Statistics show that every second Russian spends summer holidays at home or stays at the dacha.Half of the people say that they are not often happy with their holidays because they can’t spend them at the place they want or don’t have enough time or money for good holidays. Younger people have a tendency to spend their holidays in foreign countries, while older people prefer the Black Sea beaches or stay at home. During their holidays people prefer to go out on excursions [ɪkˈskɜ:ʃnz] or laze about on the beach. Russian schoolchildren have three months summer holidays.
