Writing2: A Travel Suggestion
Write about a place you'd like to visit or you've already visited. Be sure to include the following information:
- location
- suggestions of places to visit (touristic points, restaurants,monuments,etc)
- suggestions about what to take in your luggage and explain why
*in your writing, include modals for necessity and suggestion (see the student's book,page 33- grammar focus)
One of the most exciting vacations I've ever had was when I visited two of the
westernmost provinces in Canada - Alberta and British Columbia, in the year 2013. One
of my sisters was doing her Doctorate there back then, and I went with my father and
my brother in law to visit her.
There are such incredible places to go to and the locals are very hearty and
polite when receiving tourists. You should definitely rent a car to visit all the nice places,
and for that, you must take you driver ́s license with you. The city of Calgary is a very
nice place to start your tour.
From there, you should go to Banff, a small and gorgeous city that still keeps
96% of it’s wild areas intact, and still has great hotels, restaurants and shopping
options. You need to carry a good camera with you, because, as being inside Banff
National Park, that is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the city offers amazing
landscapes, with crystalline lakes, icefields, big mountains and very charming villages.
Don’t forget to include a quick visit to the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, a luxurious
hotel, opened to public visitation, that makes you wonder why you weren’t born rich….
Leaving the city, following the Trans-Canada highway, heading west, you will find
Lake Louise, a glacial lake also located within Banff National Park. According to what
I’ve heard, the colour of the water is the result of the rock flour carried into the lake by
meltwater from the glaciers.
After spending some time appreciating the lake, it's time for a bigger adventure.
And for this one, you'd better bring warm clothes with you. The columbia Icefield is near
the lake and is a “must go” attraction. It is the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies.
There are special buses, with enormous wheels and big windows, that get all the
visitors to the top of the elevated plateau, where you can walk in the ice, take very nice
pictures and even taste the meltwater if you want so. Just one piece of advice. You
shouldn't drink too much of it… Unfortunately I did it, and I didn't feel very well after it. I
think my body was not used to this kind of water.
Finally, you ought to head north and visit the Lussier Hotsprings. To take full
advantage of your visit, you have to bring your swimsuits with you. There is a very nice
waterfall that ends in a very cold water river. However, the swimsuits are not for you to
enter the river (you can still do it if you are brave enough), but to stay in one of the
natural pools located near it, all with water temperatures between warm and hot. I
almost forgot one important information, you don’t have to pay anything to use the
pools. It’s free, and open to the public.
