Some people think that to learn about other countries, they need to travel. Some say that it is not necessary to travel; we can have information through TV and internet. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

If you want to know more about a
country
, some may think you should go there; some may think you can learn more through
TV
and
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the
internet. I think going to the
country
in
person
learn much more than just sitting in a room and watch the
TV
or
internet
. Here we will give you some examples. It will be a memorable experience if you go to a
country
, to explore the attractive sites, learn about the history, and get to know the
costom
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custom
and traditions there.
Although
you can learn
these information
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this information
from the
internet
and other media, going there in
person
leave you a memorable experience about that
country
.
For instance
, special cuisine from that
country
cannot be tasted on the
internet
,
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but can be enjoyed in a real restaurant.
Moreover
, memories can be made by going to a place with your friends and family members. It is totally different from watching
TV
with your friend. You can take videos, pictures
in
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on
the tour, you can buy
souvenior
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souvenir
souvenirs
there. The tour would be a good memory for the people goes to that
country
.
Internet
and
TV
do give us a lot of information about other countries. The advantage of using
this
method is we can see anywhere we are interested
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in
. We can just relax on the sofa, turn on the
TV
or computer, search the place you want to see. As there are abundant videos or pictures
about
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of
different countries, it is easily accessible to us. We can watch educational programs like National Geographic,
Lonley
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Lonely
Planet, or even some entertaining
Vblogs
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V blogs
which are made by
internet
users. We can save the money of buying tickets and expenses for travelling. We can even repeatedly looking at the places and explore different aspects of that county. History, language, landscape, attractive sites etc can be seen on the
TV
and
internet
.
Nevertheless
, as described previously, we cannot have
a
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direct
interaction
with the people there and cannot taste the food there.
This
way
of knowing the
country
is a
one
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one-way
way
interaction
rather than a
two
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two-way
way
interaction
. To conclude, I think going to a place in
person
will give us a better understanding of a
country
. We can still get information on
TV
programs and the
internet
, but
this
is a single
interaction
. Travelling in
person
allows us to have a
two
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two-way
way
interaction
and deeper understanding in one
country
.
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