國際漫遊協會(ITA)網上電台錄音訪問的一夜

國際漫遊協會(ITA)網上電台錄音訪問的一夜

(P.S.: Please also see http://rickiekwong.blogspot.com/2011/04/kinabalu-2005-se-asia.html )


日前收到國際漫遊協會(ITA) Tim的邀請，希望我與其他兩位travellers於ITA的錄播節目<國際自由行>中分享攀登沙巴神山之旅的經歷與感受。我感到榮幸，當然欣然接受。認識國際漫遊協會(ITA) ，是因為一次看blog友的blog，無意中發現了ITA的web-site (http://www.itahk.net/new/index.php?type=main ) ，當中的網友之旅行經驗豐富。他們更有一個專講世界各地旅遊的forum，吸引了我開始在他們的forum中post自己blog的updates，因而與ITA結了緣。

星期二(12 April) 的晚上，與聯絡人Tim(亦是節目主持人) 、Cin姐(另一位節目主持人)，其他兩位travellers講者及另外兩位朋友吃過飯後，便到他們的“基地” 錄音。 大概兩年多前，我也曾經接受商台叱咜903的<西加航空>節目主持人謝茜嘉的邀請，到電台錄音。 所以，今次的ITA錄音，不算我的第一次，但仍感覺新鮮，也帶點緊張。 Tim及Cin姐是非常資深的travellers，我非常羨慕他們每年均能有多次旅遊的機會。 對於我這個在中環打拼的“打工仔” ，這是不能想像的！ 然而，我記起聖經裡的一個故事：“如果一個富翁若有100萬，他將財產的十份之一捐獻，那當然是一件大功德。可是，如果一個窮人若只有10元，而他竟將當中的一半分予其他人，他的功德未必較那富翁的少，甚至更多！” PLEASE DON’T GET ME WRONG! 我不是在比較！我只想說： in all those years，我幾乎將每年不多的annual leave days全部用於backpacking，當中更要“冒險”向老闆提出請求。 我是真心全意喜歡backpacking！

我的神山之旅是在2005年，剛巧是backpacking五週年。 那一年，除了沙巴的神山，還到了地球另一邊的意大利及梵蒂岡(http://rickiekwong.blogspot.com/2010/11/sabah-kinabalu-vatican-italy-trip-2005.html ) 。 5年前發生的事，難免有點模糊。 於是，錄音之前，我重讀6年前的遊記，感慨良多，也得益不少，remind了自己backpacking的核心：尊重、熱誠、謙虛、勇氣，信任及謹慎！  正如我在節目中所分享：那一趟旅程，最難忘及感恩的，不是能成功登上Mt. Kinabalu， 而是有緣認識“devil coach” Dave，他確是我良師益友 (http://rickiekwong.blogspot.com/2010/12/mt-kinabalu-devil-coach-destroyed-man.html )。






我也在節目中透露了今年2011年backpacking的計劃。今年的目的地是重返台灣(Taiwan Trip 2011) ，副題是“Backpacking Goes On” 。 Taiwan Trip 2011將分開兩個部份：第一個部份是4月份與Kitty同行新竹與台北，第二部份則是9月份獨自翱翔寶島，當中計劃包括攀上台灣最高峰的玉山(3952m) 。 若有時間，則會加遊南韓或日本。

是的！ 小弟將於22 – 27 April與Kitty飛往台灣開展Taiwan Trip 2011一個部份，回來再與大家見面！ 預祝大家有一個Happy Easter！主佑！

Sabah Kinabalu & Vatican/ Italy Trip 2005

Sabah Kinabalu & Vatican/ Italy Trip 2005 – Celebrating Backpacking 5^th Anniversary


Back to those days and journeys which film camera was still used!

This was the trip made in 2005, the year of my Backpacking 5th Anniversary! Between the Japan & Taiwan Trip 2004 and this trip, I had had the “Dark Ages” of my life (hopefully, this was the first time and will be the last time), in which I experienced “unemployed months”, encountered bad bosses and difficult working environment. But, I still kept my live-long target alive at those days, I did not give up and shall not give up Backpacking! That was an achievement!

Backpacking 5th Anniversary was a perfect time to go to Vatican giving sincere thanks to God + St. Mary, who are walking with me and taking very good care of me all the time, especially in my journeys. The Vatican part of this trip 是一個追求信仰的故事! I am looking forward to back to Vatican in 2010, the 10th Anniversary of my Backpacking. if not, I will surely be there in 2011! (P.S.  unfortunately, I was in Peru in 2010 and plan may be changed in 2011….)

Furthermore, to continue the mountain adventure, following the Mt. Fuji, I tried and successfully reached the summit of Mt. Kinabalu (4095m) , the highest mountain in the S. East Asia and successfully finished the trek “Path of the Gods” from Positano to Priano, Italy!

Mt. Kinabalu was the mountain where I met Dave, my very important trekking partner (and devil coach!) and best friend, and where the “destroyed man - Rickie” was first appeared (ie. the term was introduced by Dave, which describes the time when Rickie was totally “destroyed” by mountain)! Unfortunately, the “destroyed man” appeared not only on Mt. Kinabalu, but also at the Everest Base Camp in 2007 and on the Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2008. I am not sure whether “he” will appear again… hopefully, not!