Traveling The scientific and technological progress of the 20-th century has allowed people to overcome time and

distance, to cover in the twinkle of an eye vast expanse of our planet. The whole world is open now. The limits and frontiers of the previous period have stopped to exist. We can choose any place on the planet and go there on business or for holiday. We can go to the place of our destination by sea and by air. We can travel by train. f you want to get somewhere as !uickly as possible the best way is to travel by air. t is better to book tickets in advance. "n the appointed day you go to the airport by car. #oon you$ll board the big air-liner and it will carry you to new lands. When on the plane you may look about. n front of you in the cockpit you$ll see a pilot and his crew. #ome of the passengers are reclining in comfortable armchairs. There is a kitchenette in the rear part of the plane where the stewardesses are cooking. %resently we take off and in a few minutes the voice informs us about the altitude we are flying. #ometimes it is possible to see the land. t is like a geographical map. "ur plane is due to arrive in eight hours. Time passes !uickly. The plane arrives at the airport in time. There are other ways of travelling. f you are an adventurer you can travel by hitch-hiking, bicycles or on horseback. &oach tours are not expensive and like them very much. They are planned as holidays and there is a chance to do a lot of sightseeing and have a good rest at the same time. 'ast year went by coach through a few countries and en(oyed the tour very much. )uring the ten-day holiday we visited *ungary, +ustria and taly. #ightseeing was combined with rest. ,or a few days we stayed at some lovely small hotels. There was no trouble with the luggage because it was taken care of at every night stop. -oreover hotels were carefully selected and booked in advance. Traveling to London 'ondon is attractive city for traveling. 'ondon has a population of about .,//0, 000. it lies on the river Thames, where the 0omans landed nearly 2,000 years ago. ,rom about 1200 until World War two, 'ondon was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger. 'ondon is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such us #t. %aul3s &athidral, which has a huge dome, and the *ouses of %arlament, where you can see and hear the famous clock, 4ig 4en. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums and its many shops, such us *arrods, where you can buy anything. 'ondon has problems with traffic and pollution. "ver 1.000. 000 people a day use underground, but there are a lot of cars on the streets. The air is not clean. The best thing about 'ondon is the parks. There are five in the city centre. 4ut the famous place of everybody is *omleys, which is the biggest toyshop in the world. t is 200 years old.

Traveling to Budapest 4udapest has a population of over two million people. The river )anube divides the city into two parts. "n the west bank there are the woods and hills of 4uda and the old town. "n the east bank there is the biggest and more modern %est, the business and shopping centre. #ix 4ridges (oin 4uda and %est. ,or nearly thousand years 4uda and %est were two towns. n 12/5 they (oined. 4udapest is very unusual because it has two completely different parts. The public transport system n 4udapest is one of the best and cheapest in the world. 6ou can travel by underground, bus, tram and tax. -ost cars are old, so pollution is bad. The healthiest t( do in the city is to visit one of the thirty spa baths and swimming pools. The mineral waters if 4udapest are famous. Traveling to Prague %rague has a population of over one million people. t is not the biggest city in 7urope, but it is certainly one of the most beautiful. t is built on seven hills on the banks of the river 8ltava. 4ridges cross the river. The most famous is &harles 4ridge. %rague didn3t become the captal until "ctober 1912. %eople call it :The golden city; and the :-other of cities;, because it still has many beautiful -ediaval buildings and statues. The most popular building is the "ld Town *all with its ama<ing 1=th century astronomical clock. %eople also call %rague 7urope3s school of music> there are many concert halls and twenty theatres and many old pubs, bars and restaurants. Travelling Travelling plays a very important part in our life. -illions of people all over the world spend their holidays traveling. They ravel to see other countries, modern cities, ancient towns. They discover new things, meet different people, listen different music. %eople also try to visit different galleries, museums. -ost of them prefer to go to the sea or to the mountains. Travellers take camera with them and take pictures of everything. %eople travel by train, by boat, by car, by plain. The best way of study geography is to travel. f we are found of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on T8. -ost people prefer to travel by train. Travelling by train is not so fast but it gives your opportunity to watch beautiful sights from the windows of the carriages, to read your favourite book, to get ac!uainted with the passengers. +ll people choose traveling by smth. +ccording to their plans and possibilities.

