學英語環遊世界

Nothing good will ever happen to you if you never leave your house. 如果你永远不出门，好事决不会发生在你身上。Before my evening flight back to Barcelona, I also booked several cooking classes making pizza, tiramisu and pasta, as well as a walking tour in downtown Rome. Luckily, the classes connected seamlessly. I had a full schedule and I made several friends who I still keep in touch with till this day.在回去巴塞罗那的晚上班机之前，我在罗马市区预定了几堂制作Pizza、提拉米苏、和意大利面的课程，还有一个在市中心的徒步之旅，幸运的是这些课程都连接的天衣无缝呢，让我一整天都行程滿滿的，而且还交了几个至今我们还保持联系的朋友。That was the end of my journey in Europe. I had so many beautiful memories and had seen most of the cities I was eager to visit. I had met the people I wanted to meet and also got together with some friends before I went back to Taiwan. 这就是我在欧洲旅行的终点了。我拥有好多美丽的回忆，还看到了许多我曾经渴望拜访的城市。在我回台湾前还见了许多我一直想见又和一些朋友重逢。After I got back to Taiwan, I had some quality time with my family and then I was figuring out where I would like to go after I had some much-needed rest. Then the pandemic hit. A lot of my friends in Europe were suffering from the sudden change in their lives and restrictions on things that previously seemed normal. I only talked to a few of my hosts briefly however they seemed quite low and there was a point at which it felt like the world was ending. At this time, a lot of people in Europe and other countries died from this horrible disease and many more were stuck on their computers and within their homes for weeks on end. 回到台湾后，我和家人共度了一些美好的优质时光，然后在我充分休息正要计划着下一站要去哪里的时候，新冠肺炎的大流行蔓延各地。我在欧洲的朋友都因为这个在他们生命中的突然转变和生活受到的限制而受苦着。我仅仅和几个曾经接待过我的沙发主人说话，然而他们都心情低落也感觉世界好像就要灭绝了。因为在那个时候，在欧洲和许多国家有许多人死于这个可怕的疾病，还有许多人待在家里被电脑给困住不知道多久了。Now in hindsight, I am really glad I took the trip. I really am. Though it was hard and I was exhausted from the trip, I followed my heart, and I didn’t waste time. Otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to create so many beautiful stories to tell. I saw so many beautiful sights and scenery however I was most interested in the people who lived there. At this point, I don’t know when the world will be normal and safe to travel again. It’s very possible that we will have to continue to travel with caution and socially distance from people we meet from now on. Back when I was traveling, these ideas never crossed my mind. 现在我回头看，我真的很高兴那时我启程了。虽然路途很辛苦，我也精疲力竭，但我一路跟随着我的心所以也没有浪费时间。不然我就不会有机会制造和说这么多美丽的故事。我看到了许多美丽的风景，然而我最有兴趣的还是住在那里的人。此刻，我并不清楚何时这个世界会回归正常并能够再度旅行。也很有可能从此之后，我们必须要继续小心的旅行着并保持社交距离。而这些是我在旅行的时候，从来没有想过的。I was used to flying all the time, and I even created a brand for myself called Fly with Lily. However, the train made it so easy to travel to nearby countries. The eurail ticket was also a money saver too and I took 56 rides with a two month pass, which came to around 900 euros. 我以前总是不停的到处飞，我甚至开创了一个品牌叫做「和Lily一起飞」。然而，这个火车旅行让我们可以更方便的到邻近的国家去旅行。环欧火车的通票也非常的划算，让我省了不少钱，在两个月的旅程中，我用900欧元搭乘了56趟火车，和横跨了10个国家呢。At the end of my journey, I saw how far I had come from when I first thought about the idea of traveling around Europe by train. These thoughts developed after a conversation with my good English friend in Barcelona, Greg, who suggested that train travel was a great way to leave a smaller carbon footprint than flights and was more environmentally friendly. He had lived in Sweden for almost twenty years and even shared that some Northern Europeans advocated “Flight Shame”. He jokingly told me that maybe I should stop encouraging people to “fly” since I was building my personal brand “Fly with Lily”. Over the years while I was traveling around the globe, I became more aware of the impact of my actions on the place I lived in and I felt inspired by Greg to try this new approach for myself. When we can travel again, I would love to try more train journeys in different countries and continents. My experiences convinced me that this method of travel is not only more environmentally friendly but that there are so many exciting adventures to be had. At the top of my list is traveling around China by train, experiencing the many sides of thi

Not all who wander are lost.

