I like reading and dislike traveling. Reading is an efficient way to save time. Whenever there's spare time or waiting time, I'd read from my Ereader. At night, I listen to the same audiobook to go to sleep. I read Cliff's Notes also, like a high school student does, when the novel itself is hard to understand, such as Faust or the Magic Mountain. I read Economist and the New Yorker magazines too, for free, from Barns'Noble. And newspapers like NYT, Washington Post daily from my phone.
It's another story about traveling. I only travel domestically and only when it's needed. I don't go anywhere out of the town unless my children need to be dropped off/picked up at summer music camps or art workshops. It's tiresome to fly so I only drive. Driving saves money and time, believe it or not. There's no layover or delay, only traffic jams occasionally.
Traveling overseas is a total waste of money, and quite a struggle unless you get onto a full service cruise. You don't need to lift up a finger there. Anyway, I won't even do that because it's very costly, let alone travel by myself.
I'd rather be at my own home reading a book or browsing internet than hopping on a flight.
契科夫的幸福观是:“幸福的人首先是自由的人” 。叫花子有时间自由和人身自由但没有财务自由;工薪阶层能实现财务自由但没有时间自由和人身自由;自己开餐馆做生意或许有财务自由和人身自由但还是没有时间自由;低端打工者根本就奢谈三个自由。山不在高有仙则名;水不在深有龙则灵;钱不在多够花就行。
钱是好东西,虽然不是万能,但金钱能解决很多问题。我追求人身,时间和财务这三个自由,金钱是实现这三个自由的必要条件。赚钱并不是目的,赚钱之目的是为了实现你心中之目的,除非你的目的就是为了赚钱。我的目的是游山玩水,周游世界,去想去的地方,在旅途中享受人生,生能尽欢,死亦无憾,从上大学起就开始追求这个目的。当身份和生活安定下来,生意也步入正轨,虽然每月收入只有几千块钱,但房地产这事就像种摇钱树,总要有个成长过程,开始仨瓜俩枣,寥若星辰,只要维护的好,种瓜得瓜种豆得豆,慢慢根深叶茂,硕果累累。随着房租房价的上涨,相当于给自己增加工资和增加财富,不要说用不着远虑退休后的生活,就是眼前也没有近忧,从此以后每年一两次的旅游,到现在三,四次或更多便不成问题。
我并没有说是去游遍世界,首先是不可能,其次是有的地方我不想去,不管它多有名。我喜欢名胜古迹,但有的地方徒有虚名,不引人入胜,我喜欢看风景,但不是所有的地方都有景,有的地方仅仅有风而已。有人说读书,旅游,人生两大乐趣,我不怎么认为,读书没什么乐趣,特别是为了生计不得不悬梁刺股去读那些艰涩文字。旅游才是乐趣,正所谓读万卷书不如行万里路,所以我现在只读一本书,旅游指南。
喜欢欧洲的历史文化,中学时代读世界名著,废寝忘食,通宵达旦。上大学时追崇古典音乐,如饥似渴,如醉如痴。毕业后,一闷棍打回现实,柴米油盐酱醋,不得不为五斗米折腰。背井离乡,远渡重洋来到美利坚,身份和生意安顿好之后,少年时代的梦幻得以实现。走在欧洲几百上千年的古老街道上,有一种时光倒流的感觉,红与黑,傲慢与偏见,战争与和平仿佛就在身边。
很佩服有的人对旅游有着无比坚毅的执着,跋山涉水,风餐露宿,不管是繁华都市,还是穷乡僻壤,打起背包,说走就走,天涯海角留不住,何处不是芳草路。我喜欢随心所欲,又按部就班。因为对欧洲的历史文化情有独钟所以偏好去欧洲,但欧洲的冬季阴沉晦涩,所以每年冬季必去享受阳光加勒比,白浪逐沙滩,暖风拂面,碧海蓝天,客路青山外,行舟绿水前。
我们俩希望在有生之年,终日长程复短程,一山行尽一山青。有些地方去过后您也许会产生拥有一个度假屋的想法,德国富森,希腊圣岛,阳光加勒比,枫叶落基山,都让我们弦管相逐,流连忘返。并不是说我有这个能力,高山仰止,景行行止,虽不能至,心怀梦想。
我所追求的旅行是含哺而熙,鼓腹而游,逍遥自在,轻松愉快;而不是风餐露宿,晓行夜归,风尘仆仆,断梗飘蓬。人生也是旅程,早晚要驶向终点,我就是想多停一停,多看一看,在人生的旅途中尽量多停留几站。黄金难买少年时,人无两度再青春,天涯海角路漫漫,自己规划的旅行之路就是跪着也要走完,一直走到古木荫中系短蓬,杖藜扶我过桥东。我不太在乎旅行中错过了什么,我会在乎有个好心情,无时无刻你在我身边。
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估计有点共鸣,不喜欢打卡游/到此一游。
喜欢住在一个地方两周,时间长了想家。应该叫度假,不叫旅游。
不过现在都短视频了,可以天天看美女。
旅行真正的价值是一种感恩之情,感恩我们在这个世界上拥有的一切。人们常常因为想要更多而不满足,但世界各地没有这些物质条件的人仍能幸福生活。
最近的两次旅行还没写呢,一次菲律宾,一次澳大利亚,以后有时间会陆续写出来。
票在确定成行,提前一两个月,两三个月预订,太晚就越来越贵。如果用里程换票,有合适的就先拿下,任何时候哪怕起飞前取消也都可以退还无费用,除非其中有花钱升档。
酒店最不用急。
刚刚游了布鲁日和根特,挺累的但是很喜欢。在旅馆里灌水。。。
I like reading and dislike traveling. Reading is an efficient way to save time. Whenever there's spare time or waiting time, I'd read from my Ereader. At night, I listen to the same audiobook to go to sleep. I read Cliff's Notes also, like a high school student does, when the novel itself is hard to understand, such as Faust or the Magic Mountain. I read Economist and the New Yorker magazines too, for free, from Barns'Noble. And newspapers like NYT, Washington Post daily from my phone.
It's another story about traveling. I only travel domestically and only when it's needed. I don't go anywhere out of the town unless my children need to be dropped off/picked up at summer music camps or art workshops. It's tiresome to fly so I only drive. Driving saves money and time, believe it or not. There's no layover or delay, only traffic jams occasionally.
Traveling overseas is a total waste of money, and quite a struggle unless you get onto a full service cruise. You don't need to lift up a finger there. Anyway, I won't even do that because it's very costly, let alone travel by myself.
I'd rather be at my own home reading a book or browsing internet than hopping on a flight.
8月份会坐邮轮去挪威看峡湾。只是几年前从欧洲回来后,估计旅途中太累,天气太热,得了一种自身免疫系统的慢性病,治不好,只能一直吃药。现在对旅游的热情少了很多。一是身体不太好,只想去轻松,悠闲的度假地,二是觉得看来看去其实很多景色大同小异。欧洲人文方面的东西看过几次以后,也有点审美疲劳了。
以后就只想多去海滨度假,放松。总的来说,我觉得我还算是看过世界的人,已经很满足了。