Comments on: How to Slow Travel on a Short Trip

By: Bavin

Bavin — Thu, 20 May 2021 23:43:05 +0000

Hey Katie,

Love your post! Great to know that slow travel was possible even on a short trip. Your advice on “cutting must-see list in half” really resonates with me. The things you can do in your free time surely has the potential to create lot more memories. Thanks for sharing!

By: John Rodgers

John Rodgers — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:38:27 +0000

This was a really nice post and describes our mode of travel 100%. We thought that when we retired we would have to begin looking for one place to retire in but thanks to AirBNB we have been able to move from country to country living on our Social Security payments and a little bit of blog profits for years. I posted the site to help othesr find some really great apartments on a month to month basis, without it we would be lost.

By: Tamworth Blogger

Tamworth Blogger — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:24:54 +0000

grate post, the world speeded up soo much over the past few decades. all the technology and everthing. People should slow down a little and pay more attention to what is going on around them. the world is gonna be going forward and no one can stop that but we could make it sort of less aggressive.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:25:10 +0000

Loved your post. I’ve been slow traveling most of my life and would find it difficult to go any other way. A completely different experience of the world. I often take children and grandchildren along because the learning is so rich and deep. My “in progress” series of children’s books introduces children to other countries and encourages people to include young kids on international trips.

By: Jonathan Look, Jr.

Jonathan Look, Jr. — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:45:06 +0000

I am currently traveling the world solo; one country at a time; one year at a time. Been in Mexico a year and moving to Thailand next month. What an amazing adventure!

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 06:53:09 +0000

One way to better enjoy slow travel is to venture off the beaten track. I love to visit places that see few tourists which means that there’s only so many must-sees to check off the list, leaving you plenty of time to wander around the place. Also because these places are less touristy, tacky souvenir hawkers and over-the-top “authentic” local cuisine restaurants wouldn’t buy away local business premises.

What would also be helpful is to seek out an alternative mode of transport. When travelling from the mountains to the shore in Montenegro, many travellers usually take the bus. I insisted on taking the train which means several detours on the bus and half-day wait to get to the station some 100 miles away. but this brought me to a small local town which rarely sees foreigners and you get a really raw feel of the place you are visiting. I spent 5 hours waiting for the train at the station, where I’m the only foreigner among 5 other passengers. I don’t speak Montenegrin but I had a very tacit conversation with the station’s only barkeeper using body languages and the help of the how-to-speak-Montenegrin chapter in my guidebook. It was a worthwhile detour.