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Traveling inside or outside your country? - Salomé Carrillo

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Traveling inside or outside your country? - Salomé Carrillo

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Surely you´ve heard different opinions about traveling across the years. Someone prefers to travel alone, some others in company, someone travel just to very expensive places and others prefer small and cheap ones. But today I will be talking about traveling inside or outside your country, what is better? There are people who say that it´s better to know first all your country, or at least most part of it and then yes go outside, but why? I am going to explain you why I don´t agree with that statement and it doesn´t matter to where you travel first or second.

First of all, why do people would prefer traveling inside their owns country? There can be several answers to that. First because it can be cheaper than traveling outside the country, you can go in car or bus, not necessarily in a plane, that reduces a lot the budget. Also, because being your same country you don´t have the necessity to change your coin to another much expensive than yours. Another reason could be that you have family or friends across the country and of course, you want to visit them, that are priorities, and to go to visit them is not that hard, you just need a little of save money and free time. In the case of my country (and I´m sure that the same happens in all of Latin-America) another reason is that you have so much to know! You doesn´t need to go to another country to find wonderful, in just one or two hours in car probably you can be in another ecosystem and having a totally different landscape in front of your eyes.

At the other hand I also understand those ones who likes to know other countries. You know different languages, cultures, faces, clothes, buildings, landscapes, foods, etc. Probably if you travel inside your country, it can be similar to what you know, but outside is literally unknown for you, for example Japan, or Asia in general, Perú, Mexico, Italy, Greece, Africa… That’s another world! it puts you in prove, you have to know how to communicate even if you don’t understand the language. In my opinion it can be more an adventure, especially because almost everything is new! And that for me is fascinating. Maybe the bad part about this is that is more expensive than travel inside your country, you have to plan very well your trip to make it real, but when it becomes a reality… it´s amazing.

To conclude I think that both options are always a good idea, but I disagree with the idea that you need to know first all your country for then know outside. You can go to wherever you want! If you have the resources, the company and the feeling to do it, well do it! For example, I would love to go to Italy and Japan, there are my biggest dreams in terms of traveling, and it is because I know it would be a completely adventure! There are cultures, people and food that I know I have never tried and I will never try if is not there. In my country are beautiful places that I’ve met and some others that I want to, but I’ll not stop my biggest dreams just because I don´t know my country at all.

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Traveling is one of the experiences most people would like to live, whether it is in their own country or outside of it, depends on their preferences and the possibility to afford it. This essay will discuss which is preferred and why traveling abroad is better.

Sometimes you get one opportunity before the other, this was my case. I had the opportunity of traveling outside of the country before I got to know many places here in Colombia, and I still love and appreciate that.  The thing is that when I visited those places and someone asked me about my country I didn’t knew much, but this also changed.

However, when you travel in your country you get to know your culture and your history also. It would be better if you know everything there is to know from where your country, the beautiful things it must have, before getting to know others, in this way you could have a clear mind to do a comparison. Nevertheless, I prefer travelling to places outside the country, knowing other cultures and it differences.

In conclusion, if you could have the opportunity of knowing your country first, take it. If it is the other way also enjoy that, you could still go back to the country and visit as many places as you want, but you could never know when you would have the money or the chance to visit other countries, therefor I would choose to travel abroad first if I could.

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Nowadays, it is common to hear and see people traveling outside and inside the country because they would like to hang out with their families, friends, etc. Also, it is pretty common seeing people traveling for business inside as outside their country, or people who just want to travel inside their country before traveling outside. In this text you will find some reasons why people travel inside and outside their country, mixed, and which one I will choose.

Firstly, you can usually see a lot of people traveling in their own country before travel outside, or just traveling inside. This could be for three reasons: First, there are people who travel inside their own country because the trip could be sometimes cheaper than traveling outside. Second, people who want to see their own country and visit the most common spots because it is better to know your country before to travel outside. Third, this reason could be people that just want to travel inside their own country because they do not want to deal with things such as: language, culture shock, currency exchange, etc. You can see a lot of this kind of people, for example: David who has been traveling inside his own country in places like Amazonas (Colombia), Cartagena (Colombia), San Andrés (Colombia), etc. Because he does not want to deal with things mentioned before. Johnary who has been always talking about visiting firstly his country before traveling to others, or Hans who has been traveling inside and outside his own country for business.

Secondly. There are a lot of people that want to travel just outside their country because they do not find something interesting in their own, or perhaps they could feel a connection with cultures of different countries. Furthermore, one of the most common reasons is that they want to visit the most common spots worldwide and things such as: gastronomy, people, culture, etc. For example: When I was in the school I remembered that when I was thirteen-year-old I had a friend called Carpintero who always used to say that his family and himself enjoy traveling to different countries for things mentioned before.

