Summer is coming,...wait a minute, summer is finally here !

From : https://www.yentelman.com/holiday-holidays-vacation/

After a long, tiring -yet rewarding academic year, my hols have just started, at last ! Anyway, I thought it might be a good idea to spend my newly-arrived holidays by writing a blog entry on holidays vocabulary. Last year, I wrote a very interesting entry about holidays. Right now, I'm going to share with you my vocabulary related to holidays that I used with my students of Básico 2. I hope you will appreciate it !

Verbs of movement related to holidays

- Go on holiday / holidays / vacation / vacations  (remember ‘vacation(s)’ is American English).

- Arrive IN England (Arrive to England) / get TO England. 

- Take some days off at work.

- Take a trip to…

- Go away for the weekend to rest / put the stress aside.

- Go abroad

- Travel by sea / go on a sea voyage.

- Travel overseas (to Argentina, for example).

- Travel all over the world / all around the world / all along the world.

- Get to Italy BY car/train/motorbike/plane/boat… ON foot.

- Get on the bus/motorbike/plane/… vs. Get off the bus/motorbike/plane

- Get into the car/taxi  vs. Get out of the car/taxi.

- Get aboard / board the ship /the plane.

Holiday activities

 - Walk along the city / go out for a walk around the city. 

- Go sightseeing (visit monuments, take photos,…)

- You can frolic in the water (click on the link to see another post related to this activity).

- Pilgrimage to Santiago (the Puritans were pilgrims).

- Show someone around the city.

- Go clubbing / go out at night /enjoy the city's nightlife.

- Sunbathe on the beach to get a tan / get tanned. Remember to use/wear sunscreen/ sun cream to avoid a sunburn / not to get sunburnt (this typically happens to me).

From : https://www.flickr.com/photos/35805601@N07/4619330586

- Go camping to a campsite.

- Go hiking/trekking to the mountains.

- Go swimming /skiing/surfing/sailing/fishing…

- Travel to work for an NGO (non-governmental association).

- Travel to an exotic place to do a photo shoot.

- Have a bath/ have a swim by the beach.

- Hire a bicycle /skis

- Buy souvenirs / Go shopping / go window shopping

From : https://americaexplained.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/window-shopping/

- You can stay in luxurious hotels / 5-star hotels or you can rent an apartment.

- Book a flight / a hotel room (single, double…)/ a trip to… (remember ‘travel’ is a verb; ‘trip’ is a noun). You can book this online or you can go to the travel agency to listen to the travel agent’s recommendations.

- Eat out / eat local food.

Well, what are you going to do on your summer holidays ? Which other vocabulary related to holidays do you know ? Share it in a comment !