Bài đọc:
You used to go to a travel agency to plan your trips, and book air tickets, accommodation and visas. Today, we do all those things by ourselves.
Twenty years ago, you will need to bring along air tickets, vouchers, travel cheques, and a heavy carry-on bag with Walkman, CDs, travel journal and etc. The load is so much lighter now since most stuff can be stored in our tablets or smartphones. Technology is amazing isn't it?
Airport security was a brief back then. They used metal cutleries and gave all passengers bags of toiletries to keep them comfortable during the flight. Now, there are many limitations on things that we can and cannot bring on board. Thanks to "Everyone can fly" tagline, airlines had to reduce their services to stay afloat. So more people can fly and travel now.
Two decades ago, if you wish to call home, you can only do it at an International Telecommunications Exchange and dial you home number with no guarantee that it will get through. These days, all we need to stop by upon arrival is a local SIM card available as you walk out of the departure hall. The Internet makes it easy for you to Skype, Facetime your family just to inform them that you have arrived safely.
When you travel, calling home _______ now.