Travelling is the most interesting thing. Travelling is the most interesting thing. t is a famous hobby of the most people. -any of them like tourism. t is very interesting to go sightseeng, to relax at the the shore of the sea, to lie under the sun. %eople do not like to have holidays in winter. They prefer to have holidays in summer, when the sun shines brightly. t is very nice to have your birthday on your weekend, t( look around the surburbs, t( take pictures. like to travel too, but have not an opportunity to travel to another foreign countries, for example to see aincient places of architecture, tye people, who lives there. t is very exotically to see the customs of the country. t is very comfortable to go by bus or by car along the streets. t is pleasant to speak the language of the country where you are. The dream of everybody, think, is to visit %aris, the capital of ,rance, the capital (f world3s love. Travelling is a very eng(oyable hobby. Travelling by sea. +lmost all people like to travel. Wyen you have holidays you can travel by car, by train, by plain and by sea.Travelling by sea called voyage. t is very romantically to say good buy to the seashore and to look at sanrise and sunset. There is a small restaurant on the ship. f you go to the cruise don3t remember sunshades. t is wonderfool to be in the sunshade and to go on board. The sea impress you very much. 6ou are walking on the deck. There is a frash air on the deck. %eople have breakfast, dinner and supper on board of ship. +fter breakfast people spend a lot of time on deck sitting in deck chairs or standing at the rail, wathing the ships, passing not far their ship. t was pleasant to watch the waves too.

Travelling by air. -any people chose traveling by air, because it is !uicker than traveling by train or by sea. 4ut not everybody can travel by air, because they suffer from air-sickness. ,irst you should make reserved booking or to book tickets. 6ou plane keep to schedule, that3s why you should book tickets in advance. Then you come to the airport, you check your luggage or check your trunk in leftluggage office. +t &ustoms hall you wait your plane. 6ou should show your boarding card and passport to the customs officer. 6ou know that plane has a lot of details the car does, such as fuselage, two wings, (et engine, tail0fin, propeller, seat-beats inside. There are also capitan, air hostesses and air stewards in glider. -any people can3t imagine them flying, they are afraid of altitude, taking off and landing, because they know about aircrashes. Travelling by plain. Traveling by train has its advantages and disadvantages. t is not expensive but it is one of the fastest means of moving. t would be better to use train for a long distations. 6ou also can book seats for slow train. There are a lot of big railway stations. Trains are very cosy today. Trains go along the railway lines with sleepers. There are cars in train, for example, compartment cars, day coach, car with reserved seats, dining cars, luggage vans, first class cars and what the best ? first class sleepers. Trains go so fast and you can3t look attentively through the window. %eople don3t prefer to buy return tickets, they prefer to buy single tickets, and chose the through train, because they don3t want to change them. t takes a lot of time. @sually trains keep to schedule and it is not behind it.

Holidays travelling.
-illions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to en(oy pictures!ue places, or (ust for a change of scene. t is always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms. Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. &ity dwellers usually like a !uiet holiday by the sea or m the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and la<e in the sun.-ost travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them - the sights of a city, old churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains,waterfalls, forestsA different kinds of trees, flowers and plantsA animals and birds. 'ater they will be reminded by the photos of the happy time they have had.

%eople travel by train, by boat and by car. +ll means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. +nd people choose one according to their plans and destinations. f we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on T8. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand the people is to meet them in their own homes.

Skis To Your Door Ski season in the U.S. is already more than halfway over, but at many resorts theres still snow into April. If youre traveling to ski and 1) dont want to drag your gear through airports, hotels, and shuttle busses, or ) youre fed up with !heap, poorly"tuned rental gear, !onsider a ski-delivery service. #hese !ompanies bring high"end demo gear right to your door. #wo !ompanies serving a variety of western resorts are $la!k #ie Ski %entals and Ski $utlers. Several smaller !ompanies operate at individual resorts. Travelling Light & Shopping Anyone whos flown in the last !ouple of years knows the increasing hassles of weight and size limits for both carry-ons and checked luggage. &ot to mention dragging all your stuff through multiple airports' nor the !han!e that your luggage will be (mishandled) *lost, delayed, damaged, or in &airobi). So we have a radi!al suggestion for !ertain types of trips+ $uy your !lothing, !osmeti!s, personal items and the like at your destination. ,-./01#1 S#-%2 Do ot !se Trac"one In our original resear!h for the How To Travel America book and website, we re!ommended #ra!3one as a solution for short"term U.S. !ell phone servi!e. After still another terrible !ustomer"servi!e e4perien!e with #ra!3one, we do not recommend Trac"one. 5e will !ontinue to resear!h possible options, and post updated information about !ell phone options as soon as we !an !onfidently re!ommend a 6uality provider. Telephone #rea $odes 5e found a great intera!tive map showing all !%S% area codes. #here are so many different area !odes in Ameri!a, sometimes it7s diffi!ult to know where you7re !alling. #here is also an area !ode map for ,anada here. $redit $ards #he fraud departments of !redit"!ard !ompanies are getting even more diligent. $e sure to call your credit-card issuer*s) a week before you travel and tell them you7ll be travelling out of the !ountry.

