Slow Travel: Reconnecting with the World at Your Own Pace - Hardcover

Watson, Penny

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1741176670 ISBN 13: 9781741176674

Verlag: Hardie Grant Books UK, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

Slow Travel: A Movement is a beautiful, practical compendium of places, activities, tours and experiences that will inspire you to travel thoughfully.

It can be hard to travel at your own pace in the modern world without falling for the temptations of cheap airlines, last-minute tickets, and overzealous tour operators. Slow Travel explores slow travel as a physical and philosophical endeavour, showcasing journeys that nurture the soul.

You could decide to cruise slow-mo down Egypt's Nile on a 19th-century steam ship, visit ancient dzongs and temples in Bhutan or learn the art of sourdough baking in Venice. The book has features on the world's best wellness escapes, digital detox destinations and 'slo-tels' (hotels where long minimum stays and remote locations ensure full immersion). Slow Travel will inspire you and help you plan your travels.

Along with compelling information and interviews and gorgeous photography, you'll find a how-to guide of helpful tips, from planning for slow travel to what music to listen to in the slow zone. In this fast-paced world, Slow Travel helps you adjust your holiday time to a human pace.

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Award-winning writer, journalist and author Penny Watson has lived in London twice over the past two decades. Penny has travelled the world, written feature articles for countless magazines, newspapers and blogs, and researched a number of guidebooks including Hong Kong Precincts, one of the predecessor titles to the Pocket Precincts series. She is a member of both the British Guild of Travel Writers, and Australian Society of Travel Writers.

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It can be challenging to travel at your own pace in the modern world without falling for the temptations of fast planes, cheap airlines, last-minute tickets, quick-fix travel apps and overzealous tour operators. To actually take a back seat and allow yourself time to embrace the ebb and flow of travel requires a more thoughtful and philosophical way of journeying. Slow Travel: A Movement is a beautifully designed and practical compendium of places, activities, tours and experiences that will inspire you to get on the road in your own time and on your own terms. This book explores slow travel as a physical or philosophical endeavor, taking readers off the beaten track and through nature, and unveils journeys that will nurture talent and ignite the inner-self. In this fast-paced world, it's worth adjusting your vacation time to a pace we can all strive to keep up with.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hardie Grant Books UK
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1741176670
• ISBN 13: 9781741176674
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200
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