A
Mrs Rachel Parry lives in Liverpool.
She is married to David and has two
children called Josh and Katy.
B
Malaga is located on Spain’s south
coast next to the Mediterranean
Sea.
C
She has always lived in Liverpool.
She works full-time and her
husband works full-time as a wellpaid train driver.
D
Mrs Parry’s father (Mr Atkins) was
a crane driver at Liverpool’s docks
from the 1930s to 1960s. Mrs
Parry’s mother was a housewife.
E
The Parry’s sometimes has more
than one holiday each year. They
sometimes go skiing at Easter or
Christmas in France or Italy.
F
Britain’s beaches have had to be
cleaned up over the past 20 years
due to pollution. Some beaches
were dangerous.
G
Southport is a seaside resort next
to the cold Irish Sea. It is located
16 miles north of Liverpool. It has a
population of 90,000 people.
H
Hotel and apartment accommodation
Internet prices are often lower in
Spain than in the UK.
I
J
Mrs Parry has always enjoyed her
family seaside holidays in August.
K
Flying has become more popular to
Europe during the last 40 years. Since
2002, there have been cheap return
flights with Easyjet to Malaga from
Liverpool.
L
It takes just two hours to fly to
southern Spain from the north-west of
England.
In August, the average maximum
temperature for Southport is 19C.
It usually rains for about 11 days in
August.
M
In August, the average maximum
temperature for Malaga is 29C.
There is blue sky everydaysometimes there is no rain in August!
N
Mr Atkins did not buy a car until his
67th birthday.
O
Malaga and Southport have sandy
beaches.
P
When she was a youngster, she
would go to Southport every year
for one week as the annual family
holiday.
Q
The railways linked Southport to
Liverpool in 1848 and to Manchester
in 1855.
R
Southport has had a pier since 1860.
It is the second longest in Britain.
There has also been a fair, theatre
and parks for over 100 years.
S
People who worked at Liverpool’s docks
did not get paid when they went on
holiday. Nowadays many jobs still pay
people when they go on holiday.
T
He worked very long hours and the
pay wasn’t good. The job required
him to start very early and he was
one of the last to finish work.
U
Josh is aged 8 and Katy is 11 years
old. They both wear sun-cream
when it’s needed.
V
Southport did have an open-air pool
but it closed in 1989. It was busy in
the 1950s with swimming galas,
beauty contests and lots more.
W
The scenery around Malaga is
spectacular. There are many hotels,
apartments and villas with swimming
pools everywhere!
X
The Parrys love Malaga! They first
noticed it on a TV commercial years
ago. Mr and Mrs Parry even had
their honeymoon there in 1990!