Traveler B2 (ver. 2), Module 1, Units 1 and 2

Bookings are all-inclusive: payment is up front and includes tip.

“Someone to see Mr. Frank Durham,” announced a bellboy, 48 appearing in the open doorway. Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

Engage in a physical activity that you find intimidating, maybe bungee jumping, parachuting, white water rafting, surfing, long-distance running or ocean swimming.Stalk a Celebrity.

His personal possessions were discovered in his cabin.

"Chambermaids are not allowed to flirt with customers in this hotel." Hughes, Rupert

He would prefer later because the British spring is so changeable.

One of his few close friends expressed concern about his drinking, and he responded by lashing out and ending the friendship. Salon (May 1, 2013)

Delta Air Lines will start daily nonstop flights between Seattle and Shanghai in June.

Rescuers search for six people missing after two mainland Chinese barges, carrying construction waste and sand, collided in thick fog near Hong Kong's Stanley district.

It was freezing, so I hired a local car service.

After a couple of years, Lee was homesick and came home. Seattle Times (Apr 14, 2013)

In happiness surveys, housework is ranked down there with commuting as  activities that people enjoy the least. Slate (Nov 21, 2012)

The American ambassador was invited to the news conference on the findings, but he did not attend, officials at the embassy said.

The rocky, uninhabited islets, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are located near rich fishing grounds and potentially huge oil and gas reserves.

With his advancing age, he said, “I forget things a little more often.

Saturday’s newspapers carried details of the relatively modest nature of his lodgings, which reportedly lacks air conditioning and a regular electricity supply.

In severe cases, however, it can cause serious complications, including hearing loss or brain swelling.

About 2,500 people have been rescued so far, many of them injured.

But when I mess up while dancing, it gets overwhelming.”

There are no outward signs of trauma: no food cluttering his house, no winter coats on days with mild weather. Salon (Apr 28, 2013)

Old maids cycling somewhere through dawn mists to tell lies about someone.

"There are too many guys in the locker room and, you know, guys play around too much."

Along with some really good golf courses, there are fantastic restaurants, great beaches, boating and an energetic nightlife. Golf Digest (Aug 14, 2012)

Things are rounded off with an outing to Shetland.

Nine million households have been educated through the programme and Ethiopia's health progress includes halving under-5 mortality rates.

He could not be reached at his home or martial arts studio on Tuesday.

"He looked great," O'Neill said before showers passed over the track following the jog. Seattle Times (Apr 29, 2013)

On the service side we’re talking about the likes of concierge medicine, travel services as well as resorts and spas. Forbes (Oct 8, 2012)

Our new backyard held a sparkling swimming pool, while the Greens’ featured an old El Camino the color of primer with four flat tires. Salon (Mar 31, 2013)

The community, high in the Massif Central hills, is blessed with natural spring water.

As airlines increased passenger service, they hired stewardesses who were registered nurses, skilled at calming nerves and tending to the airsick. Slate (Apr 5, 2013)

"Everyone knows you're supposed to go out before a storm and get food, water and gas, but it was taken for granted," he said.

The competition was won by South African stunt man Julian Bouillon.

Once again we run through fields of waving grass, stare at waterfalls, and gasp at sunsets. Salon (Apr 28, 2013)

He caught the flu while travelling in China.

He said a solar-powered trip around the world could happen in two years.

These young adults often teach complex, challenging life-and-death skills: sailing, horseback riding, rock climbing, whitewater kayaking and survival techniques. New York Times (May 30, 2012)