Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Slow travel involves connecting with the local people. “Slow travel isn’t just about taking your time in the places that you visit,” says Christa Adams. “It’s also about immersing yourself in them with the intention of having a more meaningful experience off the main tourist paths.
” Adams, whose travel blog often addresses the issue of slow travel, adds, “It involves spending more time getting to know a destination rather than checking sites off your bucket list. Take Rome, for example. Instead of rushing from the Colosseum to Vatican City to the Trevi Fountain in just a few days, slow travel invites you to spend a couple of extra days exploring lesser-known attractions as well as the iconic sites.
It means taking time to enjoy a coffee while people watching, savoring local cuisine, strolling through curious neighborhoods and not taking your itinerary too seriously.” Slow travel often means savoring local cuisine. Yves Marceau, vice president of product for G Adventures , says, “We see slow travel as way to dive deeper into a destination to find authenticity and connection as opposed to made-for-tourist experiences.
The slow travel experience can come in many forms, like choosing one spot and unpacking once, staying for a longer amount of time and experiencing day-to-day life as a local would. But it can also mean slowing down the pace of a short trip, and taking your time to explore, connect and learn abo.
