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A Travel Writer Shares His Best Tips

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Warm-up Questions

From the title, what kinds of “best tips” do you think a travel writer might share?
Do you think travel writing is more about places or about people? Why?
What is one travel tip you already follow when you visit a new place?

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A Travel Writer Shares His Best Tips

Introduction and background (00:00 – 00:34)

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1. What is the speaker’s job?

A hotel manager
A tour guide
A travel writer
A chef

2. Since when has the speaker been traveling and writing about travels?

Since 1976
Since 1986
Since 1968
Since 1996

3. How many books has the speaker written?

More than a thousand
5
15
50

A Travel Writer Shares His Best Tips

Tip 1: Walk & Tip 2: Observe (00:34 – 01:31)

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1. What is tip number one?

Take photos
Shop
Plan every minute
Walk

2. Why does the speaker like walking in a new place?

It guarantees perfect weather
It avoids meeting people
It is the fastest way to travel
It helps the place introduce itself and it’s a human pace

3. According to the speaker, a hotel is like what?

A restaurant
A museum
A school
A city in miniature

A Travel Writer Shares His Best Tips

Tip 3: Reflect & conclusion (01:31 – 02:23)

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1. When does the speaker suggest reflecting?

Only on the first day of a trip
In the middle of a busy street
At the end of a busy day in a quiet place
Before breakfast

2. Reflection helps you turn sights into what?

Insights
Money
Photos
Maps

3. In the speaker’s comparison, walking and observing help you gather what?

Ingredients of your travel
New languages
Hotel keys
Tickets for museums

A Travel Writer Shares His Best Tips

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1. Which set of tips matches the speaker’s three main recommendations?

Sleep, eat, relax
Drive, shop, post online
Walk, observe, reflect
Fly, pack, hurry

2. What is the main purpose of reflecting while traveling (according to the speaker)?

To avoid other travelers
To spend less money
To memorize street names
To turn experience into meaning

3. What does the speaker suggest about great trips at the end?

They are like love stories and never really end
They always end quickly
They are better without planning
They are only for writers

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

A Travel Writer Shares His Best Tips

Which tip (walk, observe, reflect) is easiest for you to do while traveling? Which is hardest? Why?
The speaker says “a hotel is a city in miniature.” Do you agree? What “short stories” can happen in a hotel?
The speaker says reflection turns “experience into meaning.” What kind of meaning can travel give someone?
Do you think “the best trips like love stories never really end”? What does that idea mean to you?