luxury accommodation, budget accommodation, rented accommodation My family and I stayed in a beautiful beach resort that had mostly luxury accommodation which meant our holiday was very
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accommodation (n.)
luxury accommodation, budget accommodation, rented accommodation
My family and I stayed in a beautiful beach resort that had mostly luxury accommodation which meant our holiday was very expensive
ancient (adj.) ancient pagodas, very
ancient, looks ancient
When we visited Beijing last year we were amazed at the ancient pagodas because they were very old
astonishing (adj.) astonishing views, really
astonishing
We climbed to the top of the mountain and we were surprised at the astonishing views
attraction (n.) visitor attraction, popular
attraction,
On our first day in Paris we visited the city’s most famous visitor attraction, the Eiffel Tower
construction (n.) huge construction,
construction site
We didn’t sleep very well at the hotel because of the loud noise from a construction site next to the hotel
continent (n.) across the continent,
American continent
It took my friend David 3 months to cycle across the American continent
custom (n.)
old custom, traditional custom, observe the customs
When we travelled to Thailand we were aware of the importance of observing the traditional customs there because we didn’t want to upset anyone
damage (n.)
considerable damage, long-term damage,
environmental damage
When we went to Pangkor Island in Malaysia we could see the environmental damage caused by plastic bottles and beer cans that visitors had left on the beach
emphasis (n.) emphasis on The adventure holiday we took in New Zealand was exciting with an emphasis on water
sports
famous landmarks (n.) most famous landmark The White House in Washington is probably America’s most famous landmark
fascinating (adj.) absolutely fascinating,
looks fascinating
I’m really interested in visiting the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt because they look absolutely fascinating
forbidden (adj.) strictly forbidden It is strictly forbidden for passengers to smoke anywhere on a plane, especially in the
toilets
global warming (n.) effects of global warming The beautiful Italian city of Venice is built on an island which is slowly sinking due to the
effects of global warming
improve (v.)
significantly improve, aimed at improving
continue to improve
At 5 a.m it was raining when we arrived at Halong Bay but the weather continued to improve during the day and it was hot and sunny when we got on the boat
independent adj.) independent travel A big advantage of independent travel is that you can choose the places you want to visit international (adj.) international hotel,
international travel
I prefer staying at international hotels because it’s a good opportunity to meet visitors from around the world
isolated (adj.) extremely isolated Hiking along the edge of Milford Sound in New Zealand is amazing because you don’t see
many people as it’s extremely isolated
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too much money of expensive hotels
national (adj.) national park Yellowstone is one of the most famous national parks in the US because of its interesting
places to camp and also the large number of bears
package holidays (n.) special package holidays My friend is disabled so travelling is quite difficult for him; however he booked a special
package holiday designed for disabled people
resemble (v.) strongly resembles Blackpool Tower in the north of England strongly resembles the Eiffel Tower in Paris, but
the Eiffel Tower is much taller
self-sufficient (adj.) completely self-sufficient,
fairly self-sufficient
When I cycled across Australia there were not many places to stop and eat, so I had to be completely self-sufficient by carrying water and food with me
similar (adj.) similar to, quite similar The food in north-eastern Thailand is quite similar to the food in Cambodia
thrilling (adj.) too thrilling to miss I took the opportunity to watch sumo wrestling in Tokyo because it is an important part of
Japanese tradition and it was too thrilling to miss
tropical rainforests (n.) ancient tropical rainforests There are many ancient tropical rainforests in Borneo
unforgettable journey (n.) truly unforgettable journey My trip on the Trans-Siberian railway across the entire length of Russia was a truly
unforgettable journey because of the dramatic views we saw
vulnerable (adj.) increasingly vulnerable,
highly vulnerable
Visiting the panda sanctuary in Xi’an in China made me realise how highly vulnerable they are to the loss of the bamboo forests they live in
well-known (adj.) well-known customs,
relatively well-known
In Japan, I witnessed the tea-making ceremony which is a relatively well-known tradition