Questions for discussion: Travelling

TRAVEL

How many countries have you visited and which is your favourite country apart from your own? Explain why?
Which capital city is your favourite? How do you like to spend your time there?

Where did you spend your last vacation? What did you do?

Describe the best trip you ever took. Where did you go? Who did you travel with? What did you do?

Describe the worst trip you ever took. Where did you go? What made it a bad trip?

Which is the longest journey you have ever made? How did you travel? What events do you remember on the way?
Which is your favourite journey for beautiful scenery? Describe what there is to see.

When you are travelling, do you try to speak the local language?

What type of accommodations do you usually stay in when you travel?

How often have you been camping? Describe your experience.

Do you like to go to places where there are lots of other people or to more isolated places? Why?

Imagine you are an explorer and have the opportunity to make a big journey. Which continent would you visit? Where would you go? What would you hope to see?
Is organised travel the best way of learning about the world?

Do you prefer winter vacations or summer vacations? Why?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling alone or in a group?

What is your opinion of hitch-hiking? How often have you done it? Do you think it’s safe?

Would you like to live permanently in another country? Why or why not?

Are you good at reading maps? If you get lost do you usually try to find out where you are by yourself or do you ask for help? 

TRANSPORT

If you compare the train, bus and airport systems in your country – which is the cheapest? Which is the most efficient? Which is the safest in terms of accidents?

What is the “greenest” or most ecological way of getting around? How would you calculate the most ecological? How would the number of passengers in the transportation system change the calculation?

What method of transport do you use most often?

If you are travelling through a country, what is the best way to see the countryside?

What unusual method of transport would you most like to try out?