A Description of my Holidays.

When I’m able to get time off work for holidays, as I did for the Christmas holidays, I usually spend time with my family in the place where I was born.
Because of my job, I'm currently living in Rome, but my parents live in my hometown.
This is the reason I prefer spending time with family members.
Most of the time my holidays last for a few days but sometimes I take long holidays as I did this past summer.
When I was a university student, I studied with other friends who came from my hometown. 
Unlike today, we always travelled together on our trips home. Now, I travel alone.
I usually take the bus to go to my hometown. Riding the bus takes about 7 hours while the train takes about 9 hours, including stops.
Although the journey is always tiresome, it is something worthwhile doing. 
I love to stay in the place where I was born because I have many friends there, and there are a lot of things to do such as riding bikes, or walking along the main street, or shopping.
When I am in Rome, I spend most of my time in office and I have to follow a strict schedule all the time, whereas when I am in my hometown, I am free to do whatever I want and I spend my time with the people I care about the most.
This is the reason why I prefer staying in my hometown rather than in other places.