旅行的藝術(shù)

說(shuō)到“旅行的藝術(shù)”，大概沒(méi)有誰(shuí)比廣受歡迎的作家Paul Theroux和Pico Iyer對(duì)此了解更多——他們環(huán)游世界、四處旅行的時(shí)間加在一起有60年。

Theroux和Iyer列出了幾項(xiàng)他們認(rèn)為可以使旅行更有意義的行動(dòng)，以及他們?nèi)绾巫屪约撼蔀椤奥眯姓摺保粌H僅是“觀光客”。

1. Pick a destination that raises more questions than answers.

“When I travel，” Iyer says， “I want to be moved， I want to be riding on a variety of means of transportation to travel and I want to be sent back a different person.”

2. Leave the hi—tech products at home.

“The more the world moves toward movement， acceleration and data， the more we desire for the feeling of silence， stillness and spaciousness，” Iyer says. Iyer has visited monasteries many times for the past 20 years just to escape his phone and laptop， and he says he has found it liberating.

3. Rely on yourself.

“Self—sufficiency can be one of the best parts of travel，” Theroux says. He says walking， looking at mountains and water， and just experiencing the simplicity and primitivism of life can lead you to a destination you end up truly loving.

4. Visit a charismatic place， not a pleasant place.

“I would never call Jerusalem beautiful or comfortable or consoling，” Iyer says. “But there’s charm about it that you can’t turn away from.” Similarly， he says， sitting in a very simple place like a Californian monastery in the midst of a storm takes you back to an essential， almost primal sense of fear or isolation—yet the sense is the glamorous part of the experience.

5. Just go！

“Take more time and don’t be afraid of trouble，” lyer advises， “to seek out the new places.”

1. 找一個(gè)能讓你收獲更多問(wèn)題而不是答案的目的地。

Iyer說(shuō)：“當(dāng)我旅行的時(shí)候，我想要移動(dòng)，我想要乘著各種交通工具出行，我想要我回來(lái)的時(shí)候能夠成為一個(gè)不同的人。”

2. 把高科技產(chǎn)品留在家里。

Iyer說(shuō)：“世界越向著移動(dòng)、快速、數(shù)據(jù)化發(fā)展，我們?cè)娇释麩o(wú)聲、平靜、空曠的感覺(jué)。”過(guò)去20年間，Iyer常常去修道院旅行，就是為了逃避手機(jī)和筆記本電腦，而他發(fā)現(xiàn)這是一種自我解放。

3. 自力更生。

Theroux說(shuō)：“自力更生”可能是一次旅行中最美好的經(jīng)歷之一。他說(shuō)行走、看山看水，或者僅僅享受生活的簡(jiǎn)單和自然，都能讓你到達(dá)你會(huì)真正愛(ài)上的目的地。

4. 去有魅力的地方，不要去令人愉悅的地方。

Iyer說(shuō)：“我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)說(shuō)耶路撒冷美麗或舒適或給人以安慰，但它就是有一種魅力，讓你無(wú)法轉(zhuǎn)身離開。”同樣，他說(shuō)在風(fēng)暴中，坐在像加利福尼亞修道院一樣簡(jiǎn)單的地方，會(huì)帶給你一種本質(zhì)、幾乎原始的恐懼或孤寂感——但這種感覺(jué)也是這段經(jīng)歷中富有魅力的部分。

5. 出發(fā)吧！

Iyer建議：“多花點(diǎn)時(shí)間，不要怕麻煩，去探索一下那些新世界吧！”

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