I once read Verne's science fiction "Around the World in 80 Days", which tells the story of 1872. Mr. Fogg, the hero, set out from London, put 20,000 pounds (which was a huge sum at that time), and spent 80 days circling the earth and returning to London. At that time, there were no planes, only local trains and coal-burning boats, which sounded incredible.
Around the World in 80 Days is a science fiction novel. /kloc-it is impossible to travel around the world 80 days ago, but the author's imagination is admirable and it is a very wonderful novel.
In 2008, the writer Bi Shumin took a cruise ship, which took 1 14 days and circled the earth once, with a voyage of 52,248 kilometers. Her journey is much slower than that of Mr. Fogg more than 0/00 years ago, but it is more real and wonderful.
About Bi Shumin, briefly, I once worked as a soldier and a doctor in Tibet, and later as a psychological counselor and writer. The special life experience gave her a special perspective. She is my favorite writer.
This trip is said to have exhausted Bi Shumin's savings for half her life. I wonder if she earned it from the book Blue Paradise?
So what does it take to travel around the world? Money, time and health are three basic conditions.
This is the concern of most readers. But based on human nature, the author is reluctant to disclose how much he spent in the book. But according to the information in the book, I can make a rough calculation.
The first is the boat ticket. Although Bi Shumin is a well-known writer with a high income, he is not a local tyrant. She had the following conversation when booking a position in a travel agency.
Air ticket 167500, the price in 2008, not cheap. But the air ticket is only a small head, and the cost of land travel is much higher than that of air tickets.
Because we have to reach more than 20 ports along the way and pass through countless countries, hundreds of land routes are listed in the book on board, which is much more expensive than the ticket. Many land routes need to take local planes, and you have to book air tickets, hotels, car rentals and so on four and a half months in advance.
In order to save money, the author booked all the cheap flights, which can't be refunded or changed. Once the trip of the ship is delayed, the ticket will be invalid.
Among them, the six-day tour of the Galapagos Islands cost tens of thousands of dollars, and the author is reluctant to go, which is very regrettable.
In addition to air tickets and land travel expenses, there are also N visa fees, port fees, Alaska environmental protection fees, and tips of several thousand yuan, which is also a big expense.
The air ticket includes three meals on board, and other items are expensive. Coin-operated laundry costs $4 at a time, and the simplest haircut costs 300 yuan RMB. You can't get a haircut for more than three months. In order to save money, the author even cut his hair with small scissors.
It costs more than 1000 to catch a small cold.
Every time the author buys 1000 and writes a blog, it won't take long to spend it all.
Insurance premium must be bought, otherwise it is not allowed to board the ship, and EU countries are not allowed to enter the country. The insurance premium is several thousand yuan.
In addition, there are so many places to go along the way and some souvenirs to buy, which adds up to a lot of expenses.
I estimate that the author's expenses are between 500,000 and 1 10,000. She didn't disclose how many tourist routes she visited and the price of each route, only that it was much higher than the boat ticket, but there were a lot of descriptions about her participation in various activities in the book. Plus my son's peers, I have to multiply by 2, and the estimated total cost is about1-20,000.
First, nature is time. People who have time often have no money. Rich people often have no time. As a matter of fact, in 2008, Bi Shumin was the first time for China citizens to travel around the world by boat, with only six China people on board.
Secondly, prepare a large number of personal belongings before boarding. However, the weight limit for each person is only 20 kilograms, which is not enough for more than three months of travel.
For example, you should bring your own shampoo and soap. 1 kg. Clothes should also be brought all year round. Although the room is air-conditioned, the temperature in the room is less than 24 degrees near the Arctic Circle. Besides, you must go out. There is a formal banquet on board, so you have to bring your own suit.
In addition, you have to prepare your own dollars, euros and yen. You can't change it on board. Although all kinds of foreign cards can be withdrawn. But the time for free activities is limited, so you can't let the whole team wait for you to exchange money.
Walking continuously in different countries requires high physical fitness. It is not uncommon for tourists to get sick in the past four months because of acclimatization and frequent jet lag. Minor ailments can be cured on board. If you really can't help it, you have to give up the follow-up trip and fly back to China for treatment.
The cruise ship is managed by a Japanese company, and the itinerary is very strict, and it will never be delayed due to personal reasons of tourists. Some passengers who take part in the land tour have to fly to the next stop to catch up because of the delay.
Therefore, you have to have the ability to travel freely in foreign countries.
The "Mir Cruise" departs from Yokohama Port, Japan, and the general direction is all the way west, passing through Vietnam, Singapore, Oman and Jordan. Then through the Suez Canal, from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Through Egypt, many countries along the Mediterranean coast. Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands arrived in Norway.
After that, Iceland, Greenland, sailed in the Atlantic Ocean for 6 days and arrived in new york, USA. Then from new york to Venezuela in Central America, and then to Panama. After passing through the Panama Canal, return to the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. Then, through Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, to Alaska in the United States.
After 9 days, I crossed the Pacific Ocean and returned to Yokohama, Japan to complete a voyage around the earth.
The voyage was originally scheduled to be completed on 104, but it was delayed on 10 due to ship repair and weather.
As a travel enthusiast, I have also been to some countries, most of which are in-depth self-help tours, although I have seen it more carefully and gained a deeper understanding. But at the same time, as an author, it is completely different to connect the world into a circle, visit different countries continuously, quickly go from the cold zone to the tropical zone and then to the cold zone, see different cultures and races, and constantly compare and reflect.
There is a philosophical view that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. If possible, we should travel around the world at once.
After reading this, do you want to take a trip like this? No money, no time
Then buy a book, follow the author's footsteps around the world, along the ocean, and listen to the ancient stories whispered to you by the plain land.