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Vacations

Planning for a future vacation

            How far in advance do you begin planning a vacation?
            Do you prefer a relaxing or an action holiday? Beaches or mountains?
            How much vacation time do you get a year?
- Is this a fair amount?
- How much would you realistically like?
            Which would you choose: Long vacations but also long work days, or; Short vacations but also short work days?
            What is your favorite holiday? Why?
            What's the most popular holiday in your country?
- When is it?
- How is it celebrated?

After a vacation

            How many days was your vacation?
- Long enough? Too long?
- Glad to be back?
            Did you enjoy your last vacation?
            How do you feel after a long vacation?
- Do you need a vacation to get over your vacation?
            Would you recommend your friends visit there, why or why not?
TRANSPORT
            Why did you visit the place(s) you went to?
            How did you get there?
- Why did you choose the means of transportation that you chose?
- Did you sleep on the plane?
- Get sick / scared?
- Good movie?
- Any annoying people?
- Sexy hostesses?
- Join mile-high club?!
            How much luggage did you take?
- Was it too much/little?
- Would you take the same or different equipment next time?

ACCOMODATION
            Where did you stay? Hotel / hostel / B&B / .
- Was it good / bad? Why?
- Well priced?
- Good service?
- Did you have a nice view from your room?
- Close to attractions? How far was it to the beaches, to the nearest town, village etc.?
MONEY
            Was the place you visited more expensive than Korea? How much?
            How much money did you spend?
- Was this more or less than you expected?
- Did you waste money?
- What souvenirs did you buy?
            Have you ever run out of money when you are on holidays?
WHAT YOU DID
            Who did you travel with?
            Did you do anything cultural? How was it?
- Museums
- Art shows
- Theatre
     * Stage shows / plays / musicals / operas
     * Traditional dance / plays etc.
- Visit famous historical sites
- which ones?
     * Were they what you expected? (Not as big as you thought etc)
     * Were they good / bad / a con?
     * Would you recommend them to others?
- What was the most interesting thing that you did during the vacation?

            Did you do anything entertaining?      
- Nightclubs
- Local drinking places
- Casinos
- Sex shows / titty bars?!
- Get stoned / high
- Entertainment Shows (SEE ABOVE)
            Was the food any good?
- What was the best / worst food you ate during your vacation?
- Did you like /dislike the food? Why?
- What is the most exotic or strangest thing you ate on holiday?
            What was the most enjoyable thing that you did during your vacation?
PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED
  Language
            What language did the locals speak? - Could you understand it?
            Did people speak English there?
- Did you use a lot of English?
- Was it difficult communication?
     * Why?
     * How did you cope?
     * Did people understand you?
  Did you encounter any problems during your vacation? How did you resolve them?
            Lose stuff (clothes / passport / documents / .)
            Trouble with local police
            Get lost
            Accommodation issues
            Dodgy taxi drivers
            Scams / cons
            Pickpocketing / mugging

PEOPLE / CULTURE / LANGUAGE
            Did you meet any interesting people? Tell me about them.
            Did you notice any cross-cultural differences during your vacation?
            Was the place you went to very different from where you live?
- Were the locals friendly?
- What were the women / men like?
            Who is the most remarkable person you have ever met on vacation?
GENERAL
            How would you feel if there weren't any holidays?
            What's the longest you've gone without a vacation? - Was it bad for you?