#slow travel

[justalittlesolarpunk]

I really hope I get to live an unconventional life. I hope I get to live in cohousing communities and travel vast distances by sea. I hope I find work that gives my life meaning and purpose but doesn’t consume all my time or define my selfhood. I hope I can create family in all different ways, not just with a partner and children (though I would like those too!). I hope I make such a difference that everyone who meets me is better off because of it. I hope I run through forests and lie in the grass. I hope I am so unapologetically queer and neurodivergent that nobody could ever feel ashamed of themselves when I’m with them. I hope I manage to step outside of systems that cause harm without losing my sense of solidarity for those who can’t or who are most impacted by them. I hope I never lose my sense of justice. Maybe lots of these things won’t work out - pressures of money, time, crisis and commitments to other people might prevent some or all of them. But I hope I try my absolute damnedest at them before I give up.

#solarpunk #hopepunk #Tidalpunk #cottagepunk #lunarpunk #climate optimism #social justice #communal living #slow travel #postwork #bright future #unconventional

[theslowtravel]

Dome Forest Walkway - a steep, muddy trek through a dense reserve. Cicadas and insects trill so loudly, you’d swear they crept into your raincoat.

I took the stairs two at a time to get to a spectacular lookout of rolling hills that photographed as nothing more than a soft green gradient. I found myself squinting into my camera, disappointed that hundreds of my blobby landscape photos couldn’t do justice to what I was witnessing. But then I recognized that my fixation prevented me from “witnessing” anything at all.

A frequent impulse that needs to be broken by frequent reminders.

#fujifilm #fujixseries #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #aotearoa #forest #new zealand #auckland #landscape photography #slow travel #original photography #fujifilmxseries #woods #trees #green moodboard #wilderness #photo diary #artists on tumblr #thoughts #internet culture

[acuariano70]

#winter #argentina #ushuaia #fotography #slow travel #mountains #snow #clouds #sky #landscape photography #instagram #cold #view #viajar #fotos tumblr #mis fotos #creative process

[longreads]

Fast Times On America’s Slowest Train 

“Nobody yelled at me for bringing my own water. And while the roomette was indeed small, I was allowed to walk freely about the length of this wondrous machine and escape every so often to breathe in new air from some new town, while discussing my grandmother’s burial place with a Viking. They even let us bring a case of beer and three bottles of wine. Try that on United.”

All aboard for a slow, fun, and boozy journey with Harrison Scott Key as he celebrates Amtrak. A new Longreads essay available to read now! 

#travel #travelogue #trains #bromance #amtrak #slow travel #longreads #writing #nonfiction

[delphine10]

France, 2023

#travel #europe #landscape #photo #photography #mine #france #french #doubs #bikepacking #slow travel

[stilltravels]

Paris, Barcelona and Rome

PARIS, BARCELONA, AND ROME

11 Days

Pastries, tapas, and spaghetti alla carbonara are waiting on this tantalizing nine-night journey to France, Spain, and Italy. Guests will arrive in Paris, where they can stretch their legs in the Tuileries Garden, admire the interior of Sacré-Coeur, or take a day trip to the stunning Palace of Versailles. From there, it’s on to Barcelona—home to the magnificent La Sagrada Familia and the bustling pedestrian thoroughfare of La Rambla. Guests can browse the artworks on display in the Picasso Museum or stroll through whimsical Park Güell before heading on to explore the ancient wonders of Rome. After they’ve toured the Colosseum and marveled at the masterpieces in the Sistine Chapel, they can sample street food at Testaccio Market or rent a bike and pedal along the Appia Antica—one of the oldest roads in the Roman Empire.

Date - Aug 22 - Sept 1, 2024

What's Included

Seine River Cruise from Eiffel Tower

Paradis Latin - Dinner and Show Gustave Eiffel

Lunch at Eiffel Tower + Cruise + Paris City Tour PM

Private Full Day Barcelona Sightseeing - Car and Driver

Shared Tour: Sagrada Familia plus Artistic-The Best of Gaudi Half-day Tour

Flamenco Show with Dinner at Tablao Flamenco Cordobes

Shared Tour: Gothic Quarter Walking Tour

Private Cooking Workshop with Boqueria Market Visit Afternoon Tour in Barcelona

Small Group: Exclusive Cooking Lesson & Grocery Tour in Rome

Small Group: Cooking Class in Mazzano

Private Morning Half Day Rome Tour with Car & English Speaking Driver

Total Package Price - $2,517.00 (per person)

Call or text 6784691977 or email [email protected]

www.stilltravelsllc.com

**Prices and availability are subject to change

#france#parisfrance#barcelona#spain#rome#italy#italygram#slowtravel#slowtravelling#travelling#travellingram#travellingtheworld#travellife#luxurylife#luxurytravel#luxury#vacations#travels#travelinspiration#travelagent#travellovers#traveltheworld#stilltravels

