slow travel

travelers and tourists, from the point of view of the values ​​of two groups entirely - although part of the trip travelers will inevitably coincide with tourists phase. In any case, at least travelers will not focus on places to visit, but more obsessed with the possibility to experience another way of life. In this sense, the more relaxed rhythm of travel, the more integrated into the life, the more they can close their mind.

so-called "slow travel", it is a very abstract concept, whether it be regarded as a kind of slow-paced, everyone has a different understanding. A person keen to slow travel, to another person, it is likely to still be exhausted.

am deeply aware of it, is a small town in the Czech Republic Bohemian CeskyKrumlov. Most visitors only stay there one night, and of course it was the day after a visit on leave. I had spent three days and two nights, I thought this was finally the slow travel of the bar.

In fact, in the palm of the place, I had already put in 24 hours all were able to do all the work was done, then began bored. At this encounter one pair of unmarried couples from England, their plan is to spend three months visiting Eastern Europe. They have lived in this town all week, but not even the town's most famous landmark tower still did not go.

slow travel

I feel very weird: "That you are doing it these days?" Yesterday bike to go,LV包包, and then to an underground restaurant recommended by the locals eat gypsy meals, going to see today's local music festival rehearsal. "Maybe tomorrow we can have time to see the tower, if it does not rain."

I recently went to Okinawa, this trip let me have more thinking and perception of slow travel. One of the reasons is because of the particularity of Okinawa to reflect travel very rhythmic differentiation. Many people have had to do a three-year multiple-entry visa in Japan, this is the only prerequisite for a visa first Okinawa and at least one night in a hotel there. It was purely for the purpose of activating the visa spent the night in Okinawa, Japan domestic flights the next day; while we light the island of Okinawa and spent eight days and seven nights, also get enough time to leave; course there than we rhythm slower, because the most beautiful beaches in Okinawa islands, one of my friends once in between waves photo, Miyako, Kume, Ishigaki and other islands linger over twenty days.

particularly worth mentioning is that the trip to Okinawa each participant has his own point of interest, or that we are holding a specific problem comes. For example, I Longevity of Okinawa as a world class location is very curious why people are trying to figure out where the reasons for longevity; A Ryukyu culture is most concerned about conservation: Okinawa had been deeply influenced by Chinese, Japanese and American cultural influence, particularly in the After the formal attribution Japan, the locals how cultural heritage and how to reshape the traditional Ryukyu self-identity; B is a music lover, she saw three lines (ie, the Ryukyu Islands unique stringed instrument),LV包包, folk performances on the restaurant or eyes light up ... ... so many, does not want to slow this trip will not work. Of course, a week is not enough indeed to find a satisfactory answer, so this time can only be regarded as the first to explore a road, and Meet the next time resident and further study.

say about the definition of a slow trip back, so give way to travel if you write a To Do List, you can consider the following:

one, every trip to design a different theme. Bring their concerns to the destination, use your own eyes ears heard to answer.

Second, as a destination to be longer. If not so long vacation, then rather reduce travel times, but also to ensure that each travel time is more abundant. Even if only from the environmental point of view, such a trip is also more low-carbon.

three, driving slow travel with the most congenial temperament, because you can freely walk off. Public transport is a very down to earth manner, on the bus or subway, you can observe the attitudes of the locals.

four, leaving tourists to the hotel bar. Travelers prefer to rent an apartment in the local (to provide short-term rental housing much more than you think). Or, featured B & B is also worth trying. If you have to live in a hotel, the best choice for apartment-style - With kitchen, visiting the markets when they can buy fresh local ingredients frankly flourish.

five or less to catch up, a little more waiting. The same place at different times, may show a completely different temperament. Such as waiting for the sunset a little bit down, or wait for sun gradually rising. This waiting process, although not move the body, the heart has a thousand miles.