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Traveling Alone
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Traveling Alone
独自旅行

Learn English with this travel English lesson

Date: Dec 07 2012

Themes: Travel

Grammar: Present Perfect Tense

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When you travel, whether it’s to a new country or just the forest outside your city, you see and experience all sorts of exciting new things. It’s fun to have someone there to say, “Wow, look at that!” or to remember your trip with later.

But traveling alone has it’s advantages too. With no one else to please, you can do and see exactly what you want to. You can make new friends more easily since you’ll talk to strangers to avoid loneliness.

Sara recently took a solo trip. Listen to her discuss it with Vanessa in this travel English lesson.

前往你从未去过的国家或仅在城市周边的森林旅行时,你会看到并体验到种种耳目一新的事物。结伴旅游很有趣,有人会说:“哇!看那里!”或随后和你一起回忆旅程中的点点滴滴。

但是,独自旅行也妙不可言。无须取悦他人,你可以随心所欲地饱览美景。为避免孤独,你会和陌生人说话,这样,你更容易结交新朋友。

萨拉最近进行了一次独自旅行。在本节旅游英文课上,听听她与瓦内萨谈论自己的旅游经历。

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Vanessa

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Sara

Sara

Vanessa:  A friend of mine just went camping this weekend, but she went all alone. It seems really weird to me. Have you ever taken a vacation by yourself?

Sara:  I have. I’ve never camped alone, but I’ve driven cross-country by myself a few times and I really liked it.

Vanessa:  Really? I think I might be a little nervous to be traveling alone, especially if I was going to a different country or something.

Sara:  Right. I think what was cool when I was driving cross-country, was I would stay with people that I knew in different places every night. So even though I was traveling alone, I wasn’t entirely by myself in a way.

Vanessa:  I see, so you had people who knew where you were and if something went terribly wrong, someone would notice.

Sara:  I just think it’s really cool to totally be in charge of your agenda and your itinerary and not have to worry about what anyone else wants to do.

Vanessa:  You can set your own pace, and sightsee, and…

Sara:  Listen to your own music, you know?

Vanessa:  That is very important! Maybe traveling alone isn’t such a bad idea. Maybe I’ll start small and take a day trip by myself!

 

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Vanessa was surprised to learn that when her friend went camping over the weekend, she went alone. She thinks this is weird, and asks Sara if she has ever gone on vacation by herself. Sara has never been camping on her own, but really likes driving cross-country alone. She has done it several times.

Vanessa thinks traveling alone, especially to another country, would make her nervous. Sara explains that she met with friends in different cities each night of her trip, so she wasn’t always alone. There were people who knew where she was in case something went wrong.

When you travel alone, you can be totally in charge of your itinerary. Sara points out you can listen to your choice of music, too! Vanessa agrees that that is very important. She says maybe traveling alone isn’t a bad idea, and maybe she will start off with a day trip alone.

Do you enjoy traveling alone? Is it acceptable to do where you live?

 

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Pinky_Pinky

Thailand

I have experience once to traveling alone in other country, I choose the country which is near my country and language quite similar with mine. Found out a place to visit by internet and hotel, read some review from people who had been there before me, Many tourist from many country there  somebody went there alone as same as me.when i was there i can make new friends I can practice my english. we had dinner and see night life in the town till midnight. It was good time, so traveling alone is not always alone ,  Anybody would like to be my company next time?  Lol

11:46 AM Dec 09 2012 |

Englishty

Englishty

Egypt

I agree with Sara, travelling alone is not a bad idea, i know it’s so common for most people to go on vacation with their families and friends to share the best moments with them but travelling alone is good too for me if i wanna break the routine including the same people who i’m used to seeing every day or if i wanna reconsider my life, my thoughts and my plans or just a crazy idea comes to my mind and sometimes we have to just listen to our crazy sides of us.

