LONELY PLANET

This is a video about the creators of Lonely Planet. Watch it and fill in the blanks in the following sentences with one or two words and then check the key below.

1.     Tony and Maureen met in London in __________ and a year later they__________.

2.      For their __________they decided to travel across ­­­___________and __________ as far as their finances could take them.

3.     First they drove to Afghanistan and then they went by bus, train and ­­­­­__________to Bali.

4.       They sailed by __________ to Australia where they arrived in 1972 with just__________.

5.       In Sydney people wanted to know how they managed their __________so they   decided to create a book.

6.       One week after its publication they had sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet __________.

7.       Today the company has __________ in Melbourne, Auckland and London.

8.       They publish destination__________, phrase books, pictorials and travel __________.

9.       Through all these __________ Tony and Maureen have changed the way people travel.

10.   They have inspired and enabled countless __________ to get under the surface of a place, to connect with ____________ and to journey in a responsible sustainable way.

KEY

1.       Tony and Maureen met in London in 1970 and a year later they were married.

2.       For their honeymoon they decided to travel across Europe and Asia as far as their finances could take them.

3.       First they drove to Afghanistan and then they went by bus, train and ferry to Bali.

4.       They sailed by yacht to Australia where they arrived in 1972 with just 27 cents.

5.       In Sydney people wanted to know how they managed their journey so they   decided to create a book.

6.       One week after its publication they had sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born.

7.       Today the company has offices in Melbourne, Auckland and London.

8.       They publish destination guides, phrase books, pictorials and travel literature.

9.       Through all these creations Tony and Maureen have changed the way people travel.

10.   They have inspired and enabled countless travellers to get under the surface of a place, to connect with local people and to journey in a responsible sustainable way.