People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for . People travel because they want to broaden their horizons, to learn about other people and other places. They are about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of . On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting and historic spots. What does a tourist learn when he sees the art museums, visits the places and other scenic spots in Paris and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture, a real life of French people. He learns about their attitudes: how they feel about business, beauty and history. What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read the Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person, but seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts, the straight, vertical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in.