To sum up, I will say that I am the mix between the person who wants to travel to another countries and who wants to travel to his own. And I will like to travel to countries such as: Italy, Belize, Japan, Brazil, United Stated, New Zealand, etc. Firstly, to know their gastronomy because I will say “one of the best things in life”, Secondly. To meet their culture and traditions that maybe we do not have but I would like to apply in my life. Thirdly, to visit their famous spots, because I will say that is well-known to visit them. On another hand, talking about my own country I would like to go to: Amazonas, Medellin, Cartagena, Barranquilla, etc. In conclusion, everybody is different and has different ways to think about trips, only if you want to travel outside or inside your country, will you be the person to enjoy your trip

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Nowadays, traveling abroad has become one of the most common hobbies for people who completely enjoy it. Although a lot of people prefer to travel abroad, others prefer to visit other iconic places in their own countries, even if it is inside your country or not, traveling has been considered as something you can do because of many purposes or reasons, but, which is better? Well, in this written we will see which could be the best option and why.

Currently, people are getting bored because of a comfort zone or the environment they find in their countries, which is something repetitive and commonly boring, that is why from my point of view, people are likely to travel abroad and try to find other environments. I consider that is a decision which depends on the person who is going to travel, but if you ask me, I completely prefer to travel inside my country indeed, Colombia is an excellent country to visit, not only because of the places and the infinite nature you can find here but also for the culture and people who are remarkably kind and respectful. Whereas there are people who like traveling abroad and looking for something else, I really enjoy Colombia and I try to take advantage of everything that this beautiful country can give me.

However, it is important to acknowledge that although Colombia is a beautiful country, because of its history, even the inhabitants from Colombia prefer to travel abroad but, I consider that if you do not know your roots or culture, how are you going to know or look for other countries’ cultures? It is crucial for me to know my own country, the people, places, nature, animals and every single characteristic of the place where I was born. On the one hand, I love the way Colombia is and the infinite number of opportunities we have to enjoy a trip. On the other hand, other countries are interesting and places where you can find comfortability too. So it depends on what are you looking for, and wonder how much you can enjoy the place where you are going.

To sum up, traveling is something I really enjoy even if it is in a little town near my city. It is an activity which I prefer inside the country just because of the reason about knowing my roots and everything related to that, therefore I would rather travel inside the country as my first option. However, I would completely travel abroad to places that I am interested in without any problem.

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Many people prefer to travel abroad than visit tourist spots in their home country. This essay will discuss why people chose to travel abroad and why is important to visit local places before traveling out of the country and also present my opinion on this topic. Finally, will conclude about the considerations you can have to decide where to travel.

In the first place, it is possible that people who travel abroad before visiting the tourist spots in their home country can support this by explaining that it is their dream to visit places that are special to them, for example, for the history of the place, the view, the food, the religion. Furthermore, they count on the resources to do this kind of holiday.

On the other hand, it is important to consider the associated cost to travel abroad, for example, the tickets, visa, passport, money exchange, and taxes fees, this can elevate the total budget of the vacations, especially in families, and this would lead that some people prefer to visit local tourist spots. Also, when you visit local places you help to support the economy of the area, for instance, staying at local hostels, eating in homegrown restaurants, visiting tourist spots with native touristic guides, and appreciating your country’s culture. Personally, for me if you have the opportunity to see new places, it is better to support the local economy before traveling abroad, however, the choice will depend on what you want and what plans you have for your life.

To conclude, some people like to travel outside their country before going to local places, nonetheless by visiting touristic sports in their home country they can help to support the local economy and also they can reduce the associated costs. However, the final decision to where to travel will be influenced by what you have planned, the budget, and the places that you want to know.

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Traveling to a foreing country. By Natalia Rodriguez

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Traveling to a foreing country. By Natalia Rodriguez

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As a student who likes to research another countries and watch how they are i became interested in explore new places. Traveling is one of my most important hobbie that i want for my life moreover as i have family that lives in another countries like Spain, London or USA i decided with my parents that before accomplish my C1, i could visit and thake a trip again in Boston to see if i really want to learn the idiom. Also i was really happy by this notice because i have saw lots of museums and the fenway park.

When i arrived at the Boston Logan International Airport, i stayed at my aunti's house, everything was so amazing and i couldn't take my eyes out of the car window the entire trip. My family showed me the stadium, museums, gardens, aquariums and librarys. I remember i couldn't wait to go every place they tell me about.

