点评:Two five day walk itineraries first around Gyeongsangbuk-do, then around Namwon and the coast proved a fabulous way to see and experience more rural and coastal South Korea! We have been recommending Roger and Hike Korea to family, friends and colleagues since our return.
Roger has the ability and confidence to speak with everybody. It was really interesting simply being with him while he was speaking to locals and getting answers to our random questions. He made good use of current local advice to find new opportunities, inform changes to plans and explore alternatives. More than hikes – we began to understand were were part of a cultural immersion. He knows the trails so well he is able to quickly adapt the path/routes for weather, track condition, and hiker fitness. Calm, sensible approach to walking timings.
He invests in the local economy with local restaurants and out of the way accomodation. Has got the balance right with guest adventurousness given the feedback. Keeps engaged with simple and extremely tasty restaurants whose owners welcome him and walkers back. In addition, explains the detail of the cultural background and the history behind what we are eating. It’s a two-way street and inevitably the restaurant owners appear interested in what we as walkers are about and where we’re from.
It always works but it’s never all about us. Rather he explains the reasons why respect is justified to an incredibly complex and continuing culture. Our walks were clearly not simple routines for Roger. Most places he had been to before but he points out changes to them and quite often the reasons behind them.
The positive Duke of Edinburgh activities and attitudes of the youth walkers permeates the walks that us older people were taking. Hopefully those candidates are also taking encouragement they can still be doing this 50 years hence. Also intriguingly to think there is a growing group of young people who were walking in the 2020s, and have the opportunity to revisit and preserve what they have seen with Roger.
翻译:我们先后制定了两条为期五天的徒步路线:一条是沿着庆尚北道,另一条则是从南原出发沿海岸线行走。这些路线真是让我们得以充分领略韩国乡村与沿海风光的绝佳方式!从回来后,我们就一直向家人、朋友和同事推荐Roger以及Hike Korea。
Roger拥有与任何人交流的能力和自信。当他与当地人交谈并为我们那些随机提出的问题找到答案时,能在旁聆听真的非常有趣。他充分借鉴当地的实用建议来发掘新机遇、调整计划并探索其他可行方案。我们渐渐意识到,这不仅仅是一次徒步旅行,更是一场文化沉浸之旅。他对各条步道了如指掌,因此能根据天气状况、道路条件以及徒步者的体能水平迅速调整行进路线。在安排行程时间方面,他的做法冷静且稳妥。
他还通过光顾当地的餐馆、选择偏僻却有特色的住宿场所来助力当地经济发展。根据反馈来看,他在激发游客的探险欲与保持适度尺度之间把握得恰到好处。他常与那些简单却极为美味的餐馆互动,而这些餐馆的老板也热情欢迎他以及其他徒步旅行者。此外,他还会详细讲解我们所品尝的食物背后的文化背景与历史渊源。这是一种双向的交流——餐馆老板们显然也对我们这些徒步者感兴趣,想知道我们是谁以及来自哪里。
这种方式始终奏效,但重点绝不仅仅是我们而已。相反,他阐述了为何值得尊重这样一个极其复杂且不断发展的文化。对罗杰而言,这些徒步之旅显然并非简单的例行公事。大多数地方他都曾到过,但他会指出那些地方发生的变化,还常常说明变化背后的原因。
那些年轻徒步者们所展现出的积极姿态与良好品德,也深深影响着我们这些年长者所进行的徒步活动。希望这些候选人也能从中获得鼓舞:50年后他们依然能够继续从事这项工作。另外,令人感兴趣的是,现在有一群年轻人在2020年代也参与了徒步活动,他们有机会重走当年的路线,并把与罗杰一同见证的一切记录下来、保存下来。