be on foot
Hiking is a spiritual sublimation. The unhurried rhythm makes things return to the most natural feeling. Time becomes as slow as water, and the earth under your feet extends indefinitely. The details of the ground, the slight terrain changes, the occasional noise and smell, all become irresistible.
People also commented on the strange relationship between walking and thinking. The rhythm of footsteps liberates the mind, just like a child lying in his mother's arms falling asleep with her footsteps. The ancients said, what you know is what you do, and what you solve is what you do. Wordsworth wrote many poems as he walked. Nietzsche said that all his philosophical discoveries were born while walking. Kierkegaard, a philosopher and psychologist, wrote: "I came out with the most wonderful thoughts."
In an era when time is money, walking has become a luxury. But walking is one of the most primitive desires of human beings (1 year-old children can't stop at all). Today, it is not surprising that pilgrims still travel on foot. The body purifies the mind, and the real contact with the earth reminds pilgrims that human beings are just dust. A few years ago, China wanted to build a highway around kailash Peak in Tibet. However, the idea of pilgrims driving up the mountain was so strange that the plan finally fell through.
Walking into a poorer country is like stepping into the track of those residents. No matter whether the earth is full of vitality or rocks, most people in the world are still appendages of the earth. It is the happiest in a small country, where land changes are subtle and imperceptible. The paths and winding paths trodden by passers-by weave villages, fields and wells into a net, all in the era before asphalt roads appeared. Walking on this road, you can happily feel the ancient characteristics of the earth. Aside from the shackles of steel planes and cars, this experience may be called "deep tour".
Bicycle exercise
Cycling is not only the freest mode of transportation, but also the most equal.
Nowadays, in some poor countries, billions of people trapped in villages enjoy the freedom brought by bicycles. They step on the pedals, shuttling between villages, doing business, reading and falling in love.
Even in developed countries, cyclists enjoy more freedom than other travelers. He shuttled freely in the long traffic, and the driver could only be angry. When the road is blocked, the driver can only step on the brakes angrily and make a sharp turn, while the cyclist can ride slowly on the sidewalk, turn the rear of the car around and move on under the helpless gaze of the police. When you visit friends in the country, you can take your bike with you on the train. After arriving at the destination, you can continue riding along the path, through the Woods and climb the mountain. When you get home, you can park your bike in the corridor and lock it on the side of the road.
At the same time, bicycle is an excellent "egalitarian". Train lovers can choose "Orient Express" and plane lovers can choose private jet, but even the most expensive bicycle can't make riding elegant and charming. No matter how much a cyclist spends on a bicycle, his cycling behavior still looks ridiculous. He bent down to hold the handlebar, struggled to step on the pedal and ran towards the goal, just like life.
Hot air balloon travel
The actual feeling of taking a hot air balloon is not what I expected. In June1783165438+1October, Jacques Alexander Charles, who took a hot air balloon from Paris for the first time, described the feeling of the balloon in the air. "My whole body is immersed in pleasure, the balloon opens a little bit, and all earthly troubles fall silently ..."
Of course, people who don't like hot air balloon travel have good reasons. It's easy to start by hot air balloon, but arrival is a problem. As early as the18th century, the earliest travelers who took a hot air balloon found that no matter how many experiments, no matter how many wings, oars and propellers were inserted, the hot air balloon could not be guaranteed to land at the designated place.
1785, French hot air balloon pioneer Jean? Pierre blanchard and American john joe Frey set out from Dover and planned to fly across the English Channel to Calais, 35 miles away. But they ended up in an unknown bush, and the situation was very embarrassing. Afraid that the balloon would bear too much weight, they threw away all their belongings along the way, wore fur when they set out, and arrived with only underwear.
The truth and fiction about hot air balloon are intertwined, which has created its enduring charm. 1870~ 187 1 During the fall of Paris by Prussia, 67 hot air balloons carrying postal parcels were able to escape from Paris. These balloons delivered 2.5 million letters, which greatly boosted the morale of the people in the occupied areas-this is a fact.
