Slow Down

You need to go somewhere far away, somewhere eight time zones and seven thousand miles away, or somewhere just a little too much of a walk away. How do you do it, well you chose the easiest and quickest way, don’t you? Book your flight, check in at the airport, twelve hours and your there. Pick up the car keys, hop in the front seat, ten minutes and your there. Job done.

It’s not the only way though, there is another way. 

It’s called Slow Travel. 

It takes longer, it’s harder, takes organisation and at times it’s just not comfortable. But slow travel isn’t about comfort, effort or time. Slow is taking the train to china, or taking the bike to the shop a few miles away, slow is about enjoyment and reward. But what slow is mostly about is simply going slower, enjoying the ride and stopping off to smell the roses along the way. 

After all, there isn’t a rose to smell in an airliner.