Daylight Saving Time 8aylight Saving #ime has always seemed an oddity to us. &evertheless, the time !hanges *(Summer #ime) in 1urope) in spring and fall have seldom e4a!tly !oin!ided between !ontinents and !ountries. &eginning 'arch (() *++,) the !%S% will be on a different schedule again. U.S. 8aylight Saving #ime will now begin on the se!ond Sunday in .ar!h, and end on the first Sunday in &ovember. Ari9ona *e4!ept for the &ava:o Indian reservation) and ;awaii do not observe 8aylight Saving #ime. ,anada has de!ided to !hange their 8aylight Saving #imes to !oordinate with the new U.S. standards. 1uropean Summer #ime generally begins on the last Sunday in .ar!h and ends on the last Sunday in -!tober. .any other pla!es around the world observe some form of 8aylight Saving #ime. <eep these !hanges and differen!es in mind when doing your travel planning. -alf-.rice Theatre Tickets .any 1uropeans, and Ameri!a travelers to 0ondon, are familiar with the 0ei!ester S6uare half"pri!e ti!ket booth. #<#S in &ew 2ork has a similar program, offering great discounts on same-day &roadway theatre tickets. #<#S has two booths in &ew 2ork, and a newly re"designed website *www.tdf.org) that !an make your theatre planning easier. #he website also links to similar ti!ket programs in some two do9en !ities in the U.S. and around the world. /orld Time 0ones #ired of !al!ulating and guessing whether the U< is = or > hours ahead or behind ,entral U.S. time, et!.? 5orry no more. #he website time9one!he!k.!om has be!ome one of our new favorites. 2ou !an instantly see the time anywhere in the world, and !ompare it to your lo!al time. -otel "re1uent 2uest .rograms .any hotel !hains also offer (fre6uent guest) or (fre6uent stay) programs, and even for international visitors, it may be worthwhile to sign up for some of these programs. If youre traveling around the U.S. and e4pe!t or want to stay in the same !hains properties in several pla!es, you !an build points for free rooms and other dis!ounts 6uite 6ui!kly. ,-./01#1 S#-%2 'ore Small 3tems to Travel /ith 5e generally suggest you travel with as little (stuff) as possible, yet there are always a few small things we really like to have, whi!h !an make your travels mu!h easier. 5eve mentioned some here in other #ravel #ips. ;ere are a few more items to !onsider+

Strapping #ape @ #he kind we prefer is fiber tape about an in!h wide. Its untearable, and !an be used for everything from strapping up damaged luggage, to pa!king a bo4 for shipment home, to being used as a !lothesline. ,orks!rew @ If you en:oy wine on your travels, pa!k a small (waiters) !orks!rew *in your !he!ked luggage). Sometimes we :ust !ant find one and dont want to only drink s!rew"top wines. As a bonus, many !orks!rews in!lude a handy small knife *good for !utting that strapping tape). Aiplo! $ags @ #he 6uart si9e is now re6uired for your li6uids and !osmeti!s and su!h when going through airport se!urity. $ut an e4tra half do9en or so take up no room in your luggage and have do9ens of uses for organi9ing, !olle!ting, leftover lun!hes, and !ontaining leaky shampoo bottles. Small $ills and ,hange @ 5henever you travel, in the U.S. or internationally, save your small bills and some !oins for your ne4t trip *unless youre sure youll never go ba!k to that !ountry). Sure, A#.s give you !ash in the airport, but thats usually in larger bills. Small bills are great for tipping shuttle drivers, and !hange !an speed up your travels through highway toll stations.

4uiet Times to Travel .any of us prefer the 6uieter seasons for travelling. 5e all know how busy and !ra9y summer *Buly"August) !an be at popular attra!tions. Seasoned travelers also know to avoid the U.S. spring breakC1aster holiday periods. In our opinion, some of the best times to travel in the U.S. are+

#he first week after the &ew 2ear. Ski areas are 6uiet, and even in warmer destinations the !rowds are gone as people stay home and settle in for the new year. 3all in general *September"-!tober), and espe!ially the first week after the 0abor 8ay holiday. .any Ameri!ans have used the last of their va!ation time over the holiday weekend, and are ba!k at work and staying home. #he two weeks after the #hanksgiving weekend. Ameri!ans do their holiday traveling at #hanksgiving and again starting the week before ,hristmas *and through &ew 2ears). #he two to three weeks after spring break and 1aster. S!hool breaks vary, and 1aster !hanges yearly, but the early spring period right after 1aster is usually a slow time.