Luka came to pick me up at a station near him called Latina. It was about one hour train ride from Rome. As soon as we got in his car, he handed me his phone and asked me to be his DJ. I played music I liked from his phone and I introduced him to a few Taiwanese bands I like, for example Mayday and F.I.R. Luka loved receiving guests and learning English and cultures from couchsurfers. I could also see Luka was indeed very serious about his learning. Every day he spent one hour reading aloud from his book. He was also very keen to speak with me every day to practice his spoken English, and showed me all the scenic places around his town.

Luka was a photographer and a fitness instructor. He lived by the beach and had a very healthy lifestyle. He gave me his spare room where I could listen to the ocean and wake up to say hello to the beach in the morning.

I cooked for Luka almost every night that I stayed with him, and introduced him to lots of different kinds of Asian food. Luka had an open mind for food too. It was just very nice to be able to show him new food and try new recipes. Luka had a fully equipped kitchen and he didn’t mind doing the dishes afterwards. After his fitness class, Luka would take me to the nearby beach towns to have coffee and give me tours here and there. Before meeting Luka, I had only seen big cities in Italy like Rome, Milan and Florence. However, the small town was tranquill and lovely too, especially when walking and enjoying it with a local.

One morning after working on the computer, I cried in front of Luka because I felt the uncertainty of the future and it scared me too. I was stressed out. I knew I was going back to Taiwan, but I didn’t know what I would do there. It also felt like my travel life was ending, too. Luka was so lovely, didn’t mind me crying and encouraged me with his own story. He said he could relate a lot to my situation. Just like me, Luka had chosen not to get an office job and became self-employed. However, sometimes this lifestyle had its own downsides and sacrifices too.

In the afternoon, Luka wanted to cheer me up and took me to an organic farm where he often purchased his groceries from. He told me he used to sell eggs from the farm and saw the unhappy chickens in the cage. He became really unhappy too. At that point he made a change in his career and pursued what his heart told him to. He was a lot happier. Also now, he only ate eggs from free-range chickens on organic farms.

He told me this while pointing out the chickens in the farm and carrying a basket of organic products he had just purchased. I was watching the chickens running around and they did seem happy.

I became really good friends with Luka, and we enjoyed our week together. When he dropped me off at the station on my last day in Italy, our eyes were all wet as we said goodbye.

Stay Tune. This is almost the end of my Eurail journey. In the next episode I'll be sharing what inspired me to finally do this trip and where I'm going next.

 

**參與我為期6個月的口語訓練營參加每日的直播課程/旅行英語訓練營/早起訓練營，請到我的公眾微信賬號IFLYCLUB，回復：訓練營，報名最新一期的訓練營課程。

****本系列會將中英的版本分開錄制，想要進行更深入的英語聽力學習或訓練，可以聽伴隨在中文版本的下一集。

得到本集節目的中英文文本，預定環歐火車旅行的資訊和網站，當時的照片和影片甚至路線圖，請關注公眾微信IFLYCLUB，回復文字「環歐火車28「

 

