Lastsummerholiday,IwenttoHainanwithmyfamily.Theweatherwasterrific!TheskywasbluemorethanIcoulddescribe,theseawasblueandbrightmorethanIcouldbelieve.Walkingbytheseaisjustlikebeingintheoilpainting!WesailedtoanislandcalledXiao.Iswamthere.Swimmingistheseaisquitedifferentfromthatinapool.Becausethedepthisvariousallthetime.
Maybethewatercan'taffordyouthisminute,andthenitwillflowoveryourhead!Bedsidestheswimming,wealsohadagoodmealthere.Wehadaniceseafooddish.Iforgotthenameofthatconch,butIboughtbacktheshell.Ifyouwanttohavealook,youmayaskme.Or,wemaygotoHainantogether,forIamalwayshopingtocometothatplaceagain.Ireallylikethatplace,aplaceofblueandbrightness.
Thesetripshelpedmeopenmyeyes.Ienjoyedmyday.
Ilovetraveling.Travelingnotonlybroadensmyhorizonsbutalsoopensmyeyestotheworld.Whatsmore,itrefreshesme.YoucangotoDisneylandandexperiencewhatitsliketobe“achildagain!”Youcanvisitoneofthe“sevenwondersoftheworld,”suchastheGrandCanyonandfeelthemagnificenceofnature!Youcantastethe“magicial”icewateronaglacier,whichcanhelpyoubecomemorebeautifulandmakeyoulivelonger.Justforgetalltriflesandburdensthatyouhaveinyourmind.Experienceisatypeoflivingknowledge.Youllbesuretoexperiencemanynewthingswhentraveling.Youdontevenneedatourguideifyoulongformorefreedom.Justdontforgettobringyourbackpack!
Lastsummer,MomandDadtookmetoDongshanandXiamentoplay,soIspentanunforgettablesummervacation.
WefirstridetotheDongshan,weseethevastboundlessseaandbeautifulseasidescenery.ThemostinterestingisthefamousattractionsofDongshan-windstone.Legendhasawindblowing,thetopofthestoneinanotherstonewillshake,butusuallyseveralpeoplecannotpushit.Myfatherandmotheralsocurioustotrytopushabit,reallymotionless,reallyamazing!
Afternoon,myfatherandmothercametothebeach.Weareonthebeachtofightthefortress,playingthewateratthebeach,watchingtheblueseaandthevastsky,Icannothelpbutthinkofapoetwrotebytheancientpoet:"theseaofthemoon,thehorizonatthistime."
TourfinishedZhangzhouDongshan,thenextdaywetransfertoXiamen.Atall,high-risebuildingissurprisinglycleanandspacious.Afternoon,MomandDadtookmetothefunoftheplayground-waterpark.Thereareavarietyoffuntostimulatetheentertainment,suchascarousel,UFO,Ferriswheel,pirateshipandsoon.Weplayedforalongtime,untilthefunandgo.
Finally,IreluctantlyleftXiamen,theendofthehappytriptoDongshanXiamen.Thissummerisreallymemorable!
ItookatriptoShanghaiwithmymotherduringtheseven-dayholiday.IttookusmorethantwohourstodrivetoShanghaifrommyhomeinHaimen.Westayedinalargehotelontheeighthfloor.
Onthefirstday,Ijuststayedinthehotelandrested.Onthesecondday,mybrotherandIwenttoNanjingRoad.It’sthebusieststreetinShanghai.Whenwegotthere,therewerelotsofpeople.Wewalkedfromoneshoptoanother.IboughttwoT-shirtsandtwopairsoftrousersfortheingsummer.
TheT-shirtsandtrousersIboughtareallwhitebecausewhiteismyfavouritecolour.Mybrotheralsoboughtsomeclothes.Onthethirdday,mymothertookmetoJinjiangEntertainmentCentre.Itwasfullofpeople.Iplayedmanykindsofgamesthere.Ihadagoodtime.
Theotherdays,Iwenttosomeotherinterestingplaces,suchastheOrientalBrightPearlTVTower,theHuangpuRiverandShanghaiInternationalConferenceCentre.Ididn’tforgettodomyhomeworkintheevening.Ihadafullan
dhappyholiday.
Onthegreengrass,aplasticbottlerollswiththewind.Willyoupickitupandthrowitintothetrashcannearby?Clearcreek,acanisparticularlyeye-catching,youkickeditintotheriverorpickitup?Intheelevengoldenweek,IencounteredthesetwothingsinQiandaoLakeandTaishan.Theresultwasreallydistressing,andthequalityoftheChinesepeopleshouldbeseenhere.
OnthetrailoftheThousandIslandLake,ayounggirlthrewaKunlunMountainsmineralwaterbottleintothelawn.Ipickeditupandrantothelittlegirl."Children,it'snotrighttolitter."."Atthismoment,herfather,amiddle-agedmanwithsunglasses,gavemeacontemptuouslookandwalkedawaywiththelittlegirl'shand.Obviously,hewantedtoescapethequestion.Or,inhiseyes,"thisisnotmyhome"-thesondoesnotteach,thefatherofthepast,yousaidthatthispersonisinsignificant?Ifeveryonethrowsadrinkbottleonthelawn,theconsequenceswillalwaysbeimagined.