65438+In the 1960s, three Englishmen flew from Zanzibar to Senegal in a hot air balloon, flew over an erupting volcano, and were attacked by vultures-this is a fictional plot of science fiction writer jules verne in Five Weeks in a Balloon.
Richard Helms, a biographer who loves to travel by hot air balloon, said that hot air balloon made him experience his second childhood. When he watched the movie Le Ballon Rouge at the age of 9, he imagined that he could become a little boy in the movie, dragged by colorful balloons, flying over the roof of Paris and flying to a wonderful unknown place. This dream may always stay in his heart, and the most enjoyable thing when he grows up is hot air balloon.
Instances are also between reality and illusion.
set sail
"Following the leisurely rhythm of sailing, you can savor every detail and beauty of your destination. If you really want to go to a place, see what it looks like, walk by the sea, and then get closer to it bit by bit. This is the best way, according to writer Jonathan Leiban.
Put down the sail and you can easily see the buoy from the sea. Fortunately, there are many buoys in a sea area; Unfortunately, I can only see some wicker for marking. The town in the distance is like an irregular stain looming in the water mist. At high tide, drive at half speed along the channel and proceed cautiously. In order not to miss any buoy, the pilot must look back from time to time to ensure that the sailboat will not be pushed into the shallows by the wind. The sea water next to the buoy presents long ripples, so it is easy to see the strength and direction of the sea water. As long as the tide is still rising, the keel is pressed down and the bow is tilted up, which is not a big problem.
Beyond the sea level, the face of the town also appeared from a new angle. The blur has gradually become clear: the cargo elevator, cooling tower, broadcasting tower and statue with base on the pier, and the white hotel with golden window sill hides the church behind, revealing only a spire. I can't believe it. The voyage will be over so soon.
The more difficulties you encounter on the road, the deeper your impression. Even though you panicked all the way, you drove through a water area with great concentration and alertness, which left a mark on you: you are no longer just a tourist. When you finally came ashore with a rope, an irresistible sense of accomplishment overflowed your chest.
ski
Skiing can purify people's minds.
Everything described below happened in the Nurmaka forest in Oslo, Norway. This forest stretches from the edge of the city to the inland ridge hundreds of miles away. The earth is covered with snow, and people can hardly smell the grass. In the extremely cold air, every breath hurts faintly. However, all this is very exciting, as if every cell in the body has been awakened.
Skiing is a beautiful and thrilling sport, which gives people a glimpse of the sacredness and romance of the world. Sliding and sliding, my thoughts become discontinuous and my consciousness is blank. Time seems to have passed for hours, years, or even centuries, and you finally stopped. At this time, the sky is pink and a silver moon is rising. You are so tired, you see stars, but you know in your heart that you will go back in the same way tomorrow.
Bus shop
If you want to see unexpected scenery or meet interesting traveling companions, nothing is more suitable than a bus.
Buses are the most recommended means of transportation by Oliver, editor of The Economist Africa Edition. He wrote: If you want to cross the border of an African country quickly, take a bus. Customs will try their best to rip off taxis or trucks, because both modes of transportation contain valuable goods. The bus driver is a lifesaver. He is very efficient. As a frequent visitor to the border, he knows how to send passengers there.
When Oliver traveled from Accra, Ghana to Lagos, Nigeria, there was a fast-talking evangelist and a patriarch's concubine on his left and right, followed by a politician, a reformed thief and a young widow. The driver of that train is a voodoo priest, and everyone exchanges views on their respective beliefs, which excites him more than sitting in any other means of transportation.
In hard and turbulent areas, buses can be shelters. Northern Kenya is in turmoil, but when a group of poor people sit around you, you no longer worry about being robbed by robbers.
In Tanzania, Oliver once took a bus from Dar es Salaam to the Zambian border, with a one-day trip 1000 km. He said that this experience reminded him of an African proverb: "If you want to be in a hurry, go alone;" If you want to travel far, go with you. "
Translation: Zhang Bei