Unit 26: Travel and Adventure Unit 26: Travel and Adventure Kết hợp từ hệ nâng cao về hành trình, thám hiểm và trải nghiệm du lịch A. An exciting trip (Hành trình thám hiểm kỳ thú) I'd always had a thirst for adventure and often get itchy feet so I could hardly contain my excitement when I set off for South America for a year. After a 12-hour flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil, I had another long flight to Manaus in the Amazon. Then I went by bus to a smaller town. It was a very arduous journey 1 . I should have broken the journey 2 somewhere but I did it all in one go. Next time, I'll have a stopover 3 in São Paolo, have a bit of rest and do the sights there before travelling on. After two fantastic weeks in the Amazon I got a flight on a low-cost airline to Rio de Janeiro. I then tried to get a flight to Peru but they were all full, so they put me on standby 4 . Luckily I got a seat on the flight I wanted. In Peru I went trekking in the Andes with a group. The guide took us off the beaten track and I felt like an intrepid explorer 5 from another century in some unexplored wilderness . There was a real sense of adventure . One day we actually got hopelessly lost . It was getting dark and we were afraid they'd have to send out a search party to look for us. But then we met some locals who were very friendly and helped us get back on our path. It was a great trip. 1 khó khăn, mệt mỏi, tốn nhiều công sức (difficult, tiring, needing a lot of effort) 2 dừng chân nghỉ ngắn ngày giữa một chặng hành trình dài (stopped for a short time) 3 nghỉ lại qua đêm (thường bằng đường hàng không) trong một chuyến đi dài trước khi bay tiếp 4 danh sách chờ (bố trí chỗ ngồi khi có ghế trống khuyết) 5 nhà thám hiểm dũng cảm, kiên cường (brave, with no fear of dangerous situations) B. Articles about travel adventures (Trích đoạn báo chí du lịch) Some longed-for sunny spells have boosted the spirits 1 of three British women hoping to set a polar trekking record. The women have faced severe weather conditions since setting off to walk to the North Pole 18 days ago. However, the team's base camp manager said she had spoken to them yesterday by satellite phone and they had been relieved to report the weather was sunny and their spirits were high 2 . 1 làm cho phấn chấn, vui vẻ hơn (made feel more cheerful) 2 tinh thần tinh lực rất cao, lạc quan (they were in a positive mood) C. London to Tangier by train (Hành trình đường sắt đặc biệt) Whilst th...