That place was so awsome, on the one hand the food surprised me because i didn't use to taste similar plates here in colombia, taste food from another cultures was really tasty. On the other hand my cousins introduced me with their friends so i became more social and open minded with cultures. We went out a lot and they make me feel like home even if i didn't knew where i was and really surprised to see a man dressed like a hamburger dancing and on the other side a woman playing a violin.

Later on enjoying an entire vacation, i returned home and saw my sweet grandma. The trip was an experience that became a memorie for my whole life and i wish i could stayed there with the people that now are my closest ones. Now for the future i will definitely go again and also save more memories with the people i love as well as recommend that place to my friends.

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It is known that the most of the people really enjoy traveling but there’s some complications at the time to decide if it’s better to travel as a tourist in their own country and then go to an international trip, but there are other people who prefer travelling outside the country. In this document we will see which one is better, pros and cons about the tourist spots in their own country and why the people choose each one.

When we talk about traveling, the first thing that you imagine is staying in a great place with a perfect beach, or a city that has too much culture and with people too friendly, trying new food and visiting new places, but to see all those thing is not necessary that you have to leave your country to have that experience, you just can start with visiting those famous places in your country and the best thing is that all you need is to enjoy your trip for no regrets in the future.

There’s pros for the tourist spots in their own country, for example you can learn about the traditional things from your culture and enjoy the benefits that are just in your country, you will be apart from the monotonous life that you had before, and the trip wouldn’t be so long as you thing, because you can go by car or a plane trip, if you decide to go with your own car would be cheaper than going through a plane. In the cons that we can find, you can lose the opportunities that you can find going outside the country, like bring a cultural exchange, take beautiful photos for places that are not in your country, and the most important thing is taste new dishes.

To conclude, the travelling inside and outside the country have something in common that is the enjoy the new places that you can afford to go, having new experiences alone or with the people that you love, talk about that in a future and feel excited about the things that you did in your trip and in the most of the cases having no regrets about the money that you spended, in my opinion the tourist spot in my own country is best than just go to an international trip.

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Travel abroad or inside our country - Sharik Cifuentes

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Travel abroad or inside our country - Sharik Cifuentes

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Tourism is one of the most interesting activities which people can do in different countries, but specially in their own. It is important to take into account if people in Colombia prefer visit places into their own or they look for others destinations, in order to reduce costs or select the most rated places. This essay will present my point of view about traveling abroad or in Colombia.

First of all, Colombia has a high rate of tourism in terms of South America, because count with historical places around all the country, excellent service and attention with the visitors, exotic landscapes which catch the attention of the majority of foreigners and also delicious dishes, but why Colombians search for spots or cities abroad the country? Even, tourism places do not have enough advertisement or publicity to show plans, hotels or activities? Or costs are really high to be cover by Colombian families? Both are possible, but the true is that Colombians prefer spend more quantity of money visiting countries that are more near to be first-world to feel more secure and have a unique experiences giving a shot of impressive infrastructure, culture and new types of food.

In my point of view, visit Colombia is an amazing travel that people can do, because all cities have something special to offer and show about historical moments. Also, the natural plans that departments count as traveling in boat around the Magdalena River, visit El Nevado de Santa Marta or the Tatacoa Desert, are plans charged with fauna and flora that in some cases, people do not appreciate. After travel abroad, people will try to visit a big part of the country to be a kind of tourist guide abroad and to understand more about our cultural raises.

To conclude, travel abroad is an incredible plan that all people want to do, but is moment to recognize that Colombia is a potential tourism country that give us magnified experiences with mixed cultures.

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Traveling is an activity that a lot of people love because it allows them to meet, explore and see new fantastic cultures and beautiful places to learn about history or to get new experience, but the places to travel are different to whom prefer to go outside the country or to get to visit spots around their own country, this essay will discuss which option is better in my point of view.

In the first place going to places outside the country is something that most of the people want to achieve in some point of their lives, but is really expensive because in most of the cases you have to get to your destiny by plane, also you need to exchange your money to buy things in those countries sometimes the money exchange fees are really high, even though the travel could be expensive what you can learn and visit is the most important thing, you are going to be in touch with new traditions, people and historical places, something that for sure is going to be unforgettable.

On the other hand, traveling first in your own country is really easy, you can go to different destinations using just a car or bus which is something more affordable, although it is cheap, it could be uncomfortable for some people especially when the travel is really long, in one occasion my family and I went into a trip for 24 hours, we end up really stressed and tired, especially my dad and my uncle who were driving all the time. The special thing about traveling inside your country is learning about new things that you might didn’t know about biodiversity, different traditions, beautiful places with high cultural value leading into valuing and loving more the place where you live.

