1 . Do you know how to be a proud traveller? The following can tell you.

Nervousness is typical of travellers. It does not matter whether the person travels once a year or far more frequently.    1    This happens simply because we can’t predict the future event that may occur during the trip.

To plan trips is an exciting activity; however, once you have planned everything, get ready to break all your plans in case that things go wrong or not the way you expected them to go!

    3    Travellers are always ready to make new friends.

People travel for a variety of reasons. People who stay in a foreign country need to challenge themselves in a variety of ways.     4    

While travelling be prepared to see the real living around the globe. You will see that there are people who struggle to survive.     5    Be grateful for being able to travel since travelling is something only the lucky can afford.

2 . I wanted the pleasure of being in Africa again. Feeling that the place was so large that it contained many untold tales and some hope and comedy and sweetness too, I aimed to reinsert myself in the bundy, as we used to call the bush, and to wander around. There I had lived and worked, happily, almost forty years ago, in the heart of the greenest continent.

In those old undramatic days of my school teaching in the bundu, folks lived their lives on bush paths at the end of unpaved roads of red clay, in villages of grass-roofed huts. They had a new national flag, they had just gotten the vote, some had bikes, many talked about buying their first pair of shoes. They were hopeful, and, so was I, a schoolteacher living near a settlement of mud-huts among trees and fields—children shouting at play; and women bent double—most with infants on their backs—hoeing(锄地) the corn beans; and the men sitting in the shade.

The Swahili word safari means “journey”, it has nothing to do with animals, someone “on safari” is just away and unobtainable and out of touch. Out of touch in Africa was where I wanted to be. The wish to disappear sends many travellers away. If you are thoroughly sick of being kept waiting at home or at work, travel is perfect: let other people wait for a change. Travel is a sort of revenge(报复) for having been put on hold, or having to leave messages on answering machines, not knowing your party’s extension, being kept waiting all your working life. But also being kept waiting is the human condition.

Travel in the African bush can also be a sort of revenge on mobile phones and email, on telephones and the daily paper, on the aspects of globalization that allow anyone who chooses to get their hands on you. I desired to be unobtainable. I was going to Africa for the best of reasons—in a spirit of discovery—simply to disappear, to light out, with a suggestion of I dare you to try to find me.

Home had become a routine, and routine made time pass quickly. I was a sitting duck in this predictable routine: people knew when to call me, they knew when I would be at my desk. I was in such regular touch that it was like having a job, a mode of life I hated. I was sick of being called up and asked for favors, hit up for money. You stick around too long and people begin to impose their own deadlines on you.

6 . Here’re the discovery tours organized by our journal New Scientist. Book now for our October adventures.

Morocco and the science of how to get more from your time

4 October 2023/ 6 days

Experience an adventure in the Atlas Mountains designed to be challenging, educational and transformational. Experience a world where local culture is mixed with African and European influence, as crowds form around storytellers in the square. Breathe in the air on top of the Atlas Mountains as the sun rises.

Ancient caves, human origins: northern Spain

8 October or 15 October 2023/ 7 days

Discover some of the world’s oldest known cave paintings in Spain. Travel back 40,000 years to explore the wonders of caves full of art from before the dawn of civilization in small groups by torchlight, accompanied by New Scientist editor Emily, who will share insight on the dawn of human culture and civilization.

The Rockies and the Badlands

23 October 2023/ 7 days

This tour of the Rocky Mountains in America explores the surprising scenery and geology(地质学) of southern Alberta and brings to life the history of settlements in this remote but beautiful land. You will explore the geographic structure of the Kananaskis valley and visit the Lake Louise area, surrounded by mountains originally formed in ancient warm seas.

Neanderthal origins: southern France

25 October or 27 October 2023/10 days

Step back in time on a journey to the sites of southern France with archaeologist Dr. Rebecca. She shows our understanding of these ancient ancestors. As stone carpenters and inventors, Neanderthals pioneered new technologies, and they lived not just through ice ages but in warm woodland worlds too.

Find out more online at newscientist. com/tours.

7 . The old saying of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” perfectly voices the promise to deliver you the real Italy, and there’s no better way to do this than with hands-on activities that bring you closer to local people.

Italian perfume (香水) has been famous since the 14th century. Venice was the world center of perfumery for several hundred years, which is why this city is the obvious location to learn the perfumery craft. At Palazzo Mocenigo, a former noble residence turned museum, you’ll spend two hours being guided through the complex world of perfume and its history as you make your own personalized perfume to take home.

Explore Palermo’s streets on this wonderful, guided walking tour. Wander through the city’s street markets and historic squares in a small group as your guide entertains you with historic tales. You will be taken into public buildings favoured by locals, including bakeries and old inns, and given the chance to sample classic Palermitan street food.

Experience an amazing sunset with an evening tour of Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano (火山). You and your fellow companions will be driven through lush landscapes that make way for lunar-like lava. As the road gets rough, switch to off-road vehicles. Your final leg is an exciting 30-minute hike with your expert guide.

Experience a half-day bike tour through Itria Valley. An experienced team will help you select a suitable bike and then you’re off on this guided bike ride!This is a 24-mile round trip where you’ll be taken along small country roads dotted with rural houses and through various small towns and villages.

9 . Exploring the Azores Islands in Portugal

●The exceptional seabird watching at night

●Talks on land and at sea by a local biologist

●A whale-watching activity guided by an expert

You can explore and learn about wildlife through some talks. You can also get an opportunity to watch the whales at the surface and listen to their sounds as they go into the water. On land, you will visit a seabird habitat and discover the attractive villages on these islands. Besides, you can study the islands’ earth and learn how it supports the unique grape planting.

●Upon arrival on Faial Island, you will check into a four-star hotel in Horta.

●Depending on your arrival time. you may have some free time to explore the small town that dates back to the 15th century and has many historic buildings.

●Your tour leader will hold a short welcome meeting in the early evening to go through the plans for the week, and then a biologist will give the first of three talks before joining you for dinner.

●During the tour, the biologist will give a brief introduction to the whale species that you will be viewing.

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