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2015年3月7日 星期六

南美行濫觴


“Step outside Time to step outside
House on fire leave it all behind you
Darkest night let the lightning guide you”


~~~Jose Gonzalez<Step Out>《白日夢冒險王》






2007 年,夏,台南等當兵中。天氣:火傘高張!


跑來書店吹冷氣看書,剛好有新書發表會
作者花了半年,一位台灣女孩隻身前往南美洲自助旅行!

套句劉文聰的話:
『我毋佮意輸的感覺』


『我一定也行!』


作者去了南美五國,光阿根廷就寫了一本書!
發表會中第一次見識到伊瓜蘇瀑布的滂礡,
那時和多數人一樣,只識尼加拉瀑布
殊不知尼加拉瀑布係世界第三大瀑布,
伊瓜蘇瀑布更勝一籌,位居亞軍,
同時也是全世界最寬的瀑布!

阿根廷,多麽遙遠陌生的國度呀!
對她的印象,
大概只有電影「阿根廷別為我哭泣」及足球先生梅西


『決定了!有長假就去南美自助旅行吧!』


於是,阿根廷,精確一點是阿根廷伊瓜蘇瀑布,
成了我整趟南美南極行的濫觴。
那時我的自助旅行經歷,是和朋友去過紐西蘭、澳洲及日本。
如果說,自助旅行是一所學校,
那這些國家跟台灣都是屬於幼幼班程度。

幻想著和人們的對話:
「你去那兒自助?」
『澳洲、紐西蘭;日本』
「不錯呀!很漂亮,好羨慕唷!」

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「你去那兒自助?」
『南美洲』
「X!你超屌!」

(一整個虛榮的概念)




To see the world,
Things dangerous to come to,
To see behind walls,
To draw closer,
To find each other
And to feel.
That this is the purpose of “Life”
《白日夢冒險王》

欽此




Commencement

Waiting for entering the military service in Tainan. Summer of 2007. 
Weather: burning sun

I took a shelter for air condition in a bookstore.
A new book was released, and the author, 
she took half an year to travel in South America…ON HER OWN ! 


“ If she can make it, I can do it too. ”


She had been headed to 5 countries in South America; the book covered just Argentina.
It was the first time I saw the jaw-dropping view of Iguazu Falls.
Like most people did, I just had heard of Niagara Falls, which ranks the third of top 3 most marvelous waterfalls in the world. 
It is followed by Iguazu Falls, which is the widest on earth.  

Argentina, what a mysterious country far far away...
What a pity that the only impression we have is just Evita and Messi


"OK!I make up my mind I'm headed to Argentina as long as I have long holidays!I give myself my word!"


This is the reason why Argentina is the start-up of my whole journey. 
I just travel without joining the commercial tour in group, with my friends in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
If travelling is a school, these are kindergartens.

Imagine the following conversation:
"What countries do you travel on your own?"
'In Australia, New Zealand, and Japan'
"Great!It's spectacular!Envy you so much..."

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"What countries do you travel on your own?"
'In South America'
"What the fxxking awesome..."

(See?How vain I am...)


                                To be continued