What is slow travel?

And what does it really mean to travel slowly?

Let’s start with this scenario:

You probably have a relative or friend who has traveled to a country in Europe.

As he or she recounts the trip — that was all of 10 days on the ground — they list off about 25 places they visited.

It was a whirlwind and your head spins at all that this person saw and did.

But did they really see it?

Did they really do anything?

And, more importantly, what did they truly experience?

Slow travel is the opposite of this.

It’s spending more than one night in any given town or city.

It’s getting to know the destination, the history, the culture and the people of that place.

Slow travel is more about experiences and connection.

And it’s not about spending an hour or so at some site or landmark, checking it off your list then moving onto the next site.

In this short episode, I’ll bust a couple of myths about slow travel and offer up some tips and advantages to traveling slowly.

Want to chat more about slow travel?

Then send me an email at lynne@wanderyourway.com.