Take it slow...
Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:25 PM by Lonely Planet
Whoa, tiger. Take those skates off. Put those brakes on.
Slow down!
Whistle-stop tours don't get you anywhere but worn out and ticked off. There's something to be said for radically simplifying your itinerary. Base yourself in just one or two places - hang out, find a favourite place to buy fruit and have coffee, get to know the locals, live a little.
The movement is growing - more and more people are seeing the sense of getting off the carousel, listening to the senses again, savouring, taking time. Find a rental instead of a hotel, get off planes and cut down your carbon footprint, or just take a good, long quaff of the roses.
What's your travelling speed?
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2 Comments:
Well, maybe. But sometimes those overly ambitious trips and tours are the only way to see what you really want to see. I agree that people tend to pack in too much into their trips, but if they want to get up at the crack of dawn to fit in one more church/temple/mountain, so much the better -- for them.
Great post!
I used to take six months to a year per country and only see a few towns at that. Eventually a marriage and children have limited things down to a few months every couple years. Some advantages of taking things slower, the language learning is of greater benefit, you get to make local freinds.
I now have started exploring the amazing things to see close to where I live. One need not burn a ton of carbon to see new places.
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