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Slow Down, Take It Easy: What’s Slow Travel?
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You’ve probably heard travelers say “I need a vacation f rom my vacat ion” once t hey ’ve ret u r ned home f rom being on the road. You may even be one of these travelers yourself ! A nd while some love a jam-packed it inerar y, others might feel over whelmed by it all and instead yearn for a more rela xed pace. It makes perfect sense then why “slow travel” is a concept being wholeheartedly adopted by many travelers. Cont rar y to what some may assume, slow t ravel isn’t a luxur y afforded only to those who can manage to take more time off and spend more funds to travel. Rather, it’s a focus on the time and funds travelers do already have to enrich the experience by allow ing them to truly breathe in their surroundings through a greater awareness of an experience, destination, communit y or culture.
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QUALIT Y OVER QUANTIT Y A tale as old as time, the qualit y of a trip should cer tain ly a lways be priorit ized over t he number of activities and stops squeezed in along the way. Rat her t han g rabbing a quick bite somewhere to keep t hings mov ing, ponder how an educat iona l cook i ng class a nd t hen enjoy i ng t he mea l you just cooked as a group can inf luence overall trip enjoy ment a nd aut hent ic it y. You’re a lso more likely to be supporting the local communit y when choosing options like this! CULTURE AND CONNECTION A benef it to slow ing dow n while on t he road is that groups are able to become far more immersed in their surroundings, soak ing up all a destination ha s to of fer. So ma ny people phy sic a l l y v i sit