Mother: I must say I am airsick.
Alexei: Resorts are boring. I can suggest you doing a more exciting
thing: why don’t we go by car? We can travel as much as we
want to, visiting as many places as we like. We won’t have to
book tickets and hotel rooms in advance, or to queue in a
booking office. We will visit all the towns along the coast,
provided that we have time.
Father: When I come to think about it, it seems a very attractive idea,
except for the fact that you don’t drive and I will have to drive
all the way there and back. But still I have nothing against it:
we can travel all over the Crimean coast or stay in one place
for the whole month, if we like.
Alexei: And we don’t have to carry the luggage. Just put everything
you want to take into the car, and that’s all!
Mother: Now we must decide on where to stay during our journey.
Father: There are plenty of opportunities: we may take a tent, or stay in
a hotel, or rent a room or a cottage.
Alexei: Living in a tent is a bad idea. What if it rains? And, be
sides, it will occupy too much room in the car if we take it.
Mother: All right, dear. We will rent a room or stay in a hotel, then.
Father: Now we’d better take a map and choose the best route for our
journey.
On Travelling People started travelling in the ancient times. The first travellers were
pilgrims, nomads and explorers. Travelling was really dangerous in those
days, but there were always brave and daring people who went on
discovering new lands, in search of wealth and fame.
Nowadays things have changed significantly. Hundreds of companies are
willing to help you if you are planning to go somewhere. You are free to
choose where to go: you may want to spend a vacation in the mountains or
by the sea, and a plane will take you to the place of your choice in a matter
of hours. A lot of people will cater to the needs of the travellers in hotels and
holiday centres all over the world. Visitors are amused and taken care of in
any possible way.
Holidaymaking has become one of the most profitable industries, and
the budget of many countries, such as Turkey, Egypt and Greece depends on
tourism a lot. Travelling has become easier — and maybe less exciting.
