It seems that traveling is very important in modern(现代的)life. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. You can travel by plane one day to a place that it to OK a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is not so fast as traveling by plane. But it has itsadvantages. You can enjoy the scenery(风景) on your way. Modern trains have great seats and dining cars.
Some people like to travel by sea sometimes. There are liners or large river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable(时间表). You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day. Just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish—at a place where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasant trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are traveling on business.
