travelling Flashcards
amphitheatre
a room, hall or theather with rows of seats that rise in steps (without roof), used esp. in ancient Greece and Rome
(familiar) landmark
a large, magnificent building that you can see clearly from a distance and that will help you to know where you are
listed building
a building that is officialy protected becuase it has artistic or historial value
birthplace of sth/sb
the place where sth/sb first happend/began to do sth
assembly room
a public room or building in which meetings and social events are held
bowling alley (pool hall, indoor tennis courts)
one of the amenities that you can see in complexes, hotels…
multi-storey car park
a large building with several floors for parking cars in
shopping arcade
a large building with a number of shops in it
planetarium
a building with a curved ceiling to represent the sky at night, with moving images of the planets and stars, used to educate and entertain people
deckchair
chairs that you can see at the beach or holiday destination
get away for (a period of time)
to have a holiday
a (detailed) itinerary
a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit
vacationer = holidaymaker
a person who is visiting a place on holiday
seafront, beachfront (hotel)
the part of the town facing the sea/beach
all-inclusive (trip, holiday)
including everything or everyone
budget flight/hotel
low in price
self-drive holiday
a holiday which you use your own car or a car you hire to travel to the holiday area
a long haul
sth that takes effort over a long time, rather than just a few days, weeks, etc
Ex: The business will not recover quickly; this is the beginning of a long haul.
backpacking
go backpacking, backpacking trip/holiday
overriding (adj)
more important than anything else
Ex: The government’s overriding concern is to reduce inflation
all-important (adj)
extremely important
go on an adventure
They went on an adventure hunting for treasure in the western hills.
overnighter (n)
a journey that takes all night, a bag for things that you need when you stay away from home for a night
fly-drive holiday
an organized holiday that includes your air ticket and the use of a car
get away from it all
to go somewhere, usually on holiday, where you can completely relax and forget your responsibilities or problems
self-catering (adj)
having cooking facilities available so that you can cook meals for yourself rather than having them provided for you
Ex: We decided to go for self-catering rather than stay in a hotel.
globetrotter (n)
sb who often travels to a lot of different countries
Ex: a regular globetrotter
well-travelled (adj)
having been to manh different places, esp to many different countries
Ex: He was well-travelled, spending at least a decade in the United States and in Europe, before settling in Dublin.
foray (n)
a short period of time being involved in an activity that is different from and outside the range of a usual set of activities
Ex: make a (brief) foray into (doing sth)
square the circle
try to do sth that is very difficult or impossible
