Adventures in Micro Tripping|微型旅行，说走就走！

by Sean Russell

Micro tripping is a great way to find adventure at the drop of a hat.

What if somebody offered you a four-day, pre-packaged trip to Greece that left tomorrow? You would be going with a group of people you had never met before and getting a 50 percent discount on your hotel and airfare. Sound tempting? _(1)_ the low cost, most people would probably decline such an offer due to work-related or familial obligations. Even those with the time would probably let fear of the unknown keep them from actually _(2)_ the plane.

However, a new wave of young, flexible, and tech-savvy travelers have begun to embrace this kind of short-term, spontaneous travel known as micro tripping. Micro trippers usually end up in places that most tourists either don't know about _(3)_ aren't interested in. They surf the Internet for last-minute deals, plan minimally, and get back before anyone has even _(4)_ they've left. Those who have tried micro tripping will tell you that spontaneous travel makes for the best memories, pictures, and stories. Why organize _(5)_ when you can find true adventure by getting up and going with the flow? Why go to overcrowded _(6)_ when there are millions of lesser-known places waiting to be discovered?

Thanks to the recent _(7)_ recession, more and more people are warming up to the idea of micro tripping. It's cheap, it's fun, and it opens doors to all kinds of new experiences and relationships. All micro tripping requires is a bit of cash, a few days off work, and a sense of adventure.

1.  (A) While   (B) Despite (C) Besides (D) Unlike

2.  (A) turning up  (B) setting off (C) getting on  (D) taking over

3.  (A) or  (B) and (C) but (D) nor

4.  (A) ignored (B) promised    (C) informed    (D) noticed

5.  (A) off the record  (B) on the spot (C) in advance  (D) behind schedule

6.  (A) conferences (B) geographies (C) destinations    (D) performances

7.  (A) industrial  (B) economic    (C) cultural    (D) political

微型旅行，说走就走！

微型旅行让你随时来趟冒险。

　　如果有人提供你 1 个什么都安排好、明天就出发的希腊 4日游行程，你会接受吗？你将会和一群陌生人一起旅行，而机票和饭店费用可以享 5 折优惠。听起来很吸引人吧？尽管费用便宜，但大部分人或许会因为工作和家庭责任上的考虑，而婉拒这个机会。即使对有时间的人来说，面临未知的恐惧让他们害怕踏出那一步，搭上飞机出发。

　　然而，一群容易适应新环境又懂科技的年轻旅者开始享受这种短期、随性，被称为『微型旅行』的旅游方式。微型旅者通常会造访大多数游客不晓得或不感兴趣的地点。他们上网搜寻最后一分钟的优惠方案、做最少的计划，然后甚至在别人注意到他们离开前就已经玩了一趟回来。那些试过微型旅行的人会告诉你这种随性的旅行方式创造出最棒的回忆、最漂亮的照片和最精采的故事。当你可以说走就走、顺其自然就享受到一趟真正的冒险时，为什么还要费心事先计划呢？当还有许许多多较不为人知的地方等待你去挖掘时，为什么要去人挤人的旅游景点呢？

　　由于近来的经济不景气，越来越多人对微型旅行这个想法有兴趣。这种方式既省钱又好玩，而且还能让你尝试各种新体验和拓展新的人际关系。微型旅行需要的只有一点钱、几天的休假和你的冒险精神。

答案：1. (B)2. (C)3. (A)4. (D)5. (C)

6. (C)7. (B)

近年兴起的团购网站所提供的套装旅行算是微型旅行的幕后推手。上班族存钱存了老半天，就是求年终来一场非常长、非常大的旅行，但除了事先得做一堆功课、查一堆数据外，还得担心回到公司必须面对落后的工作进度。但微型旅行因为可能只要请 1 天，或者根本不必请假，所以通常一年可以旅行高达 3 到 5 次。

这些微型旅者本来都不是背包客型的，但他们慢慢开始懂得享受那种到一个没去过的地方，看惊喜的滋味。有高达百分之七十五的微型旅者去的地方都是他们很不熟悉的、从没去过也从没计划要去的。