Travel
1. Millions Of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It is always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.
2. What's the difference between travel and tourism? Well, being a traveller is more than just a being a holidaymaker. A holiday is just a short time away, and it normally involves relaxation. Tourists stay in holiday seaside resorts not travellers. Travellers go for the experience and their journeys are usually much longer and more challenging.
E.g., travellers tend to avoid tourist traps and like to go off the beaten track to discover new places. Travel is age-old phenomenon but tourism is a relatively new/recent invention.
3. Though many people consider going overseas as an experience of a different way of life, but travel doesn't necessarily mean going abroad . Nowadays people prefer exploring new countries instead of visiting different parts of their own ones.
E.g., Russia is a vast country with lots of sights and wonders. So people should understand that domestic travel is also very exciting.
However, some people can't travel or dislike discomfort of travelling to faraway destinations. These days it is easy to be an armchair traveler: "People can visit distant corners of the world without leaving their houses. TV documentaries make the world go small that some people claim that travel is no longer necessary. Maybe soon people will use interactive computer programmers and virtual travel will become common.
So we'll have all the benefits of travel without inconvenience.
4. Nevertheless while travelling people have to cope with certain problems.
E.g., travellers can be robbed or just lose their money or documents and then spend their time at the embassy or a police station. So the problem of theft can't be solved for many centuries.
The next problem is lack money. E.g., you reach the destination and realize that prices are much higher than you've expected.
Besides that there can be a problem with transport delay or cancelling, especially if a traveller has to change transport several times. Moreover, nowadays taking into consideration the problem of terrorist attack and national discrimination, travellers may indergo violence and cruelty.
To avoid these problems we can follow certain rules.
Firstly, try to avoid keeping all the money and documents with you. Leave them in a safe in your hotel or in a secure place.
Secondly, try to avoid places were criminal situation is risky.
Thirdly, planning your trip leave a certain time reserve hot to miss your plane or train.
Fourthly, if the international situation is complicated, just don't forget about domestic travel. You can also have a great time here.
5. Money people become travellers because they wanted a new experience. One of than was a famous astronaut discoverers to get Valentina Tereshkova. She parachuted out of over 125 aircraft before she jumped out of the spacecraft Vostok This unusual hobby led to her selection for cosmonaut training and her achievement of becoming the first woman space.
Another discoverer was Jacques Cousteau. He was a French undersea explorer, environmentalist and inventer. Cousteau produced many films and books about his underwater adventures. Finally, after a long and varied life, Cousteau died on 25 June 1997.
6. Different people take holidays on various purposes. A lot of people have holidays relative to sport activities, such as hiking, cycling, horse-back riding, rowing and canoeing, as well scuba-diving or even bung jumping. When people go on holiday they stay in various places. Many people prefer having in hotels rather than in a tent. Many people spend holiday in seaside redorts where they can spend most of their time on the beach.
Some pople enjoy swimming others love sunbathing. If you like sunbathing, you should use suntan lotion to help you get a tan and protect your skin. If you don't have any protection you may get sunburn, which is painful and can be dangerous. And if you want total protection, you should us sunblock, or sit under a beach umbrella.
Some people who live in large towns often like to get away at weekends or in the summer, and enjoy the peace and quiet of the country. People just like to put their feet up and occasionally go for a stroll, while others enjoy hiking across hills and valleys. And the countryside is a great place to have a picnic.
During the journey people may do a bit of sightseeing on holiday, or they may do a lot of sightseeing, but you will probably go to a museum or art gallery, and see or visit some sites: temples, markets, fountains and stastues. Many people go one a sightseeing tour of a town; they can also go one tour of the castle / the cathedral / the art gallery etc. When you are going sightseeing, it could be helpful buy a guidebook and a map of the town you are where. 
