What is a million dollar trip like?
Perhaps due to the extreme luxury of food, drink, accommodation, and transportation, any scenic spot can be booked, or one can interact closely with celebrities and experts.
That’s right, millions of trips may include some “wish list” check-in items, but in addition to reaching the dream destination, money can also create a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience.
Elite elites sometimes have special requirements for their travels: CNN has reported that some travelers need world-class chefs to fly to Antarctica to make Benedict eggs for them while listening to the wonderful performances of world-class mezzo soprano.
Wedding proposals, anniversaries, and special occasions must be filled with surprises: Does the bride to be think Iceland is the most romantic destination? Then let her discover the proposal ring hidden in the ice cave in Iceland, and fulfill her dream; After celebrating their birthday, returning to the hotel suite, penguin lovers will encounter three penguins already waiting in their rooms.
Luxury travel agencies that arrange trips for wealthy and famous people are responsible for elevating their clients’ travel experience to a new level. Leave those adventurous dreams to top travel agencies, who will temporarily open luxury camping sites for clients in the northern Sahara, salvage Port wine from sunken ships over 200 years ago, invite Hollywood blockbuster photographers to shoot travel documentaries, and tailor travel experiences for wealthy and famous people.
01 Orient Express
Luxury travel is not just about hotels offering top-notch services, but also about transportation. More precisely, it was not until 1830 when passenger trains began operating in the United States and Europe that the construction of comfortable hotels near train stations began to rise. For example, the oldest existing hotel in Hong Kong, the Peninsula Hotel, was built near the train station instead of the city center. On October 4, 1883, the world’s most luxurious train, the Express d’Orient (later renamed Orient Express), departed from Paris East Station and headed to Constantinople (now Istanbul). On the Orient Express, food, wine, and top-notch gatherings are all available, and celebrities can even request to renovate workshops according to their preferences. In 1934, detective novelist Agatha Christie’s work “Murder on the Orient Express” gave train travel a more enchanting color. Image source: https://www.belmond.com/trains/europe/venice-simplon-orient-express/grand-suites
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Now, the seven historic carriages have been fully restored. The decoration styles of carriages on different routes vary. Professor Dennis, a luxury brand manager at ESSEC Business School in Paris, France, mentioned that in the train, slowing down the pace and enjoying life, time seems to slow down here, and even you feel time reversal.
02 Living in an oasis in the desert
The reality show “Eugene Levy’s Otaku Travel” released this year saw actor Eugene Levy travel to eight destinations, including the Grand Canyon in Utah, adjacent to the largest Native American reservation in the United States – the Navajo Reservation – and stay at the Amangiri Hotel, which blends seamlessly with the desert. Eugene first took a helicopter ride to explore the Grand Canyon formed by 2 billion years of geological changes from a high altitude, and then listened to the architect of the Anmanqiling Hotel introduce the inspiration for the hotel’s construction. The hotel design is simple and luxurious, retaining the large rocks by the swimming pool and sculpting them in accordance with natural changes. Food goes without saying, even a pancake can amaze the knowledgeable Eugene, “This is the tastiest pancake I’ve ever had.” Image source: Anmanqiling official website
Traveling here, you can ride horses into deserts and wilderness like Eugene (you may encounter rattlesnakes), enter narrow canyons, and watch stars naked at night. Eugene was received by the local Navajo people along the way. They talked about their culture and traditions. While strolling in the canyons, the Navajo people told Eugene that the locals believed these canyons were carved by the adversity of each person’s life. When you encounter difficulties, take a deep breath, and the wind will carry away negativity and difficulties, blowing into these narrow canyons. The smooth surface of the canyon is formed by the action of wind, and it turns out that negativity and adversity can also create beauty. Image source | Image bug: aiisha
When observing stars, locals believe that the stars in the sky share some of the same building blocks as humans, which creates a connection between us and the stars and different people. When looking up at the vast night sky, one should feel important rather than insignificant. This desert and canyon can easily help us expand the breadth of our spirit and soul, contemplate humanity and nature, humanity and ourselves. There are traces of the formation and changes of our planet all over here. A luxurious journey is also an inward journey. Image source: Anmanqiling official website
A luxurious journey or accepting someone else’s journey. The Navajo people follow the tradition of matrilineal society. Eugene said, “No wonder everything is in order.” A large family may have as many as 200 people, and when there are festivals or gatherings, everyone will gather together. They have lived here for 15000 years, with teachings, traditions, national wisdom, culture, and language thriving endlessly. After the birth of the Navajo people, an umbilical cord is buried underground, connecting the newborn with Mother Earth. They will not get lost, but will be with their land and culture.
The food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation for luxurious travel are high-end and expensive. If conditions permit, one can freely expand their travel imagination. However, affordable travel is equally precious, and wealthy people will also go to Mongolia and experience real grassland life with nomadic families, allowing children to participate in volunteer activities and be curious about street food. More people may not have the financial means to indulge in extravagance, but their hearts and spirits will also be nourished by low-priced travel.
As writer Li Xinpin once said, if you believe that many things can only be accomplished through money, then you are a very unimaginative person because you think that only money can take you to create life. You have embarked on different journeys, and you must know the beauty of travel. You don’t need so much money to achieve a breakthrough in your soul.
