An international travel magazine is running a series of articles on alternatives to travelling by plane. The magazine has invited readers to send in articles briefly describing a memorable long-distance train or bus journey they have made. The article should explain the advantages of travelling a long distance by train or bus and consider whether in general travelling to your destination more slowly may result in a more satisfying travel experience.
This article was written by Roland Simon
Long-distance Travel
The standard of living has been increasing over recent decades, meaning air travel has become affordable to the hoi polloi. ThIS conspicuous advantage HAS RESULTED IN its GROWING popularity. However, when indifferent SECURITY guards checkING you ad nauseam(令人厌烦地) CAUSE SUCH A nuisance THAT IT DISSUADES(劝阻) you FROM choosing THE airplane, rail travel might WELL be an ATTRACIVE alternative option for you.
When it comes to speed no other means of transportation can compete with aviation. While a business airline offers luxury for frequent travellers, a no-frills operator aims at ordinary people and it is able to provide relatively cheap tickets by cutting the travel experience to its bare bones. Terrorism has become A scourge and the global threat of an attack HAS forced security experts to tighten the conditions of air travel. Just imagine standing in the slithering long queue at the departure lounge, waiting FOR your luggage TO BE be scanned; annoyance LIKE THESE can EASILY discourage ANY TENDERNESS YOU MIGHT FEEL toward AIR TRAVEL. Like it or loathe it, the strict safety rules of the airports are A prerequisite for flying and all of the passengers must abide by THEM. Seldom do people enjoy air travel, it is just a means to an end(达到目的的手段/方法).
For many OF THE older generation, train travel is intrinsically linked with childhood and it could be the ultimate alternative travel experience for people who want to relish the TIME TAKEN TRAVELLING. BY using THE TRAIN instead of FLYING, you can reduce your own carbon footprint tremendously. I will never forget A journey from Budapest to THE Bohemian Forest. I tasted the slow-paced lifestyle of the antediluvian era. My travel companions played an indirect role in the enjoyment of THIS rail TRIP. I ENTRANCED when they give an insight into their lives during the journey. While I was gazing AT the transformation of the geographical featureS of the Czech landSCAPE, from a city to a village, a meadow to the mountainous forest, I caught intriguing threadS of conversation(接住话头) in the dining CAR. The changing landscape from the train window is akin to an artistic paintING IN PROGRESS. I love the bucolic landscape the most, I spotted sparsely DISTRIBUTED houses hiding among the trees.
In conclusion, it is pretty obvious WHEN comparing IT TO aviation(航空), rail travel is proven to be sluggish. However, the riveting journey and the natural conversation are able to compensate for the elongated time. Not only does THE train provide the most environmentally-friendly travelling option, but is also gives you an irreplaceable atmospheric journey.
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