London Oktoberfest

People are always looking for reasons to drink. We drink beer because it's approaching to October.

Oktoberfest 2024: The parties, events and beer halls across London
https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/attractions/oktoberfest-2024-parties-beer-london-wurst-b1183587.html

<words>
reveller
Kool-Aid
bash - again!
bottomless [Cambridge]serving or including an unlimited number of drinks, and sometimes food, in exchange for a single payment
soak up [Collins]If you soak up the atmosphere in a place that you are visiting, you observe or get involved in the way of life there, because you enjoy it or are interested in it.
akin - accent ak-i-n [quote]Expect something akin to heading to an Irish pub on St Patrick’s Day
wash down
in a row [Collins](B2)If something happens several days in a row, it happens on each of those days.
immersive
on a budget

<Bavarian>
stein
dirndls
lederhosen
oompah band
thigh-slapping dance
Prost!
Lecker!

I just wanted to remember the word 'bottomless', but I learnt more.
Stein in Richmond doesn't do Octoberfest. It's been the only place to have German beer and food other than Germany. Or, Schmatz in Ark Hills.

Yet another dodgy Boeing plane

It's dangerous, but I can't avoid Boeing...
I haven't known bleeding when the pressures changes suddenly.

Boeing jet forced into emergency landing after passengers 'start bleeding from ears and noses’
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/us-delta-airlines-boeing-plane-emergency-landing-salt-lake-city-b1183051.html

<words>
eardrum
pressurize / pressurise

[quote] However, the FAA in late January recommended more thorough inspections of other Boeing aircrafts including the 737-900ER involved in the incident over Salt Lake City because it shares the same door plug design as the MAX jets. [unquote]

There are no words or expression in the article, but the comment.
[quote]Yet another dodgy Boeing plane.[unquote]
yet another, dodgy
This is the reaction on the news.

The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction

Yes. Definetly Bowness-on-Windermere is the place to avoid.
But driving roads are limited in Lake District, so we have to pass through the town sometimes. It's annoying.

‘Horrendous’: rise in tourism stokes local tensions in Lake District town
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/20/horrendous-rise-in-tourism-stokes-local-tensions-in-lake-district-town

<words>
tail end [quote]at the very tail end of the summer
bustle [Collins]A place that is bustling with people or activity is full of people who are very busy or lively.
constabulary - I can't remember this!
hen and stag parties
the missus and the little one

Overtourism is everywhere in the world. The world is changing.
I've been annoyed by tourists in my neighbourhood in Tokyo and Britain. It was horrendous to find sculptures of monkeys in Richmond.

I know I'm a tourist in a new place. But I always think myself a traveller, not a tourist. I like travelling, but avoid major tourist area.
I don't like selfieing and posting private information on social media.
Sometime I resist urge to show off my luxurious and splendid trips in Europe or fun and enjoyable daily life in the centre of Tokyo and Britain.
But it's just leaking personal information in public, though I'm revealing my poor English ability. Because I desperately trying to improve my English.

I sleep on firewood, I lick bitter liver. I expose my bad score of English tests. And I swear vengeance on myself being lazy for ages.

Britain’s most remote pub

I want to go to the pub, not by a three-day walk, by a ferry. I read the reviews of the pub. It has good reputation now.

Hiker who set out for remote Highlands pub found after ‘challenging’ search
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/18/hiker-remote-highlands-pub-found-search-scotland

wilderness - pronunciation

the worse for wear
[Collins]If you say that someone is the worse for wear, you mean that they are tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol.

in good spirits / spirits
[Collins]an emotional state, esp with regard to exaltation or dejection

hell of a lot
[Collins]If you talk about a hell of a lot of something, or one hell of a lot of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.

go through hell / through a lot

protracted
[Collins]Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped.


He couldn't get a free pint, but he was found in good spirits.

getaway

A short reading but interesting survey results. Travel is the top priority for spending for most of people, like me.
It seems that the price of flights and accommodations will not be decrease due to the demand.

Four in five people ‘planning to spend same or more on holidays in next year’
https://www.standard.co.uk/business/money/four-in-five-people-planning-to-spend-same-or-more-on-holidays-in-next-year-b1179402.html

<words>
draw to a close / draw to an end [quote]As the summer holidays draw to a close
getaway [Collins]A getaway is a short holiday somewhere.
[quote]43% of people cited “guaranteed sunshine” as making the perfect getaway.[unquote]
underscore[US] = underline[BR]

I completely mixed up getaway with gateway...

[quote]The research also pointed to holidaymakers wanting to tour around multiple destinations during a single getaway[unquote]
I want to know the reason of this.
I assume that travellers are gaining experience and aren't satisfy with only destinations that have a direct flight from their location, or they travel to further destinations than before.
Or, it may be economical reason to spend to explore efficiently in one trip.

curb

This article contains useful expressions for writing reports.

