Travelling. Why do people travel? That’s a question which welcomes dozens ready answers. I have always dreamt to be able to travel as much as I want and to see the world. There are so many interesting places to go. Now I will try to explain why and how I would like to travel. Of course, there are different kinds of travel. On the one hand, you can come to a travel agent’s office and discuss all the details of the future tour. You can see the pictures of the hotel and all places you are going to see. You buy the whole tour package including medical insurance and tickets to and from the chosen place. When you come to the destination, you go sightseeing with a guide and according with a plan. One the other hand, you can get some of your friends interested in a back-pack march to the forest near your native home. There you could simply put up tent, make a fire, bake some potatoes and enjoy the nature. I am not sure what kinds of travelling, the wholly prepared or the improvised is better. Every person decides for himself or herself what to chose. In any case, travelling should challenging and unpredictable. You never know what other skill you will need or learn during your next trip. Even if you make a research of the places to visit during your travel, you will surely meet something you would never see in travel-guides and tourist-leaflets. If you are going to spend in a country at least several days, you will surely learn some words in the local language, no matter how difficult the language is. You meet local people, get in contact with them in the markets, shops, hotels, and day by day start to understand them. Travelling you meet people who are also travelling. You can exchange your travel experiences with them; share your favourite pictures of the sights. Also, when you travel to other countries you can get to know new foods typical for a country of your stay. According to your physical shape or depending on how much money you can afford to spend on a trip you can arrange a hiking trip, a safari, a cultural tour, or an adventure cruise. You can travel by train, by plane, by car, by ship, or on foot. And every way of transportation has its benefits. For example, travelling by train will give you a chance to see many picturesque landscapes and make friends with you wagon-companions. Yet, travelling by planes saves you much time if you intend to spend more time at the place of final destination, though plane tickets are usually much more expensive. If you travel by your own car, you can plan the route yourself, go where you want and see the things you chose to see. Very recently, there have appeared new types of travelling. First of all, very fashionable has become the so called ecologic tourism, or ecotourism. Ecotourists do not go to cities for clubbing or going to parties and enjoying it all. Instead, they go to a place in the country and spend a week or two with farmers. They wake up early in the morning, go riding horses or walk along the green hills, breathing fresh air and watching nature around them. This way, such people manage to find an escape from their hectic routine life. I would not say, I am a fan of ecotourism. At least for the time being, I would prefer something more active and daring. For example, space tourism. You may well remember that not so long ago there was the first space tour. An American man flew into space as the first space tourist in human history. Of course, that doesn’t mean that he is going to be followed by millions of other space tourists. In any way, this is a good beginning and I do hope some day to go into space as a tourist.