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1、AroundtheWorldin80DaysIntroductionThecompulsiveurgetotravelisarecognisedpsychicalcondition.Ithasitsownword,dromomania,andI'mgladtosayIsufferfromit.Theambitionofeverydromomaniacisacircumnavigationoftheplanet,butit'salessfashionablejourneynowthaninJulesVerne'sday.Partofthereasonisthatyoucandoit
2、byairin36hours(atechnologicalfeatthatVernewouldhavegreatlyappreciated).Butairtravelshrink-wrapstheworldleavingitsmall,odourless,tidyandusuallyoutofsight.Therearecontainervesselswhichwilltakeyouroundin63days,butyouwillseeonlywateron58ofthose.ThereasonwhyPhileasFogg's80-dayjourneyretainsitsappe
3、alisthatitisstilltheminimumtimeneededtogoroundtheworldandnoticeit.Toseeit,smellitandtouchitatthesametime.EachtimeIlookatthemapandre-tracemyprogressIbecomepainfullyawareofthecountriesIdidn'tvisit,andI'msuretherewouldbeacaseforazig-zagcircumnavigationwhichwouldtakeinAustraliaandThailandandRussi
4、aandAfricaandSouthAmericaandCanada.Neverthelessmyroute,followingFogg'sascloselyaspossible,stilltookmethroughanextraordinarysequenceofcountries:fromtheEuropeanempiresofBritainandVeniceandGreece,toEgypt,oneoftheoldestcivilisationsonearth,throughtheheartoftheMoslemworld,acrossIndiaintoChinaandth
5、eawesomelyenergeticeconomiesofthePacificRimcountries-Singapore,HongKongandJapan-andfinallytoAmerica,stillthemostinfluentialnationintheworld.ThepaceofthiskindoftravelhasnotmuchchangedsinceFoggsetoutin1872.Trainsmaybealittlefaster,buttherearecertainlynohigh-speedraillinksyetacrossIndia,Chinaort
6、heUSA.Passengerserviceshavepracticallydisappearedfromtheworld'sshippinglanes,whilstatthesametimethearmouryofbureaucraticobstacles-visas,permits,passportsandcarnets-hasproliferated.Recoursetoairtravel,evenasaconvenientmeansofescape,wasnotallowed.Butthesewerechallengesandchallengeshelptomakeana
7、dventure,andanadventurewaswhatIwasafterwhenIsignedup.Thisdiaryisarecordofsuccessandfailure,ofeuphoriaanddeepgloom,offriendsmadeandadviceandhelpgenerouslygivenonwhatmuststillbetheultimateterrestrialjourney.Therewasnevertimetodigverydeepandthos
