Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) writing 4

Something to say about travel?
Getting to know the world, meeting different cultures, changing your overview are all possibilities travelling can offer. Our world is getting becoming more and more worldwide globalised and proportionally new travel opportunities are rising on the horizon. But is visiting all kind of the different tourist destinations a good investment?
Some people are glad of to have seen what they have seen, whereas others are not. Personally, I think that it is all about your expectations. If they are extremely high you are likely to be disappointed. This happens is mainly because of due to commercials and marketing brochures purposes. The Media advertises promotes a worth seeing tourist region you intend to visit as worth seeing and when you get there it turns out to be nothing more than a terrible place where that only deluded losers visit.
However, travelling around the world has its positive sides, especially if you are an extrovert person who has a the courage to communicate with strangers. In my opinion, this is at leaast a great way to make new friends or improve your speaking skills at least. Another advantage that travelling can offers is the knowledge you gain. There is nothing more precious than this. You are not able to learn it from books and that is why it is so priceless.
On one hand it may be terrible if you are waiting on at the bus stop for hours, but on the other hand why not to get your daily dose of social interaction with the people around you.