SNAPSHOTS IN SPAIN | 2025
這趟旅程，我不是為了攝影而來。
This trip? It’s not about photography.
This trip? It’s not about photography.
有些旅程，不需要解釋，更不是為了攝影作品、ig帳號，或任何人的注視而啟程。
而是為了讓心慢慢靜下來。
而是為了讓心慢慢靜下來。
讓自己，好好地，重新跟上自己。
這次，就像 2015 年我人生第一次的日本自由行，我再次嘗試把自己丟進一個全然陌生的環境。
想看看自己會怎麼面對、怎麼適應、又會如何走下去。
過去這十年間，我經常前往日本，但每次到底是「回國」還是「出國」，我都會出現一種模糊的錯亂感。
文化相近、漢字熟悉、街道規矩；它是異國，卻總有一種讓人安心的熟悉感。
這一次，我選擇離開亞洲，不是為了放鬆或觀光，而是一場自由行的進階測試。
雖然我早已是自由行老手，但那經驗始終侷限在東北亞，文化落差小、風景可預期。
直到這回，飛行超過 18 小時（不含轉機），踏上歐洲大陸，身邊幾乎都是金髮碧眼、語言完全陌生的當地人，我才真正感受到：
「啊，這次是真的出國了！」
Not for the shots, not for Instagram, and definitely not for anyone’s attention.
It’s just about slowing down — giving myself space to catch up with myself.
Kind of like my first solo trip to Japan in 2015.
Back then, I dropped myself into the unknown to see how I’d respond.
I’m doing it again now, but further.
I’ve done solo trips before, but mostly around East Asia — where things felt familiar, manageable, even predictable.
Japan always felt like a second home — close culture, safe streets.
Sometimes, I couldn’t even tell if I was “going abroad” or “coming home.”
But this time, I stepped way out.
18+ hours in the air, then boom — Europe.
Different faces, different language, completely foreign.
That’s when I thought, “Alright, this is the real thing.”
It’s just about slowing down — giving myself space to catch up with myself.
Kind of like my first solo trip to Japan in 2015.
Back then, I dropped myself into the unknown to see how I’d respond.
I’m doing it again now, but further.
I’ve done solo trips before, but mostly around East Asia — where things felt familiar, manageable, even predictable.
Japan always felt like a second home — close culture, safe streets.
Sometimes, I couldn’t even tell if I was “going abroad” or “coming home.”
But this time, I stepped way out.
18+ hours in the air, then boom — Europe.
Different faces, different language, completely foreign.
That’s when I thought, “Alright, this is the real thing.”
不過，因為我的身體發生狀況，使得我不得不按下旅行的暫停鍵。
上述有說，這次隻身前往歐洲，我的初衷其實並不是攝影。
上述有說，這次隻身前往歐洲，我的初衷其實並不是攝影。
我只是想離開熟悉的生活圈，去到一個陌生的世界，與自己安靜對話，去尋回那個在日常奔忙中遺落的自己。
因此，我選擇了「朝聖之路」作為起點。
我並沒有天天舉起相機。
有時兩三天都沒拍下一張照片；有時則像被召喚似地，整天都在按快門。
甚至在馬德里的其中幾天，我乾脆不帶相機出門，只專注感受這座城市的氣息與節奏。
若要為這趟歐洲自由行做個盤點，我想，我解鎖了不少前所未有的體驗：
1. 單程長達 18 小時的長途飛行（來回總計約 36 小時，不含轉機）。
2. 來回在杜拜轉機。
3. 體驗法國高鐵 TGV、國鐵 SNCF（累計約 8 小時）。
4. 遇上法國鐵路大罷工，改搭長途巴士初體驗。
5. 跨越法國與西班牙的長途巴士（約 8 小時車程）。
6. 法國計程車跳錶計費的模式。
7. 徒步行走「朝聖之路 - 法國之路」的部分路段。
8. 在朝聖者庇護所的大通鋪生活，與世界各地的旅人共進晚餐。
9. 馬德里地鐵初體驗。
10. 使用西班牙 Uber 叫車系統。
11. 在歐洲，連上廁所也成了一種「付費經驗」。
雖然最終因身體狀況，未能完成整段法國之路（800公里），但我仍慶幸，自己曾經踏上那條道路，親自走過其中的一段。
我也向自己承諾：
「當身體準備好了，我一定會回去，完成那段未竟的朝聖之路。」
4. 遇上法國鐵路大罷工，改搭長途巴士初體驗。
5. 跨越法國與西班牙的長途巴士（約 8 小時車程）。
6. 法國計程車跳錶計費的模式。
7. 徒步行走「朝聖之路 - 法國之路」的部分路段。
8. 在朝聖者庇護所的大通鋪生活，與世界各地的旅人共進晚餐。
9. 馬德里地鐵初體驗。
10. 使用西班牙 Uber 叫車系統。
11. 在歐洲，連上廁所也成了一種「付費經驗」。
雖然最終因身體狀況，未能完成整段法國之路（800公里），但我仍慶幸，自己曾經踏上那條道路，親自走過其中的一段。
我也向自己承諾：
「當身體準備好了，我一定會回去，完成那段未竟的朝聖之路。」
However, due to a health issue, I had no choice but to press pause on my journey.
