Travel Motivation Assignment

1. Travel Motivation Assignment Tatiana Hernandez 4A

2. Italy $1 = .77 Euro • I want to travel here because I love Italian food and it’s a beautiful country to visit from what I've heard. • Visit and make a wish in the Trevi Fountain, visit the leaning tower of Pisa, take a boat ride in Venice, go shopping and visit art galleries. • A direct flight from an international airport to Italy would vary from about $500 to almost $2,000, depending on when in the year you are traveling there. • It would cost about $1135.75 to stay in the Grand Visconti Palace - MGallery Collection hotel in Milan for a week with 4 stars

3. Ontario • I want to travel here because I want to visit the Niagara Falls and I find Canadian accents entertaining • Visit Niagra Falls, visit the Algonquin Provincial Park, visit the Thousand Islands, go to a festival, tour a wine route • A direct flight from an international airport to Ontario would vary from $200 to about $600 • It would cost about $1,038.57 to stay in the Grand Hotel and Suites hotel for a week in Ontario with 4 stars $1= 1.03 Canadian Dollar

4. Miami • I want to travel here because I want to visit the beautiful beaches and enjoy the tropical climate • Go to the beach, go to casinos, visit Little Havana, go to one of the hottest clubs and go shopping with celebrities • The south Seas Hotel in Miami would cost $2,547.75 for a week with it having 3 stars • A direct flight from an international airport to Miami would vary from $80 to $600 $1= $1 US dollar (same)

5. Australia • I want to travel here because I want to go to the famous Sydney Opera House and hang out with the animals of down under • I would go to the Opera House, hang out with some kangaroos, dive and snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, go on an outback road trip and go to a museum • The Great Southern Hotel in Sydney would cost about $1,153.49 for a week with it being a 4 star hotel • A direct flight from an international airport to Sydney would vary from $900 to $3,000 $1= .98 Australian Dollar

6. Los Angeles $1= $1 US dollar (same) • I want to travel here because I want to visit Hollywood, go shopping in the most expensive places, and meet celebrities • Meet Celebrities, visit Hollywood, go shopping in Beverly Hills, be on set of a television show and go to museums • The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel would cost about $1,514 for a week with it being a 4 star hotel • A direct flight from an international airport to Los Angeles would vary from $200 to $800

7. $1 = .77 Euro London • I want to travel here because it has cool historical sites, that’s where the most recent Olympics was held, and I want to visit castles • A direct flight from an international airport to London would vary from $1000 to $2000 • Go visit the London Eye, visit the famous London Bridge, visit and tour the Buckingham Palace, taste the different types of food they have and visit the Charles Dickens Museum • The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London hotel in London would cost $1,687.16 for a week with it being a 4 star hotel

8. Washington D.C. • I want to travel here because I want to tour the White House, meet the President, and visit all of the other historical landmarks in the capitol • Tour the three houses of government, go the Smithsonian Museum, tour the national monuments and museums, go see the Cherry Blossom Festival, and take a hike at Great Falls Park • A direct flight from an international airport to Washington D.C. would vary from $50 to $200 • The Four Seasons hotel in Washington D.C. would cost about $3,920 to about $9,247 for a week with it being a 5 star hotel $1= $1 US dollar (same)

9. Paris • I want to travel here because I want to see the Eiffel Tower and go shopping in famous places • Go wine tasting, scale the Eiffel tower, gamble at a casino, see a play and have a delicious dinner at one of the finest restaurants • A direct flight from an international airport to Paris would vary from $500 to $900 • Legend Saint Germain by Elegancia hotel in Paris would cost $1,924.97 for a week with it being a 3 star hotel $1 = .77 Euro

10. Hawaii $1= $1 US dollar (same) • I want to travel here because I want to see living volcanoes, beautiful beaches and different types of food • Visit a living volcano, visit the site of Pearl Harbor, go to Venice Falls, go a nice beach and explore a working cattle ranch • A direct flight from an international airport to Hawaii would vary from $400 to $700 • KaanapaliAlii, Lahainahotel in Maui would cost about $3000 to stay there for a week with it being a 4 star hotel

11. $1 = 95.81 Japanese Yen Tokyo • I want to travel here because I want to see all of the most hi-tech technology and beautiful historic buildings • Visit the markets, go to a sumo wrestling tournament, go to Shinto Shrine, visit the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and visit famous and historic temples • A direct flight from an international airport to Tokyo would vary from $900 to $2000 • Hotel Niwa in Tokyo would cost about $777 to $1,617 for a week with it being a 3.5 star hotel

12. Bucket List: “Life List” • Graduate from high school • Graduate with a GPA higher than 3.2 • Get above average on the SAT • Get married • Have a bigger house than the one I grew up in • Own a dog, preferably a big dog • Own a smart phone ASAP • Go to a Broadway show • Meet a famous person • Own a beach house • Be in a movie • Go to Las Vegas • Win the lottery • Bungee jump • Go to the Olympics • Have a big wedding • Have long and natural hair • Become friends with some famous people • Go to a Philadelphia Eagles game • Own a nice car • Meet the President • Never stop learning new things • Sell a singing album • Seeing my brother graduate from college • Have a road trip going across the country with close friends • Eat a whole box of pizza by myself • Swim with dolphins • Climb Mt. Everest • Get in shape • Go scuba diving • Visit pyramids of Egypt • Go snowboarding • Go skiing • Go water skiing • Go to Disneyland • Eat a special kind of bread in Lithuania • Visit a jail • Have a will • Be on a reality show • Visit bollywood in India • Be a zookeeper • Hold a koala bear • Play with a lemur • Play on Fear Factor • Play on Family Feud • Save a life • Write a published children's book • Visit the Statue of Liberty • visit Madison Square Garden • Go to Central Park in New York

13. Bucket List continued • Visit the needle in Seattle. Washington • Go to a Phillies vs. Mets game • Meet the Mets pitcher David Wright • Be the main girl in a music video with Trey Songz • Visit the Grand Canyon • Play on the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire • Play on the game show Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader • Visit the math museum in New York • Go to the Four Corners • Have my own daycare • Tutor children in math • Be in Times Square on New Year’s eve with my spouse waiting for the ball to drop • Be in the audience on the Today Show • Be in the audience of the Maury Show • Be in the audience of the Jerry Springer Show • Go rock climbing • Own famous designer clothing • Go shopping in L.A. • Have a yard sale • Stay in a 5 star hotel • Be on set of a popular movie being made • Be a math teacher • Start a petition on something I am strongly against • Play well at tennis • Be able to speak Spanish fluently • Fly in a jet plane • Pilot a jet plane • Go surfing • Be a professional trumpet player • Learn how to play alto sax professionally • Have a wide vocabulary • Learn how to speak French fluently • Own a trampoline • Own a in-ground pool • Own a pool table • Go to a music concert of some artist I like • Walk on water • Be lifted off by balloons • Sing with a bird • Be able to understand what animals are saying • Rescue animals • Be married to a famous person • Go on a blind date • Go to a restaurant where its complete darkness inside • Own a jet pack • Go to the moon • Have 2 stair cases in my house • Fry a turkey for Thanksgiving • Ride the biggest rollercoaster in the world • Be able to walk in stiletto heels without hurting myself