In conclusion as I see it, I prefer to visit my country before going outside, because not doing it can be a waste of an opportunity in such a wonderful place as Colombia is, with a vast territory full of animals, plants, natural places to visit, and the variety of cultures in the own country is a really good opportunity to learn and see a lot of things about ourselves and why we should protect and love our country, a lot of people have to travel from other countries and we have the opportunity because we have born here.

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It´s better to travel in our own country or outside the country Angie natalia

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It´s better to travel in our own country or outside the country Angie natalia

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Traveling to different places is an exciting way to live. For some people prefer to travel to other countries while others prefer to travel to their own country. This essay will discuss the different reasons of why the people decided to travel to different destinations and will demonstrate why is better to travel to travel outside their country.

Traveling to our own country provide us the possibility to explore more about the history in the place that we are living. Which help us to understand more about originally cultures and the different habits that they originally had in that place. Additionally, to that, travel to the different places that we have in our own county help us to love more who we are, since the place where we are originally from is going to be part of us no matter where we are.

On the other hand, traveling to other countries give us the opportunity to learn about other cultures, languages, habits, and food, that help us to understand ourselves in most of the cases, thanks to the fact of the different knowledge that the other countries could provide us, even if that means to leave your own country. Including the incredible views that we are going to see, the amount of cultural and national heritages that all the countries have, is the principal reason to travel to those places.

To conclude, this essay discussed the two options that the people have the option to choose when the want to travel to any place, in my opinion travel to other countries have more benefits, outweigh the reasons to travel in the same country.

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Nowadays travelling has become one of the most common thing to do in life, even more after the pandemic. There is people who like to travel out of their country and other rather travel in their own country first. Approximately seven years ago travelling to another country was that most people wanted to do to fill that social necessity to fit in, even if they were not comfortable with that. In this text the discussion will be around how was the perspective of travelling in Colombia around ten years ago, how it has changed and how we have changed our perspective of travelling around Colombia.

I remember when I was fifteen, almost ten years ago, it was very common has those conversations with friends or family related with trips or travelling, and the most usual thing was talking about travelling to U.S.A or Europe and it always had a tone of superiority. I had the opportunity to travel out of the country at the age of sixteen, and I appreciate that experience and the others next to that one because I took into account and learnt about me, my likes and what I wanted to know or go after. I think some reasons in that time to prefer travelling out of the country were: because Colombia had been very attacked by war in some places that people felt insecure easily, Colombians were not involved with the touristic places and travelling was for a long time considered just for rich people.

At the days, and because of the pandemic, the preferences and the changes in the touristic places here in Colombia; it is usual to know more people travelling around the country and not outside. This could be related with feeling more secure now, the cities and the places are recovered, the government the state are investing in culture, tourism and infrastructure to provide better experiences to the visitors and people wanted to feel the freedom, the tranquility and peace after being almost a year away of beaches, mountains or nature. As well the cost of travelling has changed, these days you can save money and travel, before was not that easy and cheap. Now there are many options.

To summarize and choosing between travelling inside the country, in this case Colombia, my answer will be travelling inside Colombia and even more right now, there are so many places to visit and understand the history, the culture and enjoy the colorful life that we use to create in this country. Having the opportunity to go out of the country in different context allowed me to appreciate the beauty and the wealth in our people, places, landscapes, nature, wildlife and culture. Because I’m from here and I have been in other countries, sometimes I felt that everything there was the same but in different cities. But in other hand here in Colombia is like being in another Country when you switch the city because there are so many cultures, traditions, food, landscapes, places to discover and a hide story behind everything to know about it in each place you visit. As a conclusion, for me will be better to know my house first and then explore the surroundings, we are rich in many different ways here.

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Traveling around the world is one of the best options for curious people that want to be around the world and learn new things but, not everybody want to be abroad, they first want to know their own country and the things it has inside itself. In this text, the reader is going to know why is better to know first your country than go abroad.

If people look around and think outside the box, they could see the world is really big, you can do a lot of things and go a lot of places even, you can learn new languages and new cultures. Those reasons are the main ones people give when they are talking why they want to go outside their country and know more places, which is something really good and also interesting.

Some countries like Colombia are huge and have tons of cultural and touristic places to visit, for example the forests in Amazonas or the beaches in Cartagena. Not everybody is conscious about they have in their own place and when people abroad ask them about their country they do not know what to say apart of coffe or say they do not sell drugs. That is why people should explore and travel in their own country before they go abroad, even is cheaper is like a better idea in terms of travelling.

