CloseUp C2 - Distant Shores vocabulary

Wealthy travellers taking advantage of poor local people get on my nerves. I remember seeing this bloke haggling over the price of a hand-made bag. He wanted to save two pounds. ______________, he tried to pay half of the price for

Often when we travel to a non-English speaking country, we are told not to trust those people who approach us in English. They may try to ________ us and steal our things.

_________ you may be visiting a place you’ve always wanted to get to know, after a while, nothing feels better than home.

The only ______ to visiting Fernando de Noronha is remembering that it once was a ________ and, now, it is _______.

The ______ of distant flights may seem endless, especially, when you are completely knackered and the only thing you’re looking forward to is your own bed.

After a thorough research about the place where we would like to spend our holidays, there came the time for us to _________ and go.

Visiting Southeast Asia is definitely on my _____. That’s one thing I’ve got to do before I die.

Job? Come off it! I normally make a living out of my monthly pocket money. Every now and then, a small amount of money ________________ into my bank account

Perhaps, trying voluntourism could be a way for George to try something more altruistic. He is commonly so ______.

While travelling, I can’t stand sightseeing where everyone else goes. I certainly prefer the places __________.

On account of the fact that we had to buy a car all of sudden, we _________ our savings. We weren’t expecting at all to move to a rural town where we would need a new car.

When visiting the shanty towns close to the coast, I kept wondering how we could _____ poverty and raise living standards so that everyone could have a decent lifestyle.

I try not to _____ her all the success she has… yet I must tell you one thing: I don’t think she deserves it whatsoever. I hate it when she boasts about all her achievements.