Falling for This Kind of Travel

甘乐Heilongjiang Northeast Digital Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. · ChinaNov 2025

Rating 2.3
Word count
156K words
Chapters
46

Tags

Society and Culture Human GeographyWorld TravelNatural WondersVisual FeastLight ReadingTravel EssaysExotic CultureExploring the World

Summary

This book takes you to Fiji to dive with sharks; to England's Lake District for its lakes and hills; to Cannes to feel the city's glamour and allure; to Provence to breathe the scent of lavender fields; up the Alps for a fairy-tale world of ice and snow; to the Andes for a taste of the extraordinary Americas; to the Leaning Tower of Pisa to follow Galileo's footsteps and feel the power of architecture; and to the Taj Mahal, where a timeless love story still echoes. Such is EYE上这样的旅行.

Editor's review

This is a collection of travel essays built around the idea of the eye. Gan Le chooses destinations including Fiji for shark diving, England's Lake District, Cannes, Provence, the Alps, the Andes, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Taj Mahal, blending natural scenery, city character and cultural lore in brisk prose. The book offers both the thrill of diving with sharks and the olfactory memory of lavender fields; it follows Galileo's footsteps in appraising the Leaning Tower and looks back on a love legend at the Taj Mahal, spanning Oceania, Europe, the Americas and Asia. The writing leans toward lyrical travelogue rather than guidebook, suited to dipping into on the commute, before bed or between trips—short pieces that deliver an immersive sense of armchair travel and inspiration for future overseas itineraries. For readers who enjoy an atmospheric, story-rich way of reading about places, the book is light in pace and easy to enter.

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Reading tips

  1. Dip into chapters by destination, starting with the place you most want to visit and returning to the rest
  2. While reading a place, check its location and background on a map or search engine
  3. Treat the descriptions as an inspiration list, noting down seasons and routes you would like to try
  4. Read one or two pieces before bed to keep each place's impression distinct

About the publisher

Heilongjiang Northeast Digital Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. China · Founded in 2012

Heilongjiang Northeast Digital Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. has long worked in digital publishing and general-interest reading. Public information about the company is limited, but its 432 in-house titles indicate a diverse publishing profile. Health books emphasize practical use, such as Easy-to-Apply Traditional Chinese Medicine Remedies. History and urban culture are represented by titles including Reading Cities: Decoding the World's Historic and Cultural Cities and Coal Town Memories: The Golden Years of Northeast China. Biography and figures titles include Run Run Shaw: Meticulous in All Matters, Diligent and Dedicated and Cao Cao: A Biography. The list also covers Eastern philosophy, social fiction and fortune-telling, as seen in Mindset for Breaking Through and A Century of Hutongs. Authors such as Liu Zhidan, Xu Ran, Ni Baozhen and Xing Yuanchao form part of its author resources, giving the press a profile that stays close to general readers and balances knowledge with readability.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第一章 EYE上了海洋湖泊
  3. 第一节 与美丽的水母亲密接触——帕劳群岛
  4. 第二节 潜水追鲨鱼——斐济
  5. 第三节 湖群中有个“水立方”——加拿大斑点湖
  6. 第四节 匈牙利的旖旎仙境——巴拉顿湖
  7. 第五节 最佳的疗伤圣地——马尔代夫
  8. 第六节 湖光山色的诗情画意——英格兰湖区
  9. 第七节 世界七大奇景之一——尼亚加拉瀑布
  10. 第八节 安达曼海上的一颗明珠——普吉岛
  11. 第九节 此生不可错过的地方——好望角
  12. 第十节 “死海不死”之谜——死海
  13. 第二章 EYE上了城市
  14. 第一节 开普敦：诠释彩虹的瑰丽
  15. 第二节 巴塞罗那：色彩艺术的舞台
  16. 第三节 戛纳：不只是一点点性感
  17. 第四节 威尼斯：桨声水影里的约会
  18. 第五节 普罗旺斯：薰衣草的故乡
  19. 第六节 拉斯维加斯：沙漠中的“天堂”
  20. 第七节 西雅图：寻找“缘分的天空”
  21. 第八节 罗马：寻找赫本的足迹
  22. 第九节 京都：感受独特的樱花文化
  23. 第十节 伊斯坦布尔——亚欧之间的大陆桥
  24. 第三章 EYE上了崇山峻岭
  25. 第一节 沙漠上的绿色屏障——阿特拉斯山
  26. 第二节 非洲大陆的“珠穆朗玛峰”——乞力马扎罗
  27. 第三节 童话般的冰雪世界——阿尔卑斯
  28. 第四节 奇异的南美大陆——安第斯山
  29. 第五节 欧洲屏障——高加索山
  30. 第六节 “圣岳”之美——富士山
  31. 第七节 人间仙境——落基山脉
  32. 第八节 世界屋脊——喜马拉雅山脉
  33. 第四章 EYE上地标建筑
  34. 第一节 埃菲尔铁塔：法兰西的象征
  35. 第二节 比萨斜塔：寻找伽利略的足迹
  36. 第三节 万里长城：不到长城非好汉
  37. 第四节 狮身人面像：仰望历史之谜
  38. 第五节 白金汉宫：闪耀王室风采
  39. 第六节 国会山与白宫：权力与民主
  40. 第七节 泰姬陵：千古绝美爱情
  41. 第八节 好莱坞：美国大片的故乡
  42. 第五章 EYE上了国家
  43. 第一节 捷克：波希米亚风情的绝美体验
  44. 第二节 希腊：一个将蓝色用尽的国度
  45. 第三节 迪拜：迷失的亚特兰蒂斯
  46. 第四节 伊朗：波斯文化的前世与今生

FAQ

Is this a practical travel guide? No. It is closer to a travel essay collection, focusing on describing destinations' scenery, city character and cultural stories rather than transport, accommodation, budgets or other operational details. For concrete itineraries, pair it with dedicated guidebooks or travel-platform information.
Which places does the book cover, and is it suitable to read in one sitting? According to the introduction, it covers places including Fiji, England's Lake District, Cannes, Provence, the Alps, the Andes, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Taj Mahal—a wide span. It is better read in installments, one or two places at a time, for clearer impressions and easier cross-referencing with maps.
Will readers with no overseas travel experience feel distanced from it? Generally not. The author uses a lyrical travelogue approach that conveys atmosphere and associations without relying on prior travel experience. Those who have never traveled abroad can treat it as an entry point to the world, building interest in destinations before deciding whether to visit in person.

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About the author

甘乐 Author

Gan Le is an author about whom limited public information is available; to date, 11 books are known under this name. The subjects of these works are notably wide-ranging. They include biographies of business figures such as Run Run Shaw: Meticulous in Every Detail, Diligent and Devoted, Li Ka-shing: Winning the World with Sincerity, Kazuo Inamori: Burning Oneself to Forge Success, and Soros: A Rational Adventurer Unfazed by Storms. He has also written on military and intelligence themes, as in Famous Female Spies of the World, as well as on rock music and film and television. Beauty's Fragrant Paradise represents his fashion and lifestyle writing, while Peak Families reflects an interest in family and social-cultural topics. Overall, Gan Le favors a broad biographical approach, drawing qualities such as diligence, integrity, and a willingness to take risks from his subjects' lives. His books address general readers and combine informative content with readability, giving his work a diverse character within biography and popular cultural writing.