Edinburgh backs introduction of new 'tourist tax'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v5l29q2dvo

<words>
transient - transient visitor levy (TVL)
motion [Collins]A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on. [quote]but their motion was defeated.
curb [Collins]If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits. [quote]in an attempt to curb the expansion of short-term letting accommodation.
surcharge [Collins]A surcharge is an extra payment of money in addition to the usual payment for something. It is added for a specific reason, for example by a company because costs have risen or by a government as a tax.
diminution [quote]Those cities have not seen diminution of visitors due to the size of the levy
heed [quote]but they have failed to heed his stark warnings.

<to memorise>
face a fine of up to £2,500
couple with [quote]The city council declared a housing emergency in November 2023 due to skyrocketing house prices and rental rates, coupled with a record number of people identifying as homeless.[unquote]
put forward [quote]Proposals for a tourist tax in Edinburgh were initially put forward in 2019.[unquote]
bitter blow [quote]At a time when tourism businesses are already facing a huge tax burden, this is another bitter blow for them.[unquote]

I agree with the surcharge because Edinburgh is overcrowding.

compatriot

While I was reading the Majorca incident, I found another important travel information!

Excess weight may have caused Mallorca building collapse, officials say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/24/several-dead-mallorca-building-collapse-medusa-beach-club-palma
I learnt that the area is popular among German tourists (and Dutch).

word
nightmarish (accent) n-I-ghtmarish
rubble
compatriot - poor Senegalese man
boom verb/noun [Collins]a loud, deep sound that lasts for several seconds

[quote]Another local resident said the venue had only recently reopened after being refurbished.[unquote]
It sounds like a sort of illegal construction.

Alcohol ban in Ibiza and Majorca - what tourists need to know as new rules come in
https://news.sky.com/story/alcohol-ban-in-ibiza-and-majorca-what-tourists-need-to-know-as-new-rules-come-in-13135601
Words in Sky news are colloquial.

Word
hefty (informal)
nautical - one nautical mile = 1.85km
uncivil [quote]correct uncivil attitudes
no-no (informal)
coexistence
deteriorate - remember!!
tranquillity - remember!!
[quote]disrupts coexistence, involves crowds or deteriorates the tranquillity of the environment

Just avoid - Llucmajor, Calvia, Magaluf and San Antonio
I've been to San Antonio and the neighbourhood of Magalf when I was 20's. They'd already been notorious for party towns. I can imagine that it's been worsen than before.

Anyway, holiday season has been started. I want to go to beach resorts, but it's too late for Ibiza and Majorca.

vein

I like hedonistic British. They are loud, but they looks happy.

I met them on an easyJet plane from London to Ibiza. They were too excited to start singing a song along with drinking beers.
I encountered them on an East Coast train from New Castle to Edinburgh. They drunk loads of booze on the train or maybe even before getting the train.

'Hedonistic' British tourists drink all booze on four-hour SunExpress flight to Turkey in 25 minutes
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/flight-turkey-sunexpress-alcohol-british-uk-tourists-drink-b1152594.html

words
hedonistic < hedonism
booze
drain
[quote]A Turkish airline chief described the “hedonistic” attitude of some British holidaymakers after a flight’s entire alcohol supply was drained in just 25 minutes.
high-spend < high-spending
vein
[quote]In the TTG profile, Max Kownatzki set out his blueprint to grow SunExpress as a tourist and commuter airline in a similar vein to that of Jet2.
accommodate
[quote]the business is looking to increase the number of UK passengers it accommodates every year.
venture
[quote]We needed to venture further in terms of our network – that made us look at the UK.

I didn't know SunExpress. Sun and Express sound tabloid papers, but it's a Turkish-German. I wonder if it is a member of Star Alliance. I can't find it on the web.

hibernation

I've been paying attention to the news of scary dogs and bears.
They are threats to human beings. But I like the fur colour of the Eurasian brown bear. That reminds me harmless fluffy cuddly toys.

Fears of more attacks after tourist mauled by bear while skiing
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/north-macedonia-bears-greece-attack-b2510081.html

Word
hibernation < hibernate
[quote]Mild winters in recent years have caused bears to cut short or skip hibernation, leading to a surge in their population and increased sightings in urban areas.[unquote]
pose - pose a threat / pose a danger
[quote]A rising bear population has posed a threat to people in an area in western North Macedonia[unquote]
[quote]They pose a danger to the lives and health of the villagers, especially because there are many children[unquote]
slay - slew - slain
marsican brown bear
prolific
[quote]Amarena’s death sparked outrage from local politicians and animal rights advocates, as park rangers tried to locate her cubs amid fears for their survival[unquote]

Poor the mummy bear..