FIT experience sharing-What Happened & What Will Happen?

Recipient: Audrey Leung

Time: 2009/3/25

Topic: FIT experience sharing-What Happened and What Will Happen?

Purpose: To share and to know the FIT process goes...

According to my latest report, there have been a bunch of people, adventurous enough, willing to take risks while traveling. In comparison with the traditional travel agencies, those spontaneous travelers refuse their help; instead, they make their own policies, and they perform, conduct and overcome every detail that seems perilous to them. Now, the FIT comes up and shares the awesome experience with us!

Surprise! To overwhelm us, "she" is just graduated from college, and has got admitted to Art Studies graduate school lately. "She" is the one who performs the schedules herself, taking risks in Nepal. Beyond our imagination that it should be "HE" to take risky trips, "she" is really "setting up her own itinerary to Nepal!"

Cate Chang: So, Audrey, say hi to all the blogger audience...

Audrey leung: HI!!!!!!!!!!!

Cate Chang: According to my topic, as a spontaneous tourist to Nepal, could you share with me that why, how and with whom you went to the mysterious Nepal?

Audrey leung: I joined a group called "CCDS," and their mission is to continuously provide medical services in many poverty places, such as 青海 in mainland china, west Africa, north Thailand ...and so on. The reason why I joined this time cuz I had been to 青海 in 2006, and I found it meant a lot to me. So this time, I went to Nepal, and I'll definitely go back again.

Cate Chang: So this time the CCDS targets in Nepal, where sounds undeveloped, primitive, and somewhat dangerous..., so could you draw a clear picture for us that how Nepal is "really" seen by you?

Audrey leung: Most Nepal people are suffering poverty. Even in KATHAMANDU, the capital, and there weren't not many modern infrastructure seen by me. Generally, people don't have clean water to drink, not to mention the personal hygiene. Above all, the most shocking experience is that I saw kids, maybe ten or smaller, having drugs on the streets. They are controlled by local gangsters and forced to be young beggars. Besides, there are a variety of races in NEPAL, as well as many dialects spoken.

Cate Chang: So people in Nepal are poor in personal hygiene, and some kids are controlled by evil gangsters; meanwhile, races issue, and multi-languages, force Nepal people to badly lead their lives. But i wonder that if those poor conditions transform the people or not? Are they pessimistic? Or not?

Audrey leung: Well that's why I want to go back. I stayed there just for 8 days and most of people I met were really kind and optimistic, because those who we contact with were all grateful of receiving medical service from us. But I met some young folks, if they got to get better education, they go to India, and they have harsh lives there. The young people I met were really energetic, innocent, and sincere.

Cate Chang: besides, could you share with us that "what must be taken care the most while traveling by your own" as a well-experienced FIT( because i know that you have made your own tours to France, Hong Kong, etc..),

Audrey leung: Well, though I've never been to India, I think NEPAL people are not that sophisticated than people in India. But when you go shopping on the streets, you still meet cunning businessmen, especially refugees from Tibet, who are all skilled dealers. Oh, by the way, AIDS is really common in NEPAL. Also, one of our group member got 蟯蟲 after coming back. Meanwhile, traffic there is really bad.

Cate Chang: As you mentioned, you suggest that the becoming FITs pay attention to safety, sanitary, dealers, traffic problems, and AIDS.

Audrey leung: Oh, their concept of TIME is totally different from us, which is really the cultural difference among counries. There's no rules and time schedules, flights not on time, bus neither. So take it easy! Because it is still an agricultural-based country and most of them don't really have a real "job" like us .

Cate Chang: At the end of the conversation, how about sharing some advice, encouraging audience or promoting this new choice for tourists as a FIT "sales."

Audrey leung: Go trekking in Nepal! Don't just stay in KATHAMANDU! And take off the burden of civilized world! Enjoy the dance and music there, the most sexually incitement I've ever seen!

Cate Chang: Thank you a lot, Audrey. See you next time!

Postscript:

As Audrey mentioned, FIT tour is all but safe, comfortable, and easy. It takes efforts a lot in taking care of the safety issue and else. Because while you are in foreign places, there will always be something unexpected happening. Besides, just as Audrey suggests, "Go trekking in Nepal." "And take off the burden of civilized world! Enjoy the dance and music there!" No matter who eagers to step out, there is always an opportunity for them. Otaku? Nerdies? Hesitation still? Don't worry. Just remember one thing: "It will never be too late to learn, stride, and take risks. Perhaps, it is opportune for you to re-create yourself inside out!"

Cate&
Audrey

To Go or Not To Go? Set Up Your Own Intinerary to Nepal!(Revised Version)

Are you tired of meddling with the travel agent? Don’t you think an inelastic itinerary might spoil your vacation? Being sick of the travel agents’ arrangement, there have been more and more people tending to make their own policies during their trip time. It has been a trend that people arrange their own itinerary instead of being intervened by others. In the tourism industry, they call the spontaneous tourist “FIT,” representing “Foreign Independent Tourist.” In comparison with the term "GIT" (Group Inclusive Tourist) in tourism industry, FIT tend to get rid of the stiff package tour; instead, they schedule their own tour package, without being involved with the mass. Having developed for years, as a matter fact, FIT has been a booming market that has post a threatening gesture to the existence of the travel agency.

Who will be the so-called FIT members? First, FIT members are considered comparatively affluent than else in order to afford the huge consumption they made. Also, during the spontaneous trip, FIT should take care of themselves, from lodging, transporting to every detail that GIT is taken scrupulously. Although it might sounds bitter, FIT will not be set back no matter how stern the surroundings they confront. Meanwhile, they must be willing to take risks. People who combine those conditions could probably go for their spontaneous trips. Some conservatives might contend that the FIT must be loony enough without notice of the safety issue; however, they should have changed their minds.

Above all, some places which are hardly known by people attract FIT the most, such as Tibet, Nepal, or somewhere undeveloped and primitive. Due to the mysterious color of the primitiveness, FIT will follow their instinct and adventurous guts, discovering the unknown, and subsequently fulfilling their self-actualization. Thus, taking a trip to Nepal may bring you to another world, far away from the hustle and bustle in the city life.

Set Up Your Own Itinerary to Nepal!

Are you tired of meddling with the travel agent? Don’t you think an inelastic itinerary might spoil your vacation? Being sick of the travel agents’ arrangement, there have been more and more people tending to make their own policies during their trip time. It has been a trend that people arrange their own itinerary instead of being intervened by others. In the tourism industry, they call the spontaneous tourist “FIT,” representing “Foreign Independent Tourist.” In fact, FIT is a booming market that has post a threatening gesture to the existence of the travel agency. Also, FIT must be comparatively affluent than else in order to afford the consumption they made. Meanwhile, they must be willing to take risks. People who combine those conditions could probably go for their spontaneous trips.

Above all, some places which are hardly known by people attract FIT the most, such as Tibet, Nepal, or somewhere undeveloped and primitive. Due to the mysterious color of the primitiveness, FIT will follow their instinct and adventurous guts, discovering the unknown, and subsequently fulfilling their self-actualization. Thus, taking a trip to Nepal may bring you to another world, far away from the hustle and bustle in the city life.