Not all who wander are lost. Luka came to pick me up at a station near him called Latina. It was about one hour train ride from Rome. As soon as we got in his car, he handed me his phone and asked me to be his DJ. I played music I liked from his phone and I introduced him to a few Taiwanese bands I like, for example Mayday and F.I.R. Luka loved receiving guests and learning English and cultures from couchsurfers. I could also see Luka was indeed very serious about his learning. Every day he spent one hour reading aloud from his book. He was also very keen to speak with me every day to practice his spoken English, and showed me all the scenic places around his town. Luka was a photographer and a fitness instructor. He lived by the beach and had a very healthy lifestyle. He gave me his spare room where I could listen to the ocean and wake up to say hello to the beach in the morning. I cooked for Luka almost every night that I stayed with him, and introduced him to lots of different kinds of Asian food. Luka had an open mind for food too. It was just very nice to be able to show him new food and try new recipes. Luka had a fully equipped kitchen and he didn’t mind doing the dishes afterwards. After his fitness class, Luka would take me to the nearby beach towns to have coffee and give me tours here and there. Before meeting Luka, I had only seen big cities in Italy like Rome, Milan and Florence. However, the small town was tranquill and lovely too, especially when walking and enjoying it with a local.One morning after working on the computer, I cried in front of Luka because I felt the uncertainty of the future and it scared me too. I was stressed out. I knew I was going back to Taiwan, but I didn’t know what I would do there. It also felt like my travel life was ending, too. Luka was so lovely, didn’t mind me crying and encouraged me with his own story. He said he could relate a lot to my situation. Just like me, Luka had chosen not to get an office job and became self-employed. However, sometimes this lifestyle had its own downsides and sacrifices too. In the afternoon, Luka wanted to cheer me up and took me to an organic farm where he often purchased his groceries from. He told me he used to sell eggs from the farm and saw the unhappy chickens in the cage. He became really unhappy too. At that point he made a change in his career and pursued what his heart told him to. He was a lot happier. Also now, he only ate eggs from free-range chickens on organic farms. He told me this while pointing out the chickens in the farm and carrying a basket of organic products he had just purchased. I was watching the chickens running around and they did seem happy. I became really good friends with Luka, and we enjoyed our week together. When he dropped me off at the station on my last day in Italy, our eyes were all wet as we said goodbye. Stay Tune. This is almost the end of my Eurail journey. In the next episode I'll be sharing what inspired me to finally do this trip and where I'm going next. 从我的旅行英語训练营摘录（客房服务）There are no towels in my room. 我房間里沒有毛巾。 Could you bring it to me? 你可以幫我送過來嗎？ The hot water is not hot enough. 水不夠熱。 The heater in my room doesn’t work. 我房間里的暖氣壞了。 The air conditioner is not working. 空調不能用。 **参与我为期6个月的口语训练营参加每日的直播课程/旅行英语训练营/早起训练营，请到我的公众微信账号IFLYCLUB，回复：训练营，报名最新一期的训练营课程。****本系列会将中英的版本分开录制，想要进行更深入的英语听力学习或训练，可以听伴随在中文版本的下一集。得到本集节目的中英文文本，预定环欧火车旅行的资讯和网站，当时的照片和影片甚至路线图，请关注公众微信IFLYCLUB，回复文字“环欧火车28“

Not all who wander are lost. 并不是所有的流浪者都是迷失。Luka来到了离他家最近的车站叫Latina来接我，差不多是离罗马大约一个小时的火车车程吧。当我一踏进入到他的车里，Luka立刻把他的手机交给我，并且要我做他的音乐DJ。我就播放了几个我喜欢的台湾乐团像是五月天还有飞儿乐团。Luka非常喜爱接待沙发客，因为他可以借此学习英文还有不同国家的文化。我也感觉到Luka相当认真在学习英语。每天，他都会花一个小时一边读书，一边大声的念英语。当我待在那里的时候，他也每天非常积极的和我练习英文，并且带我去几个离他家近的景点。Luka是一个摄影师兼健身教练。他住在海边并拥有一个非常健康的生活型态。他给我休息的客房让我每天早晨都能看到海并听到海浪声。当我住在Luka家时，我几乎每晚都会煮饭给Luka吃，而且为他介绍各种不同的亚洲食物。Luka非常愿意尝试各种不同的食物。Luka有一个设备非常齐全的厨房，而且也不介意饭后洗碗。他上完健身课后，会带我到附近的海滨小城去喝咖啡还有到处逛逛。在遇见Luka之前，我只有去过在意大利像是罗马、米兰还有佛罗伦萨这样的大城市。然而在意大利的小城镇更是宁静又可爱，特别是可以和一个当地人四处走走的时候。有天早上在电脑前工作完毕之后，忽然感到对未来的不确定性，害怕的我，竟然在Luka面前哭了。我感觉压力好大。因为我要回台湾了，但是我并不清楚我回台湾要做什么，甚至我也感觉到我的旅游生涯要结束了。Luka人好好，并不介意我在他面前哭而且也用他的故事鼓励我。他说对我的情况他十分能够体会，因为就像我一样，Luka也选择放弃他在办公室前的工作然后变成一个自由职业者。然而这样的生活型态的确有他的缺点和牺牲。下午时，由于Luka想要让我开心一点，他就带我到附近他常购买农产品的有机农场。他告诉我他以前在农场贩卖鸡蛋，并且看着笼子里非常不开心的鸡。他也渐渐地变得越来越不开心。所以在那一刻他就决定要转变他的职业，然后追求他心向往的事情。他现在变得比较开心了，而且他也只吃在这些自由放牧养鸡场所生产的鸡蛋。他一边手拿着刚刚购买一大箱的农产品，一边指着农场里的鸡和我分享这个故事，我看着鸡们自由的奔跑着，牠们的确看起来开心。就在那一周的相处下，我和Luka变成了非常好的朋友。当Luka送我回车站的那天，也是我在意大利的最后一天，在告别的时候我们彼此的眼眶都湿了。从我的英语旅行英語训练营摘录（客房服务）There are no towels in my room. 我房間里沒有毛巾。 Could you bring it to me? 你可以幫我送過來嗎？ The hot water is not hot enough. 水不夠熱。 The heater in my room doesn’t work. 我房間里的暖氣壞了。 The air conditioner is not working. 空調不能用。 **参与我为期6个月的口语训练营参加每日的直播课程/旅行英语训练营/早起训练营，请到我的公众微信账号IFLYCLUB，回复：训练营，报名最新一期的训练营课程。****本系列会将中英的版本分开录制，想要进行更深入的英语听力学习或训练，可以听伴随在中文版本的下一集。得到本集节目的中英文文本，预定环欧火车旅行的资讯和网站，当时的照片和影片甚至路线图，请关注公众微信IFLYCLUB，回复文字“环欧火车28“

**Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Have fun, regret nothing and never let anyone bring you down.

Due to the bus being delayed, the three hour ride turned into a six hour ride. I arrived in Dubrovnik in the evening and had to find my apartment lugging my suitcases across the old town. I was immediately impressed, though. The old town was complete and I could find an entrance to a 16th century stone wall. Along the way I discovered that they contained the old buildings and churches very well.

After I arrived at my apartment, I cooked myself a healthy meal and felt content and got ready for bed. The next day, I woke up to this idyllic harbor view from my window. I also booked a walking tour from Airbnb experience.

Kresmir was my guide that day. I met him at the entrance of the old town. I was the only guest. Kresmir ran a farm and airbnb business in the suburbs of Dubrovnik, and occasionally ran guided tours for the tourists in town.

He told me many stories about Dubrovnik and we walked around every corner of the old town. I think when you arrive in a new place, hiring a guide could be a very rewarding experience. If I were walking alone by myself, I would miss so many details related to architecture. Some people might think it’s not important, however, I would not make a connection quickly with a place where I only stay for a short time. He was very nice. After the guided tour he even invited me to white coffee in a cosy coffee house.

It was the right decision to do the tour because after that, it rained for two days in Dubrovnik. It finally cleared up on the day I was leaving for Italy. However, I also regained the strength I needed to keep going. I was ready for my next stop in Italy.

Stay tuned...there’s much more to come!

In the next episode I’ll be sharing a story that happened in Italy.

 

**參與我為期6個月的口語訓練營參加每日的直播課程/旅行英語訓練營/早起訓練營，請到我的公眾微信賬號IFLYCLUB，回復：訓練營，報名最新一期的訓練營課程。

****本系列會將中英的版本分開錄制，想要進行更深入的英語聽力學習或訓練，可以聽伴隨在中文版本的下一集。

得到本集節目的中英文文本，預定環歐火車旅行的資訊和網站，當時的照片和影片甚至路線圖，請關注公眾微信IFLYCLUB，回復文字「環歐火車27「

**Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Have fun, regret nothing and never let anyone bring you down.Due to the bus being delayed, the three hour ride turned into a six hour ride. I arrived in Dubrovnik in the evening and had to find my apartment lugging my suitcases across the old town. I was immediately impressed, though. The old town was complete and I could find an entrance to a 16th century stone wall. Along the way I discovered that they contained the old buildings and churches very well. After I arrived at my apartment, I cooked myself a healthy meal and felt content and got ready for bed. The next day, I woke up to this idyllic harbor view from my window. I also booked a walking tour from Airbnb experience. Kresmir was my guide that day. I met him at the entrance of the old town. I was the only guest. Kresmir ran a farm and airbnb business in the suburbs of Dubrovnik, and occasionally ran guided tours for the tourists in town. He told me many stories about Dubrovnik and we walked around every corner of the old town. I think when you arrive in a new place, hiring a guide could be a very rewarding experience. If I were walking alone by myself, I would miss so many details related to architecture. Some people might think it’s not important, however, I would not make a connection quickly with a place where I only stay for a short time. He was very nice. After the guided tour he even invited me to white coffee in a cosy coffee house. It was the right decision to do the tour because after that, it rained for two days in Dubrovnik. It finally cleared up on the day I was leaving for Italy. However, I also regained the strength I needed to keep going. I was ready for my next stop in Italy.Stay tuned...there’s much more to come! In the next episode I’ll be sharing a story that happened in Italy.**参与我为期6个月的口语训练营参加每日的直播课程/旅行英语训练营/早起训练营，请到我的公众微信账号IFLYCLUB，回复：训练营，报名最新一期的训练营课程。****本系列会将中英的版本分开录制，想要进行更深入的英语听力学习或训练，可以听伴随在中文版本的下一集。得到本集节目的中英文文本，预定环欧火车旅行的资讯和网站，当时的照片和影片甚至路线图，请关注公众微信IFLYCLUB，回复文字“环欧火车27“

Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Have fun, regret nothing and never let anyone bring you down. 人生苦短，不必擔心愚蠢的事情。玩得開心，不要後悔，不要讓任何人把你打倒。

因為巴士延遲，本來三個小時的行程變成了六個小時，我抵達了杜布羅夫尼克已是傍晚，卻得拖著我的行李橫跨舊城區，但我馬上就被驚艷了。舊城非常的完整，我還能找到16世紀古城牆的入口。沿路我發現他們非常完整地保存了舊建築和教堂。

在我抵達了我的公寓之後，我給自己煮了美味又健康的一餐，然後感覺十分的滿足地準備要就寢了。隔天，我醒來看到窗外風光明媚的海港景色。這天，我也在airbnb體驗中定了一個徒步之旅。

Kresmir是我那天的嚮導。我在舊城的門口和他見面。當天我是唯一的客人。Kresmir在杜布羅夫尼克郊區經營一個農場還有airbnb的民宿生意，他只有偶爾會來城中給遊客作導覽。

他告訴我許多有關杜布羅夫尼克的故事，然後，我們走遍了舊城的每個大街小巷。我認為當你抵達了一個新地方，雇傭導遊是一個非常會讓你收穫頗豐的經驗。如果我是一個人走的話，我一定會錯過許多關於建築物的許多細節。有些人可能覺得這不是太重要，然而如果我只是在一個地方待短短的時間，我是不可能可以很快的與一個地方產生連接的。Kresmir人非常的友善，帶我逛完之後，帶我到一家非常溫馨的咖啡屋請我喝當地有名的白咖啡。

後來說明瞭我定了這個徒步之旅是一個正確的決定，因為之後在杜布羅夫尼克整整下了兩天雨。在我要前往去意大利的那天，終於放晴了。然而，我已休息足夠，準備好繼續前行到我在意大利的下一站。

敬請期待，還有好多故事呢！

下一集我會和你分享我在意大利發生的有趣故事。

從我的英語旅行英語訓練營摘錄（購物）

Shopping center 購物中心

department部門

window櫥窗

ON SALE打折

elevator   電梯

escalator 手扶梯

**參與我為期6個月的口語訓練營參加每日的直播課程/旅行英語訓練營/早起訓練營，請到我的公眾微信賬號IFLYCLUB，回復：訓練營，報名最新一期的訓練營課程。

****本系列會將中英的版本分開錄制，想要進行更深入的英語聽力學習或訓練，可以聽伴隨在中文版本的下一集。

得到本集節目的中英文文本，預定環歐火車旅行的資訊和網站，當時的照片和影片甚至路線圖，請關注公眾微信IFLYCLUB，回復文字「環歐火車27「

Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Have fun, regret nothing and never let anyone bring you down. 人生苦短，不必担心愚蠢的事情。玩得开心，不要后悔，不要让任何人把你打倒。因为巴士延迟，本来三个小时的行程变成了六个小时，我抵达了杜布罗夫尼克已是傍晚，却得拖着我的行李横跨旧城区，但我马上就被惊艳了。旧城非常的完整，我还能找到16世纪古城墙的入口。沿路我发现他们非常完整地保存了旧建筑和教堂。在我抵达了我的公寓之后，我给自己煮了美味又健康的一餐，然后感觉十分的满足地准备要就寝了。隔天，我醒来看到窗外风光明媚的海港景色。这天，我也在airbnb体验中定了一个徒步之旅。Kresmir是我那天的向导。我在旧城的门口和他见面。当天我是唯一的客人。Kresmir在杜布罗夫尼克郊区经营一个农场还有airbnb的民宿生意，他只有偶尔会来城中给游客作导览。他告诉我许多有关杜布罗夫尼克的故事，然后，我们走遍了旧城的每个大街小巷。我认为当你抵达了一个新地方，雇佣导游是一个非常会让你收获颇丰的经验。如果我是一个人走的话，我一定会错过许多关于建筑物的许多细节。有些人可能觉得这不是太重要，然而如果我只是在一个地方待短短的时间，我是不可能可以很快的与一个地方产生连接的。Kresmir人非常的友善，带我逛完之后，带我到一家非常温馨的咖啡屋请我喝当地有名的白咖啡。后来说明了我定了这个徒步之旅是一个正确的决定，因为之后在杜布罗夫尼克整整下了两天雨。在我要前往去意大利的那天，终于放晴了。然而，我已休息足够，准备好继续前行到我在意大利的下一站。敬请期待，还有好多故事呢！下一集我会和你分享我在意大利发生的有趣故事。从我的英语旅行英語训练营摘录（购物）Shopping center 購物中心department部門window櫥窗ON SALE打折elevator 電梯escalator 手扶梯**参与我为期6个月的口语训练营参加每日的直播课程/旅行英语训练营/早起训练营，请到我的公众微信账号IFLYCLUB，回复：训练营，报名最新一期的训练营课程。****本系列会将中英的版本分开录制，想要进行更深入的英语听力学习或训练，可以听伴随在中文版本的下一集。得到本集节目的中英文文本，预定环欧火车旅行的资讯和网站，当时的照片和影片甚至路线图，请关注公众微信IFLYCLUB，回复文字“环欧火车27“

At the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy, and your eyes sparkling.

At that point I had already been on over 40 train rides in Europe and all of them were quite smooth, but this one to Split was a bit difficult for me. I finally had a bit of a taste of Balkan travel. Before I departed I had heard that Balkan travel could be difficult and dangerous. I thought it was about security. However, the air conditioning in the cabin was too hot and the rail tracks were so bumpy along the way which made me feel sick. I almost threw up in the middle of the journey.

Split is the second biggest city in Croatia, located on the coast, the last stop of the Croatian railway. The station was quite run down and small. My host, Marin, came to pick me up with his car and helped me with my suitcase which was very nice. I came to his very minimalistic apartment and he prepared his spare room for me. Marin was working in real estate in Split and had been working hard to build his business in town. He asked me some questions about Chinese investment; too bad I had no idea about real estate and couldn’t offer much help to him. I decided to cook for him the next day.

The next day, Marin dropped me off at the old town in the morning and I waited for my tour guide to show up. This was something else that I booked with Airbnb experience. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Split and we walked through almost every area of the old town and outside of the very famous Diocletian Palace. I enjoyed the walk-around and seeing the old sites, however, I couldn’t really connect to the stories. It happened a lot on the trips actually; I found I was more interested in chatting with and learning things from fellow travelers rather than learning about many historical details and dates. I remember how uninterested I was in school about history. Even though the teacher was really good at telling stories, I always dozed off in the class. What I learnt through traveling was that everyone has different tastes and interests in what they want to see and do. So I would not probably be hitting the shopping mall in every city, and I might feel a bit bored with the history, but hey, I was where the history had actually happened. For that I was proud.

That evening, I cooked Tom Yum Soup (a spicy soup from Thailand) and Green Curry rice for Marin. His kitchen was not very well equipped but I managed to make them yummy with very minimal tools. Travel really made me realize how capable I was. Give me some Asian ingredients and a stove, I could perform magic! Marin was not very used to spicy food, but he managed to clean his plates and ate the whole bowl of spicy soup with his eyes both watering which I found really adorable.

