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Holidays. What does the word mean to you?

Sun and fun?

Or long empty days when you wish you were somewhere else?

Time passes slowly if you have nothing to do. Plan ahead for a brilliant holiday!

On your marks!

Get ready to fight boredom.

Write a list of wonderful and exciting things you could do, at home or away.

Think Big!

Decide to become a champion swimmer, to climb the highest mountain, to write a hit record. Write down all your wishes, big and small. They may not all happen but they will get you in the right mood.

Holidays are more fun if you have a goal.

Lists! If you're going away, make a list of everything you're going to need: clothes, games to play in the evening, jokes to tell in traffic jams.

Write your list with a friend.

It's more fun and two heads are better than one! When your list is ready, stick it inside your bag so you don't lose it.

If you can't live without music, choose your favourite tapes and make sure your Walkman has batteries. And while you're at it, buy some film for your camera.

If you don't have a camera, buy a cheap disposable one. Photos and other souvenirs will bring some sunshine to the cold, dark months ahead.

Don't make the same mistakes twice! Play back your last holiday in your mind, like a film. What's wrong with the film? Is it the sound? (There isn't enough laughter: you talked too much or you didn't talk enough!) Or is it the plot? (There's no excitement, no suspense). It's hard to make things better unless you know what's wrong!

A word of warning: if you stay in the sun toolong, you burn. That's a fact. This summera hat and a good sun cream could be your bestallies. Danger zones: your nose, shoulders andneck. Avoid going in the sun between middayand three o'clock when the sun's rays arestrongest.

Yippee!

The big day is nearly here! The day before you leave, check the house from top to bottom: you may find some things you had forgotten to pack. If you have a bad memory, post a note to yourself on the bathroom mirror: 'Remember to take your toothbrush!

Smile!

A big friendly smile is understood in every language. On the beach, in a traffic jam on the motorway or at the village shops, a smile is the best passport to a mega holiday!