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C1.2 Travel collocations

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    Travel collocations and expressions
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  • The hotel owners were very hospitable and really put ... for us.
    The hotel owners were very hospitable and really put themselves out for us.
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  • The architecture is a stunning and ... (surprising and difficult to imagine) mixture of styles from every period,all beautifully restored.
    The architecture is a stunning and mind-boggling mixture of stiles from every period, all beautifully restored.
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  • The town was quite ... with tourists (like us!), and especially the narrower streets were a bit of a nightmare to get through.
    The town was quite overrun with tourists (like us!), and especially the narrower streets were a bit of a nightmare to get though.
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  • Near the hotel there was a restaurant with authentic cuisine, very reasonably priced; a much better bet than the ... restaurants in the tourist areas of town.
    Near the hotel there was a restaurant with authentic cuisine, very reasonably priced; a much better bet than the overpriced restaurants in the tourist areas.
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  • We walked to the next beach to ... from the crowds.
    We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.
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  • I hate my new job. It's so stressful that I can't wait until the weekends when I can go home and ... with my friends.
    I hate my new job. It's so stressful that I can't wait until the weekends when I can go home and let my hair down with my friends.
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  • They went on a camping trip to ... nature.
    They went on a camping trip to get back to nature.
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  • We end this tour with something everyone likes to do: stroll around a new place and ... the atmosphere and people.
    We end this tour with something everyone likes to do: stroll around a new place and soak up the atmosphere and people.
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  • I love to really ... on holiday. I like to blow what money I have in a short time. I save all year and then have a really good time.
    I love to really live it up on holiday. I like to blow what money I have in a short time. I save all year and then have a really good time.
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  • As we're going ... track we're getting to see parts of the country tourists don't often see.
    As we're going off the beaten track we're getting to see parts of the country tourists don't often see.
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  • Ask any New Yorker about Times Square, and they will most likely tell you to ... of this tourist trap at all costs. According to locals, it's the worst tourist trap in the entire city.
    Ask any New Yorker about Times Square, and they will most likely tell you to steer clear of this tourist trap at all costs.
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  • I don´t really like to do very much on holiday. Just ... by the pool is enough.
    I don´t really like to do very much on holiday. Just lounging around by the pool is enough.
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  • People who appear as tourist are the most likely to get ..., so watch out for the taxis between the railway station, airports and hotels.
    People who appear as tourist are the most likely to get ripped off, so watch out for the taxis between the railway station, airports and hotels.
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  • After taking a canal tour, ... the sights in the 17th-century old town district and visit the nearby rainforest.
    After taking a canal tour, take in the sights in the 17th-century old town district and visit the nearby rainforest.
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  • My friends always ... They hitchhike and couchsurf everywhere.
    My friends always travel on a shoestring. They hitchhike and couchsurf everywhere.
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  • My sisters are real ... They love museums, ancient ruins and art galleries.
    My sisters are real culture vultures. They love museums, ancient ruins and art galleries.
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