The Grand Tour

Hi everybody!

Take a look at this! I've just found a blog in The New York Times where a man, Matt Gross, is travelling around Europe looking for interesting places.

In this blog you are invited to meet Matt in some places, what is really interesting, and at the same time, you can read about his experiences, adventures, and also look at the photographs or videos he uploads to this blog.

I think it's a very interesting blog and also a very interesting experience if you can meet him somewhere.

What do you think about it? Do you like it or not? Tell me about it.

Are you planning your holidays?

Most people is trying to plan their summer holidays. Some of them go to travel agencies to have their holiday plans made. However, a lot of people nowadays make their own plans, using the Internet.

Others combine both options, that is, they first look for information about their destinations in the Internet and after getting all they want, they go to the travel agency so that they can have their holiday plans made, according to what they have looked for previously in the Internet.

Which one do you prefer? Are you patient enough to look for the right offer for you among a huge amount of information? If so, tell us about it. Or do you prefer having your plans made? Is it more expensive than if you do it yourself or is not? Please tell us about it and why you prefer one of these options.

Maybe, you have an alternative way to prepare your holidays. Maybe you prefer going to the nearest airport and buy a ticket to wherever you like, that is, you buy a ticket for the next flight and you could buy there all that you need. Is this a possible way to travel? If you have tried it, please tell us about it.

The seven wonders of the world

New Seven Wonders of the World is a project that attempts to revive the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World concept with a list of modern wonders. A popularity poll was organized by the private New 7 Wonders Foundation, with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal.[1]

The Swiss-based New 7 Wonders Foundation claims more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone. Since nothing prevented fans, government or tourism agencies from casting multiple votes, the poll is considered "decidedly unscientific".


What do you think about this poll? Do you agree with the results? I've recently been to Sydney and in my opion the "Sydney Opera House" should be in that list, but there are so many beautiful monuments that should be there too. Should the list be limited to seven or eight monuments? What are the most beautiful monuments in the world in your opinion? We could make a list with your favourite ones. What do you think? Tell me, please.

Nowadays, the new seven wonders are:

Wonder Date of construction Location
Great Wall of China 5th century BCE – 16th century CE China
Petra 6th century BCE Jordan
Christ the Redeemer (statue) Opened 12 October 1931 Brazil
Machu Picchu c.1450 Peru
Chichen Itza c.600 Mexico
Colosseum Completed 80 CE Italy
Taj Mahal Completed c.1648 India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)Completed c.2560 BCE Egypt

Are you looking for a job?

Are you looking for a job? If so, maybe I can help you. Oscar, one of your partners in the Tourism course at UNED, has already achieved to open a travel agency and he's looking for some employees, so, maybe, you can be one of them.

If you need more information about that, have a look at his blog.

Good luck!! and don't forget to go on writing in English. You'll need it in the near future, for your job and for your personal life and this is a good place to do it.

See you soon!

Welcome!

Hello everybody!

This is a blog for writing in English. I know it's always very difficult to write in another language different from your own when you are learning, but it's a question of practice. So I've created this blog for you to practise. If you are a Tourism student or a student of any other career, you are welcome to this place to write in English whatever you want: comments about the English subject, or any other subject; experiences travelling around the world, or around your country, you ideas about whatever you want, ...

Express yourself in English. Don't worry about if you are doing well or not, just write. Everybody can make comments to your writings, so you'll improve anyway.

Don't worry if you think what you have to say is not very interesting: everything is interesting, expressing in English is interesting and important for you, so do it.

I hope you write something soon.