Spending money on a vacation may seem like a luxury（奢侈品）—but sometimes, you have to relax yourself. Here's where to go for a good time at an unbelievable value.

Captiva Island, Florida

Keep it simple by looking for seashells, bicycling, or jet skiing; you can even hit the tennis courts. The Summer Getaway package offers a fourth night free and a rate of $ 209 a night, making the average of a four-night stay $156.75.  Kids 12 and under eat breakfast free.

Reykjavik, Iceland

STA Travel Beats specializes in taking travelers to music festivals around the globe. It has an eight-day tour, Icelandic Beats, which takes you to the Icelandic geothermal spas（地热温泉）, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and black sand beaches. End your vacation at the Secret Solstice Festival on June 18. The tour is $1, 218, not including airfares.

Malpais, Costa Rica

You get daily surfing instruction, sunset surf sessions, and yoga in the outdoor, oceanfront yoga studio in a week-long tour. As you get your mind, body, and spirit together, keep it going with healthy meals at the beachfront restaurant. Prices are $2, 895 for shared accommodations（住宿）, $3,095 for private accommodations with shared baths, and $3,595 for private accommodations.

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

Waterville Valley Resort is surrounded by 100 miles of trails in the White Mountain National Forest. If you get a Freedom Pass, you can save about $100 a day during a six-day tour; the pass enables you daily to have a two-hour mountain bike rental, unlimited tennis, a round of golf and so on. Rates start at $139 a night.

Pliny was a Roman writer who 【小题1】（witness）a terrible volcanic eruption as a young man. Then he wrote about the eruption 【小题2】 occurred on August 24th，79 AD in Mount Vesuvius，near Pompeii. The tragedy had left a deep 【小题3】（impress）on Pliny whose uncle died in the event. The 【小题4】（town）were buried by the ashes of Mount Vesuvius. By 1748，archaeologists started to dig out the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a "time capsule" 【小题5】（preserve）a frozen moment in history. Not only are the buildings and objects of Pompeii 【小题6】（attract）to people，but also the forms of the people caught in the disaster have captured the imagination of people across the world. 【小题7】 these victims have been dead in Pompeii for many years，the bodies show their exact shapes，which makes people feel sympathy 【小题8】 them. Today，tourists and archaeologists visit Pompeii every year 【小题9】（learn）more about the ancient world. In this way，the city lives on 【小题10】（near）2，000 years after the eruption.

My pen pal Jack from the USA comes to visit me last week. It was first time that he had been to China and he enjoyed his stay here. I took him to a teahouse near my home, which we had a good taste of Chinese tea and learned something about tea culture. Amazing at different shapes of teapots and teacups, he took some photo of them. Then a young lady came to serve for us. She showed us how to make tea but encouraged us to give it a try. Following his instruction, we found that making good tea was much more than pour hot water onto the tea. Jack as well as I were happy that we had a good time there.

To make a wildlife exploration，we went to a forest in Sichuan Province. The forest was said to have been existed for hundreds of years. We started early，full of expect. After travelling for two hours by car，we arrived，only find the exploration hard than expected. What's more，in our arrival，it happened to be raining. Faced with many difficulty，we all kept marching along the path. Soon，we all got us equipped and began our task on foot. Sudden，a stream with many wild flowers bloom on both banks came into view. Seeing the scene，we cheered up，busy picking up plant samples and taking photos. We all thought that if we missed it we will feel awfully sorry.

I’m glad to hear that you’re coming to China to visit Tibet in August. ________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua