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Time：第 366會，2016年10月 15 日（週六）下午2:30~5:30
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15

Agenda
14:30~15:30 Session One
15:30~15:50 Speech Session
15:50~16:00 Change Group and then Break Time
16:00~17:15 Session Two
17:15~17:30 Happy Time

Host: Eric Cheng
Assistant Host:

Topic:
Top 10 Must-See Travel Destinations
Source:
http://www.gayot.com/travel/bucket-list ... /main.html


Please Note:
Venue:台中市南屯區 大業路182號 Mos Burger二樓
Thanks a lot for your attention.

Questions:
1. Are you familiar with these places, or, have you ever been there before? Please share your feelings or your experiences.

2. What are your favorite places you want to visit in the world? Why? Will you take backpacker or group tours?

3. How do you prepare your itinerary and baggage before traveling?

4. Traveling is fun, but sometimes travelers bump into some problems. For example, some were robbed in downtown, the Customs officers ask for bribery, or you suffer from acute mountain sickness (altitude sickness) in Tibet, etc. Have you met problem in your trip? How to deal with these problems?

5. If foreign friends visit you, where (and what) in Taiwan do you want to introduce and take them?


例會須知
時間地點須知：
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15
協會章程：
http://www.happyforum.org/Association_Principle.htm
各分會章程：
http://www.happyforum.org/Club_Principle.htm
協會會員會費及各分會會員會費及入場費：
http://www.happyforum.org/15.htm
參與例會，請自行列印當週的討論文章，並帶至現場
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewforum.php?f=33
參與例會，請勿討論政治/種族/宗教/性，經勸導無效者，不得參加本會任何活動
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1766
週六晚餐(Saturday Dinner)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewforum.php?f=76
戶外活動(Club Outing)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewforum.php?f=72
所有行程(All Schedule)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewtopic.php?t=883

Dear Taichung Happiers,

On her annual visit to another planet, a lady turns to the cabin steward and says: “I hope this spaceship doesn’t travel faster than sound.” “Why?” replies the cabin steward. “Because my friend and I want to talk, that’s why.”

Founding the Science Research Foundation whose objective is "to (establish) peace, tranquility, and love", author Harun Yahya raised an enquiring eyebrow. "I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question." How about you? If your journey were a river, would it be broad? Would it be quick or slow? I guess you won’t like this weekend’s topic, because you will love this mouth-watering topic. Ladies and gentlemen, please buckle up—to fly up!

Do you travel because you have to or you want to? Why? For Izzie, she has to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnQJ6xrK0HM And, why travel matters? English philosopher, scientist, and author Francis Bacon (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) displayed a definite demand. "Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience." Living in an exotic country can be the most effective agent for education about creativity. Cultivating a curious mind--a more active and attentive mind for new opportunities--is one of the most disguised yet dependable keys to happiness. Throughout the whole training of interacting and engaging with different cultures, travel educates our eyes and minds for the softest souls, the humblest path to creativity. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/03/for-a-more-creative-brain-travel/388135/ So, to double the efficiency in self-education, immerse ourselves into the most extraordinary libraries in the world! http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/30/architecture/most-beautiful-libraries-in-the-world/index.html

What are your dream destinations like? Do you prefer big busy cities or small cute towns? Enjoy this quiz, please. http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-dream-travel-destination-quiz/ Facing the paradox that people in the world can be so different and connected at the same time fuels our passion; feeling this world can be so big and so small at the same time flourishes our personality. Now, check out how inviting this book is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIvt--x9HHM The puzzle pieces of this world are so enjoyable and inspiring, because we are constantly puzzled by this world in particular. Most importantly, remember to relax. And, why don’t we learn from kids about the ability to adapt the distance and difference? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGqn_Sp0K0c

“The Edge of The World” (by Shel Silverstein)

Columbus said the world is round?
Don’t you believe a word of that.
For I’ve been down to the edge of the world,
Sat on the edge where the wild wind whirled,
Peeked over the ledge where the blue smoke curls,
And I can tell you, boys and girls,
The world is FLAT!

If your journey were a river, could your travel memory be the bird flying over the water? How do you document your trips? In spite of the admonition from American essayist, lecturer, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not", I am still wondering how to delicately document the beautiful senses of taste, smell, and touch that we encountered during the trips. Oh……. I’d better figure it out ASAP, in case I live my dreams sooner than I expected. (One of my wild dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YU0Bzo7Zl8 ) Moreover, will the ways we document that beauty and carry that beauty with us exert an intangible influence on our future journey of transformation? http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/26/travel/gallery/best-travel-photos-2016/

What reflection from the “river” of your journey can you see? Nobel Literature Laureate T.S. Eliot (26 Sept. 1888-4 Jan. 1965) recognized the true reward for travel is the new eyes to look at “home”. “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and to know that place for the first time.” Feeling your heart beating? Welcome home to Taichung Happy English Club. Join us. Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXUWepSak4





With Gratitude,
Jasmine