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Self drive tours in the USA
Jamie: Good morning. World tours. My name is Jamie. How can I help you?
Andrea Brown: Good morning. I want some information on self-drive tours in the US A. Could you send me a brochure?
Jamie: Of course. Could I have your name, please?
Andrea Brown: Andrea Brown.
Jamie: Thank you. And your address?
Andrea Brown: 24 Q1 Ardleigh Road.
Jamie: Can you spell that
Andrea Brown: A-R-D-L-E-I-G-H Road postcode BH520P.
Jamie: Thanks. And can I have your phone number?
Andrea Brown: Is a mobile. All right, fine. It’s 07786643091.
Jamie: Thank you. And can I ask you where you heard about world tours from a friend, or did you see an advert somewhere?
Andrea Brown: No. I read about you in the Q2 newspaper.
Jamie: Okay, I’ll get the bridges in the post to you, but can I give you some information over the phone? What kinds of things do you want to do on your holiday?
Andrea Brown: I’m interested in going to California with my family. I’ve got two children and we want to hire a car.
Jamie: Okay, We have a couple of self-drive tours there visiting different places of interest in California. The first one begins in Los Angeles, and there’s plenty of time to visit some of the Q3 theme parks there.
Andrea Brown: That’s something on my children’s list, so I’d want to include that.
Jamie: Good. Then you drive to San Francisco from San Francisco. You can drive to Yosemite Park where you spend a couple of nights. You can choose to stay in a lodge or on the campsite.
Andrea Brown: I don’t like the idea of staying in a Q4 tent. It would be too hot
Jamie: right on the tor-ins in Las Vegas. Okay. The other trip we can arrange is slightly different. It starts in San Francisco, then you drive south to Cambodia.
Andrea Brown: Someone told me there’s a really nice Q5 castle near Cambodia. Will we go now that
Jamie: Hearst Castle is on that road so you could stop there.
Andrea Brown: Good. I’d like to do that. Does this trip also go into the desert?
Jamie: No. It continues to Santa Monica, where most people like to stop and do some shopping.
Andrea Brown: We have enough of that at home, so that doesn’t interest us.
Jamie: Okay, well, you could go straight on to San Diego.
Andrea Brown: That’s good for Q6 beaches, isn’t it?
Jamie: That’s right. That’s a good place to relax. And your children might like to visit the zoo before flying home.
Andrea Brown: Now, I don’t think so. We want some time for sunbathing and swimming So how many days are the trips on DH? How much do they cost?
Jamie: The first one I told you about is a self-drive tour through California, which last twelve days and covers Q7 2020 kilometres. The shortest journey is 206 kilometres on. The longest is 632 kilometres. The cost is 525 pounds per person. That includes accommodation, and car rental on a Q8 flight but no meals.
Andrea Brown: Okay. And the other trip
Jamie: that lasts nine days. But you spend only three days on the road. You cover about nine hundred eighty kilometres altogether.
Andrea Brown: So is that cheaper then?
Jamie: Yes, it’s almost one hundred pounds cheaper. It’s Q9 429 pounds per person, which is a good deal.
Andrea Brown: So that covers accomodation and car hire. What about flights?
Jamie: They aren’t included, but these hotels offer Q10 dinner in the price.
Andrea Brown: Okay. Well, thank you very much. I’ll be in touch when I’ve had a chance to look at the brochure.
Jamie: I’m pleased to help. Goodbye.