Slovak families usually travel to spent their holidays abroad once a year. Families can use the services of travel agencies or they can travel independently – on their own.
If they travel on their own, they can stay in a campsite or rented bungallow and prepare meals by themselves. (self-catering holiday)
Home –swapping is a new type of holiday. You exchange your home with a family in another country.
Couch-surfing is a way of travelling for young people who want to save money, accomodation is provided for free.
Hichhiking and backpacking
Especially young people like to travel by hitchhiking. It is one of the cheapest ways of travelling. They take their backpack and can go wherever they want.
It’s cheap, but dangerous. And you must have luck by hitch-hiking. It is very slow travelling.
What to arrange before travel
When we are going abroad we must have necessary documents- at first checked a validity of your passport, sometimes we must get a visa and other things e.g. we must exchange money.
When we are going by train, bus and plane. We must buy tickets.
We have to have information about accomodation, transportation and so on. We have to get travel insurance
We can live in a hotel, a hostel, a cottage, a appartement.
Vocabulary
cancel – zrušiť
delay – meškanie
connection – spoj
backpack – ruksak
handbag – príručná taška
suitcase – kufor
sleeping bag – spací vak
penknife – vreckový nožík
tent – stan
traveller´s cheques – cestovné šeky
tram – električka
truck – nákladné auto
yacht – jachta
boat – menšia loď
ferry-boat – trajekt
sailing ship – plachetnica
Its departure is scheduled for... – jeho odchod je naplánovaný na...
get on /off the train – nastúpiť/vystúpiť na/do vlak/u
go for a holiday – ísť na prázdniny
off-season – mimosezóna
on-season – v sezóne
excursion places – výletné miesta
seamen – námorníci
shipyard – lodenica
aircraft – lietadlo
jet – prúdové lietadlo
be in charge of – mať na starosti
crew – posádka
pilot, co-pilot – pilot, druhý pilot
deck – paluba
cockpit – palubný priestor
railways – železnice
arrivals and departures – príchody a odchody
consult the rail guide – pozrieť sa do cestovného poriadku
fare – cestovné
inquiry office – informácie
return ticket– cesta/lístok tam/späť
single/one-way ticket – obyčajný lístok
slot machine – automat na lístky
baggage check – batožinový lístok
left –luggage office – úschovňa batožiny
dining-car – jedálny vozeň
fast train – rýchlik
passenger train – osobný vlak
sleeping car – spací vozeň
smoker – fajčiarske oddelenie
catch / miss a train,bus – chytiť /zmeškať vlak, autobus
in time – presne(o hodinách)
on time – presne(v určený čas)
book a seat – kúpiť si miestenku
seat reservation – miestenka
make a reservation for a ticket – rezervovať lístok
independent travel – individuálna turistika
itinerary – plán cesty
package tour – zájazd s pevným programom
low-cost – nízkonákladové
entry visa – vstupné vízum, valid visa – platné v.
grant/refuse sb visa – udeliť/zamietnuť niekomu vízum
