Comments on: The #1 Reason Why I Love Slow Travel

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:21:52 +0000

In reply to Donna. Thank you, Donna! It has been a while since I've read this article....I still stand by my explanation, and my love of slow travel!

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:47:10 +0000

Love this explanation, and this is exactly the reason we are planning and looking forward to slow travel

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 11:35:00 +0000

In reply to Ken Jones.

Hi Ken,
I like that: to “disappear” within hours and be native within weeks. Ha ha! Well put. Glad you discovered this oldie-but-goodie of a post! 🙂

By: Ken Jones

Ken Jones — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 22:41:00 +0000

This post was made years ago but the truths embodied in it haven’t changed. I love exploring your website, Nora. My sweet spot is 1 to 6 months. Less than a month and you’re a tourist.in Oops, sorry for using the T-word on your website. I agree with you that 3 months is just about right but I leave that 6 months there for those worthwhile gigs that pop up periodically. My goal is always to “disappear” within hours and be native within weeks.

By: Nora Dunn

Nora Dunn — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 19:43:03 +0000

In reply to Chris. Hi Chris - There are more and more slow travelers out there; anybody who makes a lifestyle of travel (or who travels long-term) learns pretty quickly that fast travel isn't sustainable. We slow travelers are a growing bunch!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 18:48:28 +0000

I love this post. It encapsulates what I hope to achieve by traveling. Not just “seeing the sights” but really experiencing a place. I got to spend 5 months in New York and there’s something about the little things like grocery shopping, taking transit, aimless wandering and really getting to make friends with locals. They take you out of tourist mode and into something more. I want that feeling of living in a place, not just passing through.

I wonder, Nora, in your travels… it seems that fast travel — spending a week or two in a place — is more normal. Do you encounter many slow travelers?

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:03:15 +0000

In reply to Deia @ Nomad Wallet.

Deia – Ha ha, yep! That’s the feeling! 😉

By: Deia @ Nomad Wallet

Deia @ Nomad Wallet — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 12:19:13 +0000

It’s that feeling I got when, after a few weeks in Montreal, the pizza shop across the street saw us walking into the shop and went, “So, the usual?” 😀

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:26:29 +0000

In reply to Daynne@TravelnLass. Hi Daynne - You're on it! I think the best balance is different for everybody, but I like your style; you can see a lot in 3 weeks of traveling hard, and have lots of time to recover and prepare for your next bout in three months. I generally find after three months in one place I get itchy feet.

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:23:07 +0000

In reply to Dave. Thanks, Dave - and great analogy! And the more little spots in the world we can illuminate, the smaller the world gets! Enjoy Panama; what will you do here?