Many of us enjoy wandering the streets, shopping for goods and savoring various delicacies. But there are those who insist on walking solely for the sake of walking. They wander thousands of miles through roads and alleys, only to embrace freedom.
When Swing was trying to make ends meet a year ago, he whimsically started Hong Kong’s first full-day street wandering event. Twelve hours of walking from Cheung Kwan O to Yuen Long was exhausting, but helped drive away the sense of impotence. Walking all of Hong Kong was not enough to satisfy his ambition, Swing put his tracks on Japan and Iceland. Through that means, he learned about the various communities and cultures.
On his webpage, 11walker, Swing shares his routes with friends who have common interests. In a society that values benefits and performances, Swing’s hobby may be seen as tedious. But for the many people who joined Swing, they walked away with experience of a lifetime.
Being young enables one to be tedious at times.
大部份人都享受逛街購物，有人卻偏愛「行而不買」，日行千里地穿插大街小巷，只為體現自由的滋味。
一年前，榮仔正面對生活的困局，一個突然閃過的念頭，他開始了第一次的全日遊街活動，由將軍澳行路到元朗，十二小時的步行旅程令身體疲乏至極，卻讓榮仔驅走生活的無奈。此後，他繼續以雙腳走遍港九新界，甚至走到日本，走到冰島；認識社區並非他步行的目的，卻是每次的收獲。榮仔在網上設立專頁，以＜11號全日遊街＞名命，分享活動路線，在講求效益的社會上，有人會視這些為無聊的活動，但有不少朋友自發跟榮仔走一趟，每人都有自己的體會。
青春，讓人無聊得起。
