"Jung Hae-in's Hiking Report": Traveling with good friends

There is a conclusion in Mr. Qian Zhongshu's "Fortress Besieged" that the order of the couple's wedding ceremony and honeymoon trip should be exchanged. Travel first, and you can see each other's character during the trip. In my opinion, not only couples, but also friends should go out and have fun together.

While traveling, you can certainly discover beautiful scenery and delicious food, but you will also encounter many difficulties, ranging from losing your ticket, to suddenly having a rainy day on a sunny day, to having your wallet stolen. Or unfortunately, there may be a car accident or other events that can take into consideration the character and inner qualities of two people.

In novels of the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are many fellow students who rushed to take the exam and ran away with their money. They turned from scholars into thieves. There is a small difference. What this exam compares is whether the temperature of human nature is hot or cold. And travel is the best tool to cultivate relationships, which can make friendships deeper, or turn against one another and keep them from each other until death.

Watching "Jung Hae-in's Hiking Report" was purely accidental. I haven't watched a variety show for a long time, especially travel shows. I can count the shows I have watched on one hand in the past few years.

You can tell from the title of the program "Jung Hae-in's Hiking Report" that this is Jung Hae-in's solo program. It is based on Jung Hae-in's one-week trip to New York as a PD and a one-day trip to Niagara Falls.

In the first two episodes, Jung Hae-in talked alone, and borrowed the subtitles from the show to sound like a rural rat entering the city, making people gasp in exclamation after watching everything. Later, when his two friends joined in, the whole program became more interesting. It was no longer a personal Vlog, but a bit like a group show. Jong Gun has lived in New York for seven years, so he is more familiar with tourist places, while Hyun Soo basically copied Jung Hae In's admiration when he first arrived in New York.

The three of them ate, played, and joked together. They feasted on oysters, burgers, and meat skewers, and drank beer with a strange aroma. Ding Haiyin screamed repeatedly in the haunted house. His face was really pale, facing the splashing waves in front of the waterfall, it was like a scene from a disaster movie.

At the end of the program, the three of them all talked about their feelings on the trip. What touched me the most was that there was not a single conflict or dissatisfaction with each other during their entire trip. Sometimes, they just look like they are having fun, joking, and dancing with their hands and feet, and sometimes they just eat and drink, talk and laugh, take care of each other, and take photos as souvenirs. It’s so rare, even if it’s just a show, even if it just creates an ideal travel atmosphere, I want to say it’s too rare.

When hanging out with friends, in a foreign country, the only people you know are each other. At this moment, each other's temperaments are like sails filled with wind. There will be joy and excitement, but of course there will also be tension and uneasiness. This complexity and apparent ease constitute the main mood of travel. But the emotion standing on the balance point is like a balloon close to the tip of a needle. It will explode if you are not careful. No one can predict when and where the needlepoint will poke the balloon.

Ding Haiyin visited various scenic spots in New York. There were magnificent buildings and beautiful parks, but what made me unforgettable was the delicious food. It seemed that I could eat it no matter what. Not enough.

Enjoying the beautiful scenery, filling your stomach with delicious food, and even inviting two or three friends to accompany you, this is probably the meaning of travel.