#luxury hotel #luxury lifestyle #luxury living #luxury travel #luxury vacation #romantic vacation #slow living #slow travel #still travels #vacation #travel italy #travel #travel agency #travel ideas #travel in style #travel in time #travel industry #travel influencer #travel inspiration #travel inspo #travel itinerary #travel lovers #traveling #travel blog #destination #barcelona spain #rome italy #paris france #trending

[wandererinwonder]

Ragusa, Sicily, July 11th, 2018

#italy #europe #street #slow travel #sicily #ragusa #building exterior #architecture #pic for sale #photography #city

[vagrantmachine]

The Oaks Amusement Park - Portland, Oregon - 2022

#pdxphotographer #pdx #portland #portland oregon #oregon #oregon photographer #oregon photography #findyourspaces #photography #aesthetic #travel photography #slow travel #amusement park #abandoned

[cross-border-communications]

A walk along the Via Francigena from Europe to Italy.

The Via Francigena is an excellent opportunity to develop and enhance sustainable tourism in Europe and Italy. The union and communication between various cultures. A route that crosses Europe from the north to the south of Italy. It is about 3200 km long!

The time has come to focus on slow tourism. The kind of tourism that enhances rural areas and people, villages, and landscapes and combines the beauty of places with culture, art, and gastronomy—not neglecting an important aspect, namely the personal search, and spirituality.

In recent years, the system of hiking trails and cultural itineraries has grown considerably, redeveloping the territory from an environmental and socio-cultural point of view, revitalizing marginal or inland areas, and enhancing those places off the beaten track of mass tourism. Along its 3,200 km of the Via Francigena (United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy), thousands of small companies, hiking, environmental guides, and associations are active and committed to the area to serve the needs of the walkers.

Today it is estimated that thanks to the thousands of pilgrims, the economic fallout of this Council of Europe cultural routes, which crosses Italy (10 regions, 400 municipalities) for more than 2,000 km, exceeds 20 million Euros. The Via Francigena can be considered our "Way of Santiago": the way that leads to Rome and the ports of Apulia is the flagship of the international pilgrimage. Every year, pilgrims from over 40 countries walk this route on foot or by bicycle. Eight out of ten of them come back as tourists after their journey.

It is crucial, however, not to divide Italy into hundreds of walks because this would risk weakening the tourism infrastructure with no central itinerary around which to create an alternative model of slow cultural tourism, as has been happening (for the last 30 years) in Spain with the path that leads to Santiago de Compostela.

The Via Francigena is and remains a great opportunity around which it will be possible to strengthen the Italian tourist brand worldwide and develop an incredible network of regional, national, and international itineraries.

This is an ambitious project, claims Luca Bruschi - Director of the Via Francigena European Association. "We want to give value to all the work that has been done up to now by recognizing that the Via Francigena is representative of the factors of growth, exchange, and comparison between people coming from different countries."

The Via Francigena and Santiago di Compostela are among Europe's most prestigious cultural routes. It is also a model for sustainable development, stretching over 3.200km from Kent to Apulia, and is one of the world's best-known pilgrimage routes.

It is a tourist offer with an unprecedented response to the demand of people for a new way of enjoying the territory in their leisure time. A journey that affects individual growth and emphasizes meeting people and local communities along the route.

Initially posted by Luca Bruschi in ⏩  La #ViaFrancigena rappresenta una grande opportunità per lo sviluppo territoriale e turistico in Eurupa e in Italia.

⏩ The Board Behind

#cultural routes #via Frangigena #road to rome #The Board Behind #travel trough europe #hiking #trails #itineraries #rural scene #traditions #caminodesantiago #heritage #pilgrimage #travel photography #frangigena ways #slow travel #slow tourism

[foxesandfairlies]

Lack of sunshine meant the solar charger wasn’t particularly effective so I missed a couple days of photos, days spent climbing up to around 1800m and following the mountain ridgelines to skirt round the west side of Madrid. 

Initially it was fairly challenging but dull riding along fire breaks (albeit with expansive views) but became more interesting and alpine-like as we continued south, into craggy forests. Properly cold and wet weather forced our hand so we came down out of the hills earlier than planned, but it was a welcome relief to descend a 1000m or so - mostly on singletrack - down to San Lorenzo de El Escorial and treat ourselves to beer and food in the sunshine. 

After a flyby look at the huge monastery we spent the afternoon pushing our bikes a few hundred meters up and over a boulder and scrub covered hill just to avoid taking a road. We regretted that decision. 

It was a struggle to find a camp spot as there was a lