Travel Advanced

Level: 2

Requirements

• Earn the Travel honor.
• View a travelogue program not previously watched, of a unique location you would like to visit.
• What safety considerations should you think of when traveling?
• What health recommendations or requirements are recommended by your country’s health depart/office when traveling internationally?
• Create a 7-day international trip plan for a “family vacation”:
  • Create a 7-day planner and include:
    • A description of one historic site to visit
    • A list and description of two natural sites to visit
    • A description of one recreational site to visit (Note: First and last days may be travel days)
  • Create a 7-day budget for the “family vacation” and include projected financial figures for a “family group” of four people:
    • Round trip airfare to that country
    • Automobile Rental (economy/compact)
    • Legitimate gas costs (remember that many countries list gas prices per liter)
    • Determine an average per night hotel expense
    • Determine an average per day food expense
    • Budget costs for sites you plan to visit
    • Legitimate souvenir expenses
    • Include 10% for miscellaneous expenses
• Write a 100-word description or discuss in a group what you think traveling around in Bible times was like. Discussion topics might include:
  • contrasting distances traveled then vs. now
  • expectations of what you’d have available to you at your lodging (bathing, beds, # of people lodging together, etc.)
  • food eaten during a journey (no refrigeration or grocery stores back then)
  • why you would travel (recreation vs. necessities)