I wasn't always a slow traveller. I'm still not always a slow traveller - but I prefer it when it's possible. To me, it means picking just one or two destinations per trip, finding a single place to stay in each, exploring locally, and having a fair chunk of unplanned time just to see what's out …
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How to Embrace Slow Travel – Episode 44 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I am definitely an advocate of slow travel. And I will continue to talk about it until more people decide they want to try it. Have you heard my theory of very-slow-travel? When I lived in Slovakia, after two years in Japan, I came up with the idea that you need to live in a foreign place for at …
How Slow is Slow Travel? Episode 25 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I know it's very trendy to talk about slow travel these days, but my guests today and I have largely been doing it for years, just without knowing what it was called. As I discuss a little on the episode, I'm not sure anyone will agree on a precise definition of slow travel, but it's still a …