To conclude this text, travelling is one of the best activities to do but you should be aware what you do first to have better experiences in a future so that you can gain more knowldege in a better way.

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That counts the most are the new experiences. Camilo Pinzon

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That counts the most are the new experiences. Camilo Pinzon

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Most of the people when are asking about what would they do if they won the lottery, always in each answer, you will find that one of the biggest desires is traveling around the world or just doing it in his country or town, visiting new places that are full of experiences and memorable memories. But which type of trip is better, abroad or in our country? In this text you will find some opinions about it and finally my personal view.

There are some people that said if you want to travel abroad you must have visited each part of your country first, in this case, I am in the middle. I don't think it is truly necessary to do that, it is more a combination of both, it is key to know some cultural aspects of your country but at the same time you could be planning to travel abroad. In my case, one opinion that I heard a lot is why are you going to spend a huge amount of money for just being in Spain for 1 month playing tennis. Hopefully, I had the opportunity to go to this amazing country and even though  all the trip costed a lot, in this case,  the new experiences and the way I met new cultures, involving me in a daily routine as a Spaniard athlete outweighs more than the money I spent on it.

On the other hand, the nearest your travel is, the less money are you going to spend. This is a real situation and you can know your country in an affordable way. I like that idea but in my point of view, if you want to save money for a trip, it is better for an abroad one because it could be more interesting get away for your normal life and involves in a totally new culture for you, in which, you can learn new things but also discover new hobbies and ways to develop yourself.

Finally, I just want to say that there are a bunch of points of view related traveling, the thing is that you could know which type of traveler are you, whose likes and dislike counts a lot and help you to decide what type of travel are you want to do. It does not matter if you prefer travelling abroad or in your own country, the aspect that you have to taking into account are the experiences that you are going to live.

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Nowadays it is very common that people, at least in Colombia, prefer to know better their own country instead of venturing in a completely new country, with different cultures, different food and even different language. Nonetheless, this essay will discuss if it is better to know better your own country first, or if it is better to take risks and venturing in a complete new country, where perhaps you are not very used to their culture, food, weather, laws and even the language.

There are a lot of reasons why you should probably know your own country and then travel wherever you want. Firstly, you will get more familiarize with all the logistic of tickets, hotels, flights, luggage, and even how to be more aware of the budget that you have for the travel and do not waste money, which will can help you in future plans of travel wherever you are, how to manage or how to face possible bad situations with many solutions. Secondly, knowing your country will help you to be aware of the diversity that your country has and you do not even know, also recognize the huge value of the culture, people, food, biodiversity and diversity in general, feeling more secure and comfortable.

Travelling abroad first, instead of know your country first, also have plenty of advantages too. For instance, in a very unknown country for you, you will prove and challenging yourself that you are able to find solutions in any kind of good or bad situation, that happenned to my parents, they did a touristic program call "Europe Tour" by their own last year, they did not know English and for sure they did not know French, Italian or German and I still don´t know how they were able to communicate their ideas or what they wanted, however they found solutions in situations that could be impossible to accomplish. Thanks to that experience my parents nowadays don´t get stuck in any situation no matter how impossible looks.

All in all, from my point of view although know your country first sounds like a good idea for people who likes stay in a comfortable zone, is better to take the risk of going into a new country, due to the fact that you will be able to test yourself in different situations and also you will get a lot of new experiences and anecdotes to tell your children and grandchildren.

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Traveling is a very good way to learn about other cultures and get knowledge while enjoying; There are many manners of traveling, and you can choose the one that fits better for you, for instance there is people who prefer to travel to other countries meanwhile others likes to take advantage of all the things that their country has to offer first, so in this essay I will put on a balance these two points of view giving details and examples and at the end I will give you my personal opinion about it.

Sometimes people wants to go out of their comfort zone and they are searching for an opportunity to leave problems and other things behind for at least some days for this traveling has become so popular. Travel to other countries is a very good option for those who likes to know different things and change completely the environment they are in, also there is a big demand due the huge number of options that it offers, that’s why it can be a little bit expensive but I think; I haven’t had the opportunity of travel outside Colombia but I really want to and I think it can worth it.

In the other hand we have the option of traveling in our own country, I think it’s a very good alternative if you want to travel and you don’t want to waste a lots of money, but that is not the only reason for example Colombia has a lot of things to offer and sometimes we don’t appreciate them as it should. I think I’m lucky cause my country is a very good place to travel and I have enjoy a lot of all the thing it has

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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some people like to travel outside their country. Others would rather travel to tourist spots in their own country first, before travelling abroad. Which do you prefer and why? Include specific details and examples to support your choice.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevan examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words