French Travel Writer Embarks on 'Path of Peace,' Explores Taiwan by Scooter with 10-Year-Old Son
French travel writer and social entrepreneur Ludovic Hubler is launching a 'Path of Peace' project with his 10-year-old son, Sebastian, to explore Taiwan by scooter and listen to the voices of the Taiwanese people. Hubler has traveled to over 60 countries and founded the NGO 'Travel With a Mission.'
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Yi-hsuan, Paris, 25th) Ludovic Hubler, a French travel writer and social entrepreneur who has traveled the world but never visited Taiwan, will bring his 10-year-old son to Taiwan for the first time as part of his "Path of Peace" project, exploring the island by scooter and listening to the voices of the Taiwanese people.
Hubler, born in 1977, obtained his master's degree from business school in 2002 and then embarked on a 5-year hitchhiking journey around the world, visiting over 60 countries. Along the way, he met his future wife, with whom he has a son and a daughter.
Hubler chronicled this journey in his book "Le Monde en Stop, 5 années à l’école de la vie" (The World by Hitchhiking, 5 Years at the School of Life, provisional translation). He proudly told a Central News Agency reporter during a phone interview, "To this day, it is still the best-selling round-the-world travel book in France."
Hubler also defines himself as a social entrepreneur. He founded the non-governmental organization "Travel With a Mission," aiming to promote civic participation and implement public welfare projects.
The adventurous spirit in Hubler's blood, which loves exploration, constantly prompts him to step out of his comfort zone and embark on long journeys.
In 2024, he launched the "La Diagonale de l’Engagement" (The Diagonal of Commitment) project, hiking approximately 1400 kilometers from Corsen, the westernmost point of France, to Èze in the southeast, essentially traversing the entire country diagonally.
This year, Hubler planned a brand new journey, "Les Routes de la Paix" (The Routes of Peace), intending to explore a region every two or three years that has experienced conflict, extreme poverty, social division, or tension, and to film and publish books about it.
Hubler's first stop is Taiwan, a geopolitically sensitive area, and he will bring his 10-year-old son, Sébastien, to travel by scooter, "because it's the most common mode of transportation in Taiwan, right?"
Sébastien grew up in a family that loves to travel and has already visited 30 countries, but has rarely been to Asia, so he is very much looking forward to the trip to Taiwan.
Hubler said that compared to other potential stops on the "Path of Peace," his wife felt reassured about Taiwan, thus agreeing to let their son come along, and Taiwan "is a very important topic that everyone is talking about now."
He said the trip to Taiwan also has educational significance for parent and child. As a father, he hopes to keep his son away from 3C screens and encourage him to open up to the world, understand the challenges facing the planet, broaden his horizons, and learn to question. Therefore, he would rather his child take 3.5 weeks off school for the trip, and the child will share his experiences in class upon returning to school.
Hubler and his son plan to embark in May or June. The reporter informed him that it would be Taiwan's plum rain season, but he, having traveled 116 countries worldwide to date, was unconcerned, simply saying, "If it rains, it rains. If we get wet, we get wet. I'll ride carefully."
To tightly adhere to the theme of peace, Hubler currently plans to visit Kinmen, Taipei, and then head south along the west coast. He will also visit China, spending several days in places like Hong Kong and Xiamen.
He said one reason for choosing early summer for Taiwan is that the Rotary International Convention will be held in Taipei in June this year, where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will speak. "I very much hope to meet her, even if only for a few minutes."
Hubler wants to tell the Taiwanese people, "I'm very excited to soon explore this beautiful culture. I only know it from books and TV right now, but nothing compares to firsthand experience and meeting people. I'm very much looking forward to meeting (the Taiwanese people) and believe I will meet many lovely people."
Hubler is currently planning other stops for the "Path of Peace," including Ukraine and countries in the African Great Lakes region, hoping that the war between Russia and Ukraine will have ended by then.
He said he doesn't just want to share a life experience with readers or audiences but also wants to give a voice to the people he meets in various places, allowing his listeners to better understand issues related to peace and development, and the challenges faced around the world.
Some criticize travel to impoverished areas as "poverty tourism," but Hubler said that taking Burundi and Rwanda in Africa as examples, he has been there many times for humanitarian activities. "My intention is not out of a tourist's voyeuristic curiosity... but to give the people I meet a chance to express their opinions."
Regarding his travel philosophy, Hubler said, "I believe that every positive interaction between people of different cultural backgrounds casts a vote for a better world, which is also why I founded 'Travel With a Mission.' Its philosophy is to promote cross-cultural exchange."
