UNIT 38 GOING ON VACATION Hey, Carl. I'm surprised to see you here. Jeremy told me that you were on vacation. Hi, Shelly. We were visiting some relatives in Sydney, but we returned last night. Oh, I've wanted to go to Australia ever since I was little. Tell me what it was like. It was fantastic. We fed kangaroos, walked through rainforests and swam in the ocean. What was really great was when we took a train to Brisbane to see the Great Barrier Reef. I've heard that flights to Australia are pretty expensive. My dad knows someone who works for Qantas Airlines, so we were able to get a good deal. The tickets were only $800 per person for a round trip. Wow, that is a good deal. When we went on vacation to Bangkok last year, it cost $1,000 for a round trip ticket, and Thailand's closer than Australia. What did you like best about Thailand? Well, the food was delicious and riding elephants was exciting, but I'd have to say that the beach was the best part. The only unpleasant part of the trip was after we got home, when we found out that the airline had lost some of our luggage. My father's suitcase and my sister's backpack were missing. So, the airline lost two pieces of luggage? How long did it take you to get them back? Three days, but the good news is that when they finally found them, they delivered them right to our front door.