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旅行的力量
2012 272 in Marco Polo travel to one of the most simple dream! Through many countries. and have seen many things. only to find away from home requires courage. The power of travel. so we saw the height of the world. but also to see our own height! Do not be afraid. but all the way to be careful. World Grand Tour dedicated to starting travel all ... 26-year-old. $ 1900 for travel from Delhi. India to London. no travel plans and there is no timetable for a total distance of more than 20.000 km ...... late-night Express series describes the writer Ze wood farming Taro alone one expand the lonely waves swim the most clarity of the eyes. most lucid thoughts. softest heart in this world collide. to complete the period of both shocking. and full of surprise the body mind and strong brigade . Soon became a bestseller when published in Ja...
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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May 21, 2025
Why are Sawaki’s books not available in English!!?? More people need to encounter the beauty of his travel stories which influenced and inspired so many of us.
November 20, 2022
A journey starts the moment we decide to start planning for it.
In this non-fiction book called "The Power of a Journey", the author decides to travel through Korea to England with little money, and only using a bus as means of transportation.
It's sad to see that this has such a low rating, but then, I also struggled to read this last year. However, this year, when I decided to challenge myself to read it, just once more, I realized that it was impossible to not stop flipping the pages.
This book had many inspiring quotes about traveling.
Here is one of his quotes that inspired me the most and made me contemplate and consider what traveling is truly is in its raw and real form.
"I think the same is true of travelogues, where the important thing is not the action but the reaction. No matter how unusual a trip is, a travelogue that relies on its rarity is not very interesting."
When I was little, I never realized how lucky I was to be able to travel to many countries. This is why, even though I was able to experience many things abroad, since I wasn't aware about the culture and history of that country, I didn't really feel any strong emotion.
This year, I am going to Kyoto and Osaka, two of the prefectures that I've always yearned to go. I was always interested in the rich culture and interesting historical background they hold so I hope to remember the valuable lessons this book taught me while going on my trip. Thus, I hope to do "reaction"towards the trips instead of simply focusing on the "action" of seeing historical places.
In addition, this book made me want to go to even more trips. The author mentions that the best age to go is 26. If you're earlier or later than that age, he assumes you wouldn't get the same experience and teachings from traveling. While I think that 26 is an oddly specific age and while I don't completely agree to this statement, I do think that it's important to travel from an early age.
If you hesitate and miss the opportunity, your journey simply wouldn't be as inspirational and valuable as it would have been compared to if you had gone when you were younger, still aloof and obsolete from knowledge.
In this non-fiction book called "The Power of a Journey", the author decides to travel through Korea to England with little money, and only using a bus as means of transportation.
It's sad to see that this has such a low rating, but then, I also struggled to read this last year. However, this year, when I decided to challenge myself to read it, just once more, I realized that it was impossible to not stop flipping the pages.
This book had many inspiring quotes about traveling.
Here is one of his quotes that inspired me the most and made me contemplate and consider what traveling is truly is in its raw and real form.
"I think the same is true of travelogues, where the important thing is not the action but the reaction. No matter how unusual a trip is, a travelogue that relies on its rarity is not very interesting."
When I was little, I never realized how lucky I was to be able to travel to many countries. This is why, even though I was able to experience many things abroad, since I wasn't aware about the culture and history of that country, I didn't really feel any strong emotion.
This year, I am going to Kyoto and Osaka, two of the prefectures that I've always yearned to go. I was always interested in the rich culture and interesting historical background they hold so I hope to remember the valuable lessons this book taught me while going on my trip. Thus, I hope to do "reaction"towards the trips instead of simply focusing on the "action" of seeing historical places.
In addition, this book made me want to go to even more trips. The author mentions that the best age to go is 26. If you're earlier or later than that age, he assumes you wouldn't get the same experience and teachings from traveling. While I think that 26 is an oddly specific age and while I don't completely agree to this statement, I do think that it's important to travel from an early age.
If you hesitate and miss the opportunity, your journey simply wouldn't be as inspirational and valuable as it would have been compared to if you had gone when you were younger, still aloof and obsolete from knowledge.
July 30, 2020
《旅行的力量》（日）泽木耕太郎。
想看作者其他的还没有译成中文的书啊！
“才能是一种天赋，可惜容易遭到毁坏与挫折，端看个人是要耽溺于自我满足，还是自我要求千锤百炼。他的才能越是锋芒毕露，越让我担心他会流于太过自信，与其那样，倒还不如才能平庸点好。”
想看作者其他的还没有译成中文的书啊！
“才能是一种天赋，可惜容易遭到毁坏与挫折，端看个人是要耽溺于自我满足，还是自我要求千锤百炼。他的才能越是锋芒毕露，越让我担心他会流于太过自信，与其那样，倒还不如才能平庸点好。”
June 7, 2013
The author considered the motivation of the history of his journey, and described it with memories of his writing and researching, which I wasn't interested, though. It seems that I bought a wrong (I didn't intended to buy) book.
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