Distance / time
very near to
a stone's throw
within a spitting distance
who travels a lot
globe-trotter
to become worse
to go to the dogs
go out and have a good time
paint the town red
___ the sights (=go sightseeing)
do
very remote
in the back of beyond
people who live in a place / residents
natives
confusion that travellers experience when visiting a different country
culture shock
a place where men go to try to meet women
pick-up joint
___ airlines (=very cheap)
cut-price
isolated from towns, villages
in the middle of nowhere
to get a desire to travel
to get itchy feet
a place that is thought to be good, but in real life overpriced or provides bad service
tourist trap
very good
out if this world
___ a lift (=hitch-hike)
thumb
too late at night or too early in the morning
at an unearthly hour
to be away from home a lot
to live out of a suitcase
not as good as you expected
fall short of my expectations
dirty, cheap, uncomfortable hotel
fleapit
___ tape (=bureaucracy)
red
away fron popular areas
off the beaten track
to complain a lot
to pick holes
to guess what is not expressed directly
to read between the lines
keep talking about unimportant things, evade the answer
go round the houses
___ - stop tour (visit a lot of places in a short period of time)
whistle