Guide to four of the most exciting new adventure trips for 2017:

    Sahara

    Attractions: International Expeditions   Length: 18 days   Price: $13,998

Details: Remember the movie Ishtar? Now you, too, can spend days wandering in the desert, just like warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. Designed for rugged travelers, the camping expedition crosses1,500 miles of Niger's Sahara in four—wheel—drive vehicles.

    Departure Time: May 12     Information: 800-633-4731;  ietravel.com

    Across Patagonia: From the Andes to the Ocean

    Attractions: Boundless Journeys   Length: 10 days    Price: $8,995

    Details: The newest route across Patagonia starts high in the Argentine Andes and follows the Futaleufu River into Chile all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Travelers start by trekking along the river, changing to rafts before taking up kayaks for the final leg.

    Departure Time: March 5    Information: 800-941-8010; boundless, com.

Tribal(部落的)India

    Attractions: Myths and Mountains      Length: 17 days        Price: $17,530

    Details: For the travelers who have already visited the best-known India sites, this new trip visits a relatively unexplored state in central India ruled by the Vindhyachal Range and known for its wildlife, waterfalls, ancient sites and tribal culture.

    Departure Time(出发时间): Feb 17   Information: 800-670-6984; myths.com

    Dalmatian Coast Biking

    Attractions: Backroads            Length: 7 days           Price: $7,298

    Details: The company's first foray into Croatia follow scenic roadways across four islands between Dubrovnik and Spht.

    Departure Time: May 7    Information: 800-462-2848; backroads.com

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    I'm Sarah．I used to have little passion(激情)in my life．But what happened the other day changed my mind．It was then that I learned how important it is to have a passion in life．

    That day I went home in Mom's car．When Mom stopped at a red light．someone on the side of the road caught my eye．It was a man dressed in rags(衣衫褴褛)．He was homeless．That didn't interest me．because I had seen many people like him before．Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless．

    But this man was different in some way．He was not sitting alone with a sad look．Instead，he had a radio in his hand and was dancing happy to the music．The radio seemed to be the most precious（珍贵的)thing he had．

    Mom，why does mat man have a radio though he' s homeless?”I asked．

    “Maybe he bought it，”she replied．

    “But why didn't he use the money to buy food or clothes ?He paid for something that he didn't need．”

    “Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't me most important．''

That man must care so much about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes．I soon realized that happiness is the key to life．

Since then I am always thinking of what is truly important in life．A home，a meal，clothes—these things are only part of the life．What we often forget is that we all need a joy，a light on a dark day．We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going．