Slow Travel: Why It’s The Absolute Best Way to Travel

Wandering Parisian cobble-stoned streets, chatting with the locals while sipping wine with exquisite views of the Eiffel Tower, and getting lost in eclectic French bookstores sounds like a dreamy getaway for many. If that’s not your style, no problem. Take a moment to think about your dream vacation. Envision it. I’ll wait.

Now, think of your last vacation. What did you do? How many days did it take you to pack everything in? Did it feel meaningful? Now think about how you envisioned it before setting off. Does it match up?

No matter what the case may be, the idea is the same. Often times when we imagine our perfect holiday, upon arrival we don’t often give ourselves enough time to feel immersed in the destinations we seek to explore. This results in added stress because we fill our days from top to bottom trying to see all the sites and fill our notepad with check-marks making us feel as though we’ve achieved what we wanted to do and see during our short holiday. But if it was the perfect holiday you imagined, did you remember to pencil “Relax time” or “Aimless strolling” or “Getting purposely lost” or “Talk to locals”?

If your travel experiences haven’t been making you feel as fulfilled as you had intended, there’s a solution for you. It’s called slow travel, and it’s exactly what it sounds like it…