In a world of fast food, constant updating and a fear of missing out, it is great to be able to stand still and simply enjoy the moment, to just let things happen and to enjoy daily life with all your senses!
Also, what better time to do this than when you are travelling.
Unfortunately a lot of travellers still continue to run from A to B making sure they have seen every church or stone mentioned in a guidebook.
More often than not they go home exhausted… I know, cause I have been one of them: trying to squeeze in as much as I could in as little time as possible.
I had “seen” a lot, but I wasn't really any wiser about the place or the people I just visited.
So I have decided to throw away my guidebook and my watch and decided to travel more consciously.
To take time for slower travel!
Slower travel is about experiences rather than sights.
It’s about quality rather than quantity.
It’s about the ordinary daily life, the food, habits, the people…
It’s about immersing yourself with locals, making meaningful memories and not hitting the tourist traps!
Instead a meal in an out of the way diner, a few words of wisdom and smile from a elderly couple, or sharing a thunderstorm with a fellow traveler.
My feet are itching for the next slow adventure...
Update In The Making...
Nana
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