are to be found on the Internet where you can look for special offers, specify what kind of meal you want and even choose your exact seat, providing it has not already been booked. Payment is by credit card over a secure page and you will receive confirmation of your booking by e-mail. Whether your reservations are made by phone or on the net, you will be given a booking reference number. If it is too late for your tickets to reach you by post, you can collect them at the airport on your day of departure by quoting your reference number. Many British people own holiday apartments in Spain and let their properties to holiday-makers when they are not using them themselves. The apartments are usually well maintained and in beautiful locations. The owners advertise in Sunday newspapers, in journals such as "Dalton's Weekly" or "Exchange & Mart" or in exclusive magazines such as "The Lady".   Discussion questions:______ask and answer 1. How many countries have you visited and which is your favourite country apart from your own? Explain why?   2. Would you like to live permanently in another country? Why or why not?   3. Which is the longest journey you have ever made? How did you travel? What events do you remember on the way?   4. Which is your favourite journey for beautiful scenery? Describe what there is to see.   5. Which capital city is your favourite? How do you like to spend your time there?   6. Do you enjoy touring - travelling from place to place? Describe one of your itineraries?   7. Do you suffer from travel sickness or anxiety in cars boats or planes? If so, what do you do to overcome these problems?   8. Do you buy travel insurance before going to visit other countries? What worries would make you take out insurance?   9. Imagine you are an explorer and have the opportunity to make a big journey. Which continent would you visit? Where would you go? What would you hope to see?   10. Is organised travel the best way of learning about the world?