14._HOLIDAYS_AND_TRAVELLING

* SAFETY MEASURES / WHAT TO ARRANGE BEFORE THE JOURNEY, PREPARATION FOR HOLIDAYS

- When going abroad we must get necessary documents:

-> a valid passport, a visa (to some countries), Czech ID card (when you travel within the Schengen Area),

medical (health insurance, travel insurance, accident and baggage insurance, vaccination (to some countries)

- Besides, you must change money to hard currency in a bank or at an exchange office. When going by train you

must buy tickets (single or returns, first or second class), and when you fly, you must get air (or flight) tickets.

- We should know foreign language because it is important for making ourselves understood.

- what: -> cultural trip with well-know historic places (Egypt, Rome, Athems), seeing nice architecture in

large European cities

-> recreation in various mountains or seaside resorts (Alps, Tatry,...)

OTHERS...

ideal sort of holiday for you

- I love travelling, so it is also a reason why I can’t spend all time of my holiday lying on the beach and sunbathing. I prefer travelling with my friends because they are at the same age as me. We have similar hobbies and we wanted to visit the same places and cities.

I have to admit that travelling with my family is sometimes boring because each of us has different places what want to visit.

family holiday

- Our family usually plane together where to go but I have to provide accommodation and tickets, sometimes it is very difficult but I enjoy this job. When I travel I have to have my phone, some money, clothes and hygiene and cosmetics.

countries you visited so far

- I have visited Slovakia, Poland, The Great Britain, Germany, France, Austria and Croatia.

- I would like to visit so many places in the world but my biggest dream is California. There is so many reasons why this amazing place worth seeing... like Hollywood, lots of nation parks, shopping facilities and it is a place where I can try surfing and go skiing during one day – so it is incredible for me!

vocabulary

- package holiday – a holiday at a fixed price in which the travel company arranges your travel, hotels

and sometimes meals for you

- cruise holiday – to travel by ship over a sea or other large body of water on a pleasure trip,

usually calling at several places

- youth hostel - a place where people, especially young people can stay cheaply for short periods when

they are travelling

- ferry - a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water,

especially as a regular service:

- vacancy - a space or place that is available to be used

- to travel on one´s own – you have to arrange everything like hotel, meals,... everything is up to you

at the airport

- You must be at the airport two hours before the plane leaves, check in your luggage, go through security.

If you bring extra baggage, you are charged an extra baggage fee. The amount of luggage you can carry

is limited. You are allowed to check in fifteen or twenty kilos of luggage free of charge and carry one piece