09:18 AM Dec 09 2012 |

SANG891

SANG891

Hong Kong

like

08:46 AM Dec 09 2012 |

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

The most Important thing enjoyable in our lives is traveling alone , The travel helps on Enrich your culture and your information , Really I’m lookig for visiting any country , Everywhere is wonderful , The travel needs a lots of money , some countries are more beautiful specially If you want to visit Eorupe , My Favourite country is France , My country is an historical place , We hope to see everyone visiting my country , The Israel occupation Always seeking to kill our joy and kill our happiness , but we will not give up on our rights to live as others countries .


My opinion is If you have a big desire to recognize about new countries don’t feel hesitate try to do it , our lives is short .

06:15 AM Dec 09 2012 |

carocardona

Colombia

well. I had traveling alone….is very nice, I toke a trip to Guatapé Colombia to the “Piedra del Peñol”

08:11 PM Dec 08 2012 |

Jalalkara

Jalalkara

Lebanon

it’s a good idea to travel alone . i think i will enjoy a lot if i travel alone across the country but camping alone it doesnt sound a good idea for me

06:43 PM Dec 08 2012 |

karina_tdg

karina_tdg

Ukraine

I never travel alone yet, but I’d like to do this. I think that travelling on your own it’s very exciting, you have more new opportunities to do things, which you want to do so long time, you can think about your problems and just enjoy yourself. 

06:31 PM Dec 08 2012 |

eman nabil

Egypt

i dont like traviling alone its aboring tning

04:54 PM Dec 08 2012 |

ballin25

ballin25

United Kingdom

I whait Long Time  but I have to whait  I dont Know  How  Long?

03:10 PM Dec 08 2012 |

ballin25

ballin25

United Kingdom

Hello to everyone i hope all be okay and  Leran more English i spoke good but my spil not soo good .

03:03 PM Dec 08 2012 |

Tew

Tew

Thailand

I’ve never travelled alone but I’ll try soon. We have only one life! ;)

02:47 PM Dec 08 2012 |

ebrim

ebrim

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I used to travel alone even to foreign country. it`s interesting because i do every thing i like….

02:10 PM Dec 08 2012 |

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makpal

makpal

Kazakhstan

I’ve never tried travelling alone, though it doesn’t seem weird to me. I look up to people who do that. Unfortunately, I’m just a little bit too indecisive)))

09:25 AM Dec 08 2012 |

longman

longman

China

going solo will give you another view of travel, go to some places that are peaceful and quiet

04:36 AM Dec 08 2012 |

mim_dica

mim_dica

India

I don’t think its a good idea to travel solo .You will definitely miss lot of things like chatting ,kidding having fun its just different kind of feeling that you don’t wanna miss and also its a bit risky, God forbids if something happens there will be no one to take care of yourself ,i mean there can be any kind of situation specially i recommend to girls for not to travel solo .

04:29 AM Dec 08 2012 |

Masbarar

MasbararSuper Member!

Turkey

I don’t like to travel alone,but when I travel with my friends there are moments when I want to be really alone.Specially if they don’t want to do something I want.Also if you travel alone,you have more chance to meet other people.If you knew someone and if you like him/her,you can not progressyour friendship at those moments as you have to interest with your friend and it’s not fair to leave him/her alone.But in spite of I like to travel with someone,I prefer to stay alone if I’m not with my girl friend.But really it’s not enjoyable to eat,drink alone.Eating,drinking is good with others.

03:26 AM Dec 08 2012 |

him2304

him2304

Thailand

I Like Traveling Whit my Girl friend .

02:05 AM Dec 08 2012 |

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joeytong

joeytong

Spain

I think that traveling alone if you are not a extroverted person would be a little bit boring.

12:41 AM Dec 08 2012 |

zaferuskuplu

Turkey

I love dreaming when listen to music with earphone on the travel..I love music .But sometimes ı cant listening music in the public bus train etc..İt very crowd…

09:24 PM Dec 07 2012 |

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zarin.setare

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i myself dont like tavelling alone and i am very dependent on being with others

02:57 PM Dec 07 2012 |

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