Shortwave 5adios If you have a portable shortwave radio, you might !onsider pa!king it in your !he!ked luggage. *5ith todays airline !arry"on restri!tions, were not sure how these ele!troni!s may be per!eived by se!urity s!reeners.) Shortwave radios can receive broadcasts from around the globe% 5ith a fairly ine4pensive and small shortwave radio, you !an re!eive programming and news from sour!es su!h as the $$, 0ondon, %adio Australia, Swiss %adio International, 8euts!he 5elle *Dermany), %adio &etherlands, %adio Bapan, and many others. Some programming is in 1nglish, while some is in the native language of the broad!aster. And, for U.S. residents, these stations !an be a fas!inating way to hear news and perspe!tives from other parts of the world. Lodging 'ap Service #he *U<) Times Online is touting a new 2oogle hotel map service, whi!h in!ludes information, maps, dire!tions, and reviews. Bust type in (<ansas !ity hotels) or the name of a spe!ifi! lodging su!h as (Seasons %esort 5arren Eermont) and you !an find lodging options. In limited testing, we found the mapping servi!e even finds smaller $F$s. A!!ording to #he #imes -nline, the servi!e !urrently only works with U.S. properties.

Travel 'agazines %eali9ing that many Ameri!ans, as well as international travelers, visit this website, we wanted to mention two travel maga9ines whi!h U.S. readers may be unaware of. In our opinion, two of the best 6nglish-language travel magazines are both produ!ed in the U< @ Wanderlust and the Sunday Times Travel maga9ine. Sunday Times Travel fo!uses more heavily on G!ity breaksG to destinations around the world *not :ust 1urope). And despite seeming a bit too interested in the anti!s of people su!h as so!!er star 8avid $e!kham and his wife Ei!toria */osh Spi!e), it is a fun and informative publi!ation. Wanderlust is one of the best Gadventure travelG maga9ines we7ve seen, !overing destinations on every !ontinent. $oth publi!ations should be available at large maga9ine stands and some large bookstores. ,-./01#1 S#-%2 "inding your -otel If you7re traveling in a large Ameri!an !ity @ and espe!ially if you7re taking publi! transportation su!h as subways and ta4is @ !arry a bro!hure or card from your hotel. 1spe!ially if your 1nglish is weak, a !ard with a printed name and address will be all a ta4i driver needs to get you ba!k to your lodging.

#irport $heck in & Security egotiating the airport always takes more time than you think. And if it doesn7t, be happy that you7ve planned for it. Sometimes, the airline7s !he!k"in lines are mu!h longer than the se!urity lines. 8o everything to redu!e your time in line @ !he!k luggage !urbside with a sky!ap *if possible)' !he!k in on"line *if you have a!!ess to a !omputer and printer, and don7t have !he!ked luggage)' see if an airport hotel offers airline !he!k in for guests. It7s not about the time at the airport @ you7ll arrive early anyway @ it7s about the redu!ed frustration of standing too long in line. $hecked &aggage /a!k lighter. Several airlines have re!ently redu!ed their allowable weight per checked bag from the previous limit of =H pounds down to IH * .J kg). #o be safe, keep all bags below the IH"pound weight limit, even if that means !he!king two bags instead of one. Travel Luggage A great tip from the ,hanges In 0atitude travel store+ In!lude one or two collapsible bags when you pa!k for a trip, so that youll have plenty of room on the return trip for souvenirs or other pur!hases you a!6uire. 4uality -otel 5estaurants #he hotels of 0as Eegas have be!ome known for their high"6uality restaurants and their !elebrity !hefs. 1lsewhere a!ross the U.S., hotel restaurant food has generally been !onsidered :ust about average. A!!ording to The Wall St. Journal, thats !hanging this fall, with the opening of high"end hotel restaurants in several U.S. !ities. #he Bournal !ites *along with several other restaurants) &uddakan, #he /ier at ,aesars, Atlanti! ,ity' $raft, 5 8allas Ei!tory' Simon L#, Sofitel 0os Angeles' L7#telier de 8oel 5obuchon, 3our Seasons ;otel, &ew 2ork' and 9steria de Tramonto, 5estin ,hi!ago &orth Shore ;otel. #o us, this is a wel!ome trend in fine dining in ma:or U.S. !ities. .ack a $ompass 5ho hasnt stepped out of a train station or subway and been overwhelmed by skys!rapers and look"alike streets radiating in every dire!tion. All you want to do is find the museum mentioned in the guidebook, but !ant begin to figure out whi!h dire!tion to start. 5e always travel with a tiny, ine4pensive !ompass, and !an 1uickly orient a map or guide to the street layout. Bust knowing that you need to walk north but are a!tually fa!ing west !an ease your :ourney !onsiderably.