Every day thousands of people travel from one place to another. They commute to work, to school or on business. Many people travel for pleasure and travelling has recently become one of the most popular hobbies.
Travelling is also an interesting way of spending holidays. In every season of the year the airports, railway stations, seaports are full of people travelling for longer or shorter distances.

Travelling by bus

Travelling by bus may sometimes be a little uncomfortable, but the situation is gradually improving. Buses are usually equipped with better seats, dark glass against the sun, air-conditioning, television and often with a toilet as well.
Some buses even offer passengers food and drink. Buses with comfortable seats which are used for long journeys are called coaches.

Travelling by train

When travelling by train, we need a ticket. We usually buy a ticket at a booking-office in the station or at a travel agency. It can be a one-way ticket/single ticket or a return ticket. Sometimes it´s necessary to buy a ticket with the seat- reservation or a place in the sleeping car/sleeper.

The slowest trains are goods trains. Travellers usually/generaly use fast trains/express trains or passenger trains/slow trains.
Fast trains don´t stop at many places and can therefore go faster. Normal slow trains stop at every station. Through trains are the trains by which you can reach a place without changing.
Both classes(the first and the second) have upholstered seats. Fast trains have a dinning/restaurant car and a sleeper. Most of passenger coaches have several compartments for smokers and non-smokers. The fastest trains today are electric high-speed trains.

Travelling by plane

When people travel a long distance, they usually travel by air/plane. Travelling by plane is exciting, fast, comfortable, relatively safe but rather expensive.

But in such countries as the USA where the people have to travel long distances to get from one place to another, travelling by plane has become quite common.

When people chose to travel by plane, they usually go or phone to the airlines or travel agency to get information about flights as well as about reservations and cost of air tickets. It´s also usual to confirm the flight at least a week before travelling.
Check-in is a place where you report your arrival at an airport and your passport are checked. A customs officer weighs your luggage/baggage because each traveller can take only 20 kilos of luggage free of charge.
For air traffic safety both people and luggage have to be checked.
Bratislava´s M.R.Stefanik airport is going to adopt new security rules/measures for passenger check next year:

• they want to reduce the threat of terrorism
• along with weapons, explosives and chemicals, the list of banned items will also include liquids, gels such as drinks, perfumes, syrups, toothpaste and hair gel.

During the flight we are looked after by an air hostess/stewardess. She serves us something to eat and drink and supplies us with magazines to read.