As mentioned above, this solo trip to Europe wasn’t really about photography.
I simply wanted to leave behind the life I knew, step into an unfamiliar world, and quietly have a conversation with myself — to rediscover the parts of me I’d lost in the rush of everyday life.
That’s why I chose the Camino de Santiago as my starting point.
I didn’t have my camera in hand every day.
Some days, I didn’t take a single photo.
Other times, it felt like I was being called by something, and I spent the whole day pressing the shutter.
There were even days in Madrid when I left my camera behind on purpose, just so I could focus on the rhythm and spirit of the city.
Looking back, I unlocked quite a few first-time experiences on this solo trip:
1. An 18-hour one-way long-haul flight (36 hours round-trip, not including layovers)
2. Transiting through Dubai, both ways
3. Riding France’s TGV and SNCF trains (around 8 hours in total)
4. Experiencing France’s nationwide railway strike and taking a long-distance bus for the first time
5. A cross-border bus ride from France to Spain (about 8 hours)
6. Taking a metered taxi in France
7. Walking part of the Camino de Santiago — the French Way
8. Sleeping in pilgrim albergues and sharing meals with travelers from all over the world
9. Taking the Madrid metro for the first time
10. Using Uber in Spain
11. Even going to the bathroom in Europe turned into a “pay-to-experience” moment.
Although I wasn’t able to finish the full 800 kilometers of the French Way due to my physical condition, I’m still grateful I set foot on that path and walked at least part of it with my own two feet.
And I made a promise to myself:
“When my body is ready, I’ll go back and finish the part of the Camino I couldn’t complete.”
As mentioned above, this solo trip to Europe wasn’t really about photography.
I simply wanted to leave behind the life I knew, step into an unfamiliar world, and quietly have a conversation with myself — to rediscover the parts of me I’d lost in the rush of everyday life.
That’s why I chose the Camino de Santiago as my starting point.
I didn’t have my camera in hand every day.
Some days, I didn’t take a single photo.
Other times, it felt like I was being called by something, and I spent the whole day pressing the shutter.
There were even days in Madrid when I left my camera behind on purpose, just so I could focus on the rhythm and spirit of the city.
Looking back, I unlocked quite a few first-time experiences on this solo trip:
1. An 18-hour one-way long-haul flight (36 hours round-trip, not including layovers)
2. Transiting through Dubai, both ways
3. Riding France’s TGV and SNCF trains (around 8 hours in total)
4. Experiencing France’s nationwide railway strike and taking a long-distance bus for the first time
5. A cross-border bus ride from France to Spain (about 8 hours)
6. Taking a metered taxi in France
7. Walking part of the Camino de Santiago — the French Way
8. Sleeping in pilgrim albergues and sharing meals with travelers from all over the world
9. Taking the Madrid metro for the first time
10. Using Uber in Spain
11. Even going to the bathroom in Europe turned into a “pay-to-experience” moment.
Although I wasn’t able to finish the full 800 kilometers of the French Way due to my physical condition, I’m still grateful I set foot on that path and walked at least part of it with my own two feet.
And I made a promise to myself:
“When my body is ready, I’ll go back and finish the part of the Camino I couldn’t complete.”
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「街頭攝影，就是在為你所處的時代，記錄下一段歷史的曾經。」- Mark5347
( Street photography is about capturing a piece of history for the era in which you live. )
( Street photography is about capturing a piece of history for the era in which you live. )