He stated that the experiences accumulated through travel make him feel like he is looking at Earth from the moon. "When you look at Earth from the moon, you realize that humanity is one; so, of course, I love cultural differences, but I believe humanity is one big family and must learn to live together." (Edited by Chang Chih-hsuan) 1150425
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Yi-hsuan, Paris, 25th) Ludovic Hubler, a French travel writer and social entrepreneur who has traveled the world but never visited Taiwan, will bring his 10-year-old son to Taiwan for the first time as part of his "Path of Peace" project, exploring the island by scooter and listening to the voices of the Taiwanese people.
Hubler, born in 1977, obtained his master's degree from business school in 2002 and then embarked on a 5-year hitchhiking journey around the world, visiting over 60 countries. Along the way, he met his future wife, with whom he has a son and a daughter.
Hubler chronicled this journey in his book "Le Monde en Stop, 5 années à l’école de la vie" (The World by Hitchhiking, 5 Years at the School of Life, provisional translation). He proudly told a Central News Agency reporter during a phone interview, "To this day, it is still the best-selling round-the-world travel book in France."
Hubler also defines himself as a social entrepreneur. He founded the non-governmental organization "Travel With a Mission," aiming to promote civic participation and implement public welfare projects.
The adventurous spirit in Hubler's blood, which loves exploration, constantly prompts him to step out of his comfort zone and embark on long journeys.
In 2024, he launched the "La Diagonale de l’Engagement" (The Diagonal of Commitment) project, hiking approximately 1400 kilometers from Corsen, the westernmost point of France, to Èze in the southeast, essentially traversing the entire country diagonally.
This year, Hubler planned a brand new journey, "Les Routes de la Paix" (The Routes of Peace), intending to explore a region every two or three years that has experienced conflict, extreme poverty, social division, or tension, and to film and publish books about it.
Hubler's first stop is Taiwan, a geopolitically sensitive area, and he will bring his 10-year-old son, Sébastien, to travel by scooter, "because it's the most common mode of transportation in Taiwan, right?"
Sébastien grew up in a family that loves to travel and has already visited 30 countries, but has rarely been to Asia, so he is very much looking forward to the trip to Taiwan.
Hubler said that compared to other potential stops on the "Path of Peace," his wife felt reassured about Taiwan, thus agreeing to let their son come along, and Taiwan "is a very important topic that everyone is talking about now."
He said the trip to Taiwan also has educational significance for parent and child. As a father, he hopes to keep his son away from 3C screens and encourage him to open up to the world, understand the challenges facing the planet, broaden his horizons, and learn to question. Therefore, he would rather his child take 3.5 weeks off school for the trip, and the child will share his experiences in class upon returning to school.
Hubler and his son plan to embark in May or June. The reporter informed him that it would be Taiwan's plum rain season, but he, having traveled 116 countries worldwide to date, was unconcerned, simply saying, "If it rains, it rains. If we get wet, we get wet. I'll ride carefully."
To tightly adhere to the theme of peace, Hubler currently plans to visit Kinmen, Taipei, and then head south along the west coast. He will also visit China, spending several days in places like Hong Kong and Xiamen.
He said one reason for choosing early summer for Taiwan is that the Rotary International Convention will be held in Taipei in June this year, where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will speak. "I very much hope to meet her, even if only for a few minutes."
Hubler wants to tell the Taiwanese people, "I'm very excited to soon explore this beautiful culture. I only know it from books and TV right now, but nothing compares to firsthand experience and meeting people. I'm very much looking forward to meeting (the Taiwanese people) and believe I will meet many lovely people."
Hubler is currently planning other stops for the "Path of Peace," including Ukraine and countries in the African Great Lakes region, hoping that the war between Russia and Ukraine will have ended by then.
He said he doesn't just want to share a life experience with readers or audiences but also wants to give a voice to the people he meets in various places, allowing his listeners to better understand issues related to peace and development, and the challenges faced around the world.
Some criticize travel to impoverished areas as "poverty tourism," but Hubler said that taking Burundi and Rwanda in Africa as examples, he has been there many times for humanitarian activities. "My intention is not out of a tourist's voyeuristic curiosity... but to give the people I meet a chance to express their opinions."
Regarding his travel philosophy, Hubler said, "I believe that every positive interaction between people of different cultural backgrounds casts a vote for a better world, which is also why I founded 'Travel With a Mission.' Its philosophy is to promote cross-cultural exchange."
He stated that the experiences accumulated through travel make him feel like he is looking at Earth from the moon. "When you look at Earth from the moon, you realize that humanity is one; so, of course, I love cultural differences, but I believe humanity is one big family and must learn to live together." (Edited by Chang Chih-hsuan) 1150425
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