Hello, hello, dear listener and welcome into ILD Speaking Part 2.

Describe a long journey you had and would like to take again.

You should say, when, where you went, who you had the journey with, why you had the journey, and explain why you'd like

to have it again. Rory, give us your story.

Well, I've taken a lot of these in my time and enjoyed them, but one that stands out really clearly in my mind is when I went to London at the end of May, well, this year, 2025, for Mighty Hoopla, which is a music festival in Brixton, a part of the, well, it's a part of the city in the south.

And when it comes to who I went with, it was supposed

to be with my best friend, but unfortunately, he wasn't feeling well, so I had to go it alone.

You'd think that would make for a pretty dull trip, but thankfully, I'd packed a book and my laptop

with me. So here, I was able to actually do quite a few things on my way down south.

I was actually incredibly productive now I think about it, even more than I'd planned to be,

since it was just me at a single seat in first class. So I was able to lock in and really focus.

I wrote out lesson plans and organized my files from work and then for my

coming, well, my upcoming trip to Oxford. Oh, and I got to email various people involved in different

projects. Not only was I able to do work, or at least my work in peace, but I managed to get

some entertainment in as well. I watched a few

videos on my laptop and play video games, all in this big comfy cheer that I had to myself. I

swapped it with people who were sitting next to me because they wanted to sit next together,

and I didn't have anybody to sit next to. On top of everything else that I talked about,

this was first

class, so I got a catering service, which served free meals and drinks on a regular basis throughout

the day. This trip takes a few hours, so it's kind of necessary. I hadn't done that before,

but my friend had arranged it for me, so I was very grateful for that. It meant that despite

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