TheartilleryTaishanfarmhousenearthegurglingstreamswithrollinghills,goodscenery!Suddenly,abottlefellintothewater--aboywaskickingacan.Iwassilent,andIgotthecansoutofthewater.Notlongafter,hekickedthecansdownthewateragain.I'mangry:"natureisourown.Whydoyoudestroytheenvironment?""Hedidn'tsayangrily:"doyouwanttobe?"Thistone,Ihatenotabrickknockhimtodeath!Whatabadupbringing!
AlthoughtheatmosphereofcivilizedtourisminChinaismuchbetterthanthatofthepasttwoyears,thereisstillmuchroomforimprovement.Thegovernmentshouldstepuppublicitysoastomakepeoplebehavemorecivilizedandmorecompetent.IsincerelyhopethatIwillneverseelitteringagain,whichiscontrarytocivilization!
Collegestudents,curiousandenergetic,lovetraveling;summerandwintervacationsprovidethemwithgoldenopportunitiestotravel.Therearetwomajormodesoftravelling—travelingbyoneselfortravelinginagrouporganizedbytravelagencies.
Thosetwopatternsofferdifferenttravelexperiences,withrespectiveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Forthesolitarytraveler,thegreatestadvantageisfreedom.Heisperfectlyfreetochoosehisitineraryandplanhisschedules,thushecanvisitwhateverhiscuriosityleadshimtoandcontemplateoverahistoricalsiteoraculturalrelicforaslongashedesires.Thetroubleishecannotsharehisperceptionsandexcitementwithanypartners.Moreover,itistime-consuminganddifficulttobuytrainticketsandlookforaccommodationsandinemergencysituationsanindividualtravelerislargelyhelpless.Thoseproblemsarenon-existentforgrouptravelersbecausetravelagenciestakecareofeverything.Withinagroup,peoplewhousedtobestrangerssoonbecomefriends.However,thefixeditinerariesandtightschedulepreventtravelersfromsatiatingtheirindividualcuriosities.Inaddition,touristsareoftensubjectedtoforcedshoppingbytourguideswhoaremoreconcernedwithsecuringcommissionsthanprovidingservices.
Mysolutiontothesetwoimperfectmodesoftravelingistotravelwithfriendsorclassmates.Thispatternincorporatesmostoftheiradvantageswhileavoidingalltheirdisadvantages.Iamconvincedthisisthebestandmostsensibleformoftravelingwhicheverybodyshouldadopt.
Nowadays,moreandmorepeopleprefertotravelquiteoften.Bytraveling,wenotonlycanrelaxourselvesbutalsobroadenourknowledgecircles.Frommyaspect,Ithinkwecanmakemanyfriendsandtravelwiththem.
Firstly,wecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryandrelaxourselves.Formodernlife,wearebusywithourworkwithhighpressure.However,whenwetravel,wewillbeattractedbygreatlandscapeandforgetpressurefrombothworkandlife.
Secondly,wecanmakefriendsbytraveling.Formosttravelers,theytendtofindmanycompanionstotravelwith.Ifyouchecktheinternet,youwillfindthatsomepeoplewillcallotherstojointhemfortravel.Throughthiskindoftravel,wecanmeetmanydifferentpeopleandmakefriendswiththemtobroadenoursocialcircle
Thirdly,wecanlearnmuchknowledgeformtravel.Beforeyougotosomewheretotravel,generally,youneedtomakeplansforyourtravel.Youcanfindlotsofthingsyoudon’tknowwhenyoumakeaplan,suchas,theoriginofacertainarea,thecustomsofdifferentareas,localfoodandsoon.Inconclusion,wecannotonlyrelaxourselvesandmakenewfriendsbutatthesametimewecanlearnmuchfromtravel.
Ithinkthereisnoonewouldsay“no”totravel.Peoplelovetravel,foritcanmakethemrelaxandwidentheirvision.Somepeopleliketotravelwithfriends,becausetheywanttosharethepleasureoftraveling,andtheythinkthejourneywillbemucheasierfortheycantakecareofeachother.Whilesomepeopleliketotravelalone,theycangoanywhereinanytime.Theydon’thavetocareaboutwhatthepartner’sidea.Inmyopinion,I’mmuchpreferredtotravelwithfriends,butIalwayshaveanurgetotravelalone.
Firstly,Iwastoldthattravelalonecanhelppeopletogrowupquickly,andthat’swhatIreallyneed.Ifyoutravelalone,youhavetodoeverythingbyyourselfinthejourney,forinstance,tobuyaticket,tobookhotel,andaskdirections.Thatmaybejustasmallcaseforextrovert,butforintrovert,likeme,it’sreallyabigchallenge.IrememberthefirsttimeIgototravelwithfriendsandmylittlebrother,theydideverything,andIjustfollowandhadfun.Ieventooshametocheckintoahotel,andmylittlebrotherdiditforme.Iwashumiliatedforthat.So,travelalonecouldforceintroverttodothethingsthatyoudon’tdaretodo.Itcouldhelpyoutobuildanoutgoingpersonality.Forextrovert,travelalonecouldenhanceyourabilitytohandleemergencecase.
Secondly,travelalonegivesyoupeaceofmind.Imagethat,youwalkingaloneinthebeach,therearenosoundsofhumanbeings,justburstofsoundwaves.Youcloseyoureyes,enjoythemoment,youwillfeelpeace.
Inshort,travelalonecouldbelonelinessanddangerous,especiallyforgirls,butit’sworthhavingatryforthebeautifulsceneinthejourney,itseemslikeallthethingsarejustexistforyou.