The next day after wandering around town, I thanked Marin for his hospitality and got ready for the bus to the last stop in Croatia, which was Dubrovnik. The bus route down to Dubrovnik from Split was absolutely gorgeous. It was picturesque and postcard scenery for most part of the trip. The bus was driving along the coast, but we had to stop twice for passport inspection because we were passing through Bosnia. This time I couldn’t reach Bosnia because most of the train routes were not operating in winter. I had to give up the idea of visiting Bosnia, Serbia, and Bulgaria. However, at this point, though my mind was broadened from all the visits, I was physically exhausted. Thanks to the low travel season, I’d managed to find myself a very decent service apartment for 40 Euros a night with a great view right next to the harbor. I was ready to have a few quiet days resting before my last destination of this trip, which was Italy.

Stay tuned...there’s much more to come!

In the next episode I’ll be sharing a story that happened in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

**參與我為期6個月的口語訓練營參加每日的直播課程/旅行英語訓練營/早起訓練營，請到我的公眾微信賬號IFLYCLUB，回復：訓練營，報名最新一期的訓練營課程。

****本系列會將中英的版本分開錄制，想要進行更深入的英語聽力學習或訓練，可以聽伴隨在中文版本的下一集。

得到本集節目的中英文文本，預定環歐火車旅行的資訊和網站，當時的

At the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy, and your eyes sparkling. At that point I had already been on over 40 train rides in Europe and all of them were quite smooth, but this one to Split was a bit difficult for me. I finally had a bit of a taste of Balkan travel. Before I departed I had heard that Balkan travel could be difficult and dangerous. I thought it was about security. However, the air conditioning in the cabin was too hot and the rail tracks were so bumpy along the way which made me feel sick. I almost threw up in the middle of the journey. Split is the second biggest city in Croatia, located on the coast, the last stop of the Croatian railway. The station was quite run down and small. My host, Marin, came to pick me up with his car and helped me with my suitcase which was very nice. I came to his very minimalistic apartment and he prepared his spare room for me. Marin was working in real estate in Split and had been working hard to build his business in town. He asked me some questions about Chinese investment; too bad I had no idea about real estate and couldn’t offer much help to him. I decided to cook for him the next day. The next day, Marin dropped me off at the old town in the morning and I waited for my tour guide to show up. This was something else that I booked with Airbnb experience. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Split and we walked through almost every area of the old town and outside of the very famous Diocletian Palace. I enjoyed the walk-around and seeing the old sites, however, I couldn’t really connect to the stories. It happened a lot on the trips actually; I found I was more interested in chatting with and learning things from fellow travelers rather than learning about many historical details and dates. I remember how uninterested I was in school about history. Even though the teacher was really good at telling stories, I always dozed off in the class. What I learnt through traveling was that everyone has different tastes and interests in what they want to see and do. So I would not probably be hitting the shopping mall in every city, and I might feel a bit bored with the history, but hey, I was where the history had actually happened. For that I was proud. That evening, I cooked Tom Yum Soup (a spicy soup from Thailand) and Green Curry rice for Marin. His kitchen was not very well equipped but I managed to make them yummy with very minimal tools. Travel really made me realize how capable I was. Give me some Asian ingredients and a stove, I could perform magic! Marin was not very used to spicy food, but he managed to clean his plates and ate the whole bowl of spicy soup with his eyes both watering which I found really adorable. The next day after wandering around town, I thanked Marin for his hospitality and got ready for the bus to the last stop in Croatia, which was Dubrovnik. The bus route down to Dubrovnik from Split was absolutely gorgeous. It was picturesque and postcard scenery for most part of the trip. The bus was driving along the coast, but we had to stop twice for passport inspection because we were passing through Bosnia. This time I couldn’t reach Bosnia because most of the train routes were not operating in winter. I had to give up the idea of visiting Bosnia, Serbia, and Bulgaria. However, at this point, though my mind was broadened from all the visits, I was physically exhausted. Thanks to the low travel season, I’d managed to find myself a very decent service apartment for 40 Euros a night with a great view right next to the harbor. I was ready to have a few quiet days resting before my last destination of this trip, which was Italy.Stay tuned...there’s much more to come! In the next episode I’ll be sharing a story that happened in Dubrovnik, Croatia.**参与我为期6个月的口语训练营参加每日的直播课程/旅行英语训练营/早起训练营，请到我的公众微信账号IFLYCLUB，回复：训练营，报名最新一期的训练营课程。****本系列会将中英的版本分开录制，想要进行更深入的英语听力学习或训练，可以听伴随在中文版本的下一集。得到本集节目的中英文文本，预定环欧火车旅行的资讯和网站，当时的照片和