My Walking Notes

Author: Bi Shushu
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The author inwardly longs for many strange things to happen during travel and dislikes being bound by strict plans. At the same time, she fears frequent accidents and a fateful misfortune. This makes her stance wavering and boundaries unclear—sometimes following the rules and seeking things step by step, while at other times being eager to try exploration. Thus, she becomes a despicable fence-sitter. When it comes to details, she is just as indecisive. Before traveling to a certain place, should she read others' travel logs and related introductions? If not, she sets off like a blind man touching an elephant, only to realize upon returning that she missed some beautiful scenery. For example, when visiting Lake Baikal in Siberia, she saw many small models of seals and sea lions for sale locally, which were quite adorable. She liked them but thought they weren't a local specialty. It was just because they were close to the Arctic Ocean (Lake Baikal has only one outlet river, the Angara River, which flows into the Arctic Ocean). Taking advantage of their geographical advantage, they "appropriated" the local specialties.