Having just finished a trip that was pretty much the polar opposite of this school of though, this post really really really resonated ;-)
Slow Travel Europe: A Manifesto for Slow Travel
slowtraveleurope.euOver the last few hundred years there has been a subtle shift in how we think about travel. Dante’s journey through the three realms of the dead can be read as an intriguing piece of travel writing. Homer’s Odyssey is an equally fabulous travel narrative. Yet travel has somehow slipped out of fashion. Continue Reading
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Thank you for posting this Stuart.
I removed my ever-rebellious rant here, as the Manifesto said it so well, expanding upon the Slow Food Manifesto which goes against the "Bucket List" fashion.
The only way to travel as far as I can see and in accordance with my own business model (though I understand the need for other approaches to relay information).
Odysseus demonstrated the virtues in his 20-year trip back from Troy 3000 years ago, which is one of the great travel narratives ever told, in my view.
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I'm a strong proponent of slow travel (I took a mule across Molokai and then down the 2'000 foot ciffs - quite happy that we were going slowly!). However, to be able to travel slowly as we would like and really savour the moment, is sometimes a rare privilege due to lack of time or objectives of the journey or other constraints. It is also a question of choice for the traveller. There are some advantages to "overview" travelling for some people for different reasons. After doing both, I find myself going more and more to one place and staying there if I only have a short time in order to make even a small connection, but a connection, nevertheless.
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