在疫情出现的前一年，2019， 在两个女儿的鼓舞下，我争取了一次自己一个人回中国的旅游。 那时候的两个女儿还在读初高中，而我可是天天送她们上学，还要安排她们的晚餐。先生一般只管他工作的事情，家里的大小事情都是我处理，而独自一个人去旅行，很难做到。 过了这些年，现在就自由多了，只要他在家，我就应该没有问题出国旅行了。
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In 2019, the year before the COVID 19 outbreak, with the encouragement of my two daughters, I took a trip back to China by myself. At that time, my two daughters were still in middle school and high school, and I drove them to school every day and cooked their dinner. My husband usually only cares about his work, and I handle all the big and small things at home, so it was difficult to travel alone. After all these years, it's much more easy, as long as he's home, I should have no problem traveling abroad.
一个多月前，我们去先生姐姐家聚餐，她问我要不要两个人来一次出国旅行， 我问她想去哪里， 她说去中国旅行还不是时候，首先去台湾玩一个星期，再去日本一个星期。 我说我的年假有差不多900个小时，而我的经理总是问我什么时候放假，因为我已超过了单位要求的二百多个小时，已经到了不给自己放假到不行的地步。
More than a month ago, we went to my husband’s sister’s house for dinner. She asked me if I would like to travel abroad together. I asked her where she wanted to go. She said that it’s not the right time to travel to China. First, we go to Taiwan for a week, and then go to Japan. I told her that I have 900 vacation hours, and my manager always asks me when I plan to take the vacation because I have exceeded more than 200 hours required by the company, and it has reached the point that I have to take vacation.
其实我最想去的还是我的祖国，看着中国的HIVE友写的旅游记，放上的好吃的东西，自己可也希望去尝试一下。 姐姐说中国的政治局面现在不太稳定，而且航班不多，机票贵的惊人，她说她的朋友从台湾旅游回来，大家都觉得台湾真的是一个不错的旅游目的地， 人民友善，美食多，交通便利，而日本也是一样，那里的人也是十分友善， 而且景色很美，当然交通也很发达。我们两个一拍即合，就开始着手我们的旅行大计。
In fact, what I want to go most is my motherland. Looking at the travel blog written by HIVE followers in China, and the delicious foods, I hope to try it by myself. My sister-in-law said that the political situation in China is not stable now, there are not many flights, and the air tickets are surprisingly expensive. She said that her friend travelled back from Taiwan, they said Taiwan is really a good tourist destination. The people are friendly and the food is delicious, the transportation is convenient, and Japan is the same, the people there are also very friendly, the scenery is beautiful, and of course the transportation is also very developed. The two of us agreed and started planning our trip.
首先是安排出游的时间，两个在商量出游的日子，她问我可不可以十一月份去，那时日本的枫叶很美，台湾的天气应该还好，我说那时出游应该很不错。 我们还在上班，就各自向自己的上司拿假。
The first thing is to arrange the time of travel. When the two were discussing travel, she asked me if I could go in November. At that time, the maple leaves in Japan are beautiful, and the weather in Taiwan should be fine. I said that time should be very good to me too. We were still at work, so we requested vacation approval from our managers.
拿好了假，就是我们寻找机票的时候， 我们因去两个不同的国家，买机票就有点难度了。 两人同意首先从三潘市直飞台北，但去台北玩应该不用一个星期吧。 以前小时候读书有读到台湾的日月潭很美，应该去那里看看吧。 如果台湾的Hive友有读到我的这篇blog, 希望你可以留言给我指点一下台湾有什么值得去的地方。
After taking the leave, it is time for us to look for air tickets. Since we are going to two different countries, it is a bit difficult to buy air tickets. The two agreed to fly directly from San Francisco to Taipei first, but it should not take a week to go to Taipei. When I was a child, I read that Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan is very beautiful. I should go there to see it. If Hive friends in Taiwan have read this blog, I hope you can leave a message and let me know what places to visit in Taiwan.
如果我们从台北去台中或台南玩的话，那飞日本的话就肯定从那里飞了，所以说呢，这次旅游攻略真的是有点难度，要好好的计划好才行。 而且这次我们还商量着来一个两人自由行， 旅店安排在那里也是一个很重要的事情， 还好我们可以在网上预订好才出行。
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If we go to Taichung or Tainan from Taipei, then we will definitely fly from there if we fly to Japan. Therefore, this travel is really a bit difficult, and we need to plan it well. We discussed not to join any tours this time, so we will need to think how to make the hotel arrangement too. Fortunately, we can book online before traveling.
去台湾的话因语言不是问题我们不用太担心，姐姐只识讲广东话，而我会讲国语和广东话，但日本就应该有点难度了。 我的两位好朋友她们去了一次日本自由行，她们说我们应该没有问题，而且她们提供了很多的资料给我，还说可以用手机翻译。 那也是，手机在手，还怕什么。
If we go to Taiwan, we don’t have to worry too much because the language is not a problem. My sister can only speak Cantonese, and I can speak Mandarin and Cantonese, but Japan should be a bit more difficult. Two of my good friends went to Japan by themselves. They said that we should have no problem, and they provided me with a lot of information. They also said that they used mobile phones to translate. That's right, with the mobile phone in hand, what are you afraid of?
去台湾和日本我们都不用签证，所以也就省去了这个手续，但还是有很多的事情要安排，所以呢出一次国旅游真的不容易，特别是去一个人生不熟的地方，但也正是这样的旅行才好玩，更值得期待。
We don’t need a visa to go to Taiwan and Japan, so we save this procedure, but there are still a lot of things to arrange, so it’s really not easy to travel abroad, especially to an unfamiliar place. But this kind of travel should be have most fun, and I am really looking forward it.