Kelly Doran

 

Spanish teacher
Camden High School
ICC Department
SUNY Cortland

 

 

  
Travel Project

You will be planning a two-week trip during summer vacation. You may work with a partner if you choose, but choose your partner wisely. One grade will be given for project completion and one grade will be given for presentation. If you are missing any information both grades will reflect it.

All components of your project must be completed by the deadline, or points will be deducted. Once ALL mandatory components have been completed you have the opportunity to earn extra points.

All expenses must be recorded in U.S. dollars and in the currency of the region you will be visiting. You will be allotted $2,000.00 U.S. per person (not including airfare).

You may use this site as a checklist to make sure that you have completed everything, please hold onto your paper copy, you will need to turn it in to your teacher in order to earn your grade.

*You will need to print out your information. Be sure to HIGHLIGHT what you want to print and choose PRINT SELECT, if you do not do this you may end up printing unnecessary pages.

Here are some helpful links to complete this project:

1. Transportation - Do you need transportation to and from the airport? What kind (bus, train, taxi)? How much will it cost?

2. Flights - Find your flights on the Internet. You must enter summer dates and you must print out your itinerary in order to receive credit (be sure your airport taxes, etc. are included in the price of your tickets). See lodging below for websites.

3. Passport application - Complete one passport application.

4. Choose 2 cities to visit on your trip - Be sure to include accomodations and transportation to and from both of these cities.

5. Lodging - Check hotels, bed and breakfasts, cottages, and youth hostels. Be sure to watch for differences between 2,3, 4, and 5 star hotels (the higher the number the more luxurious and expensive it will be). Make sure you use correct dates! You must include a print-out of your findings. Some possible sites to use are: hotels.com, travelocity.com, expedia.com, orbitz.com, hotwire.com, etc.

6. Weather predictions - Find the predicted weather for the area(s) you will be visiting during your trip. You must include temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit. Be sure to include the dates you will be traveling (this may be difficult - just be sure that you include the dates for your weather predictions, you may want to plan your trip in June in order to find the most accurate and up to date predictions). You must write a short description of what the weather will be like in Spanish.

7. Activities - Plan out which activities you would like to do while you are there. Remember to include cost, approximate length of time you'll spend on each activity, and transportation to and from hotel (plus kind of transportation and cost). You must plan at least 1 activity per day for 10 days.

hiking, fishing, museums, sunbathing, beaches, dining in a restaurant, etc?

8. Clothing - Include a list of what you will pack for your trip. Don't forget any accessories or toiletries that you might want to bring. You must have a minimum of 20 items, listed in both English and Spanish.

9. Food and drink - Which foods and/or drinks are special to this region? Find out about at least 4 specialty items from your travel destination.

10. Gifts - Are you planning buy any gifts/souveneirs? How much do you plan to spend? Who will you be buying gifts for?

11. Postcards - Write a postcard home in Spanish. It must be at least 10 sentences. Each person must write his/her own, even if you are working with another person.

12. Vocabulary - What vocabulary/expressions will you need to know for your trip? You must include at least 5 words or phrases.

TOTAL COST: $___________ U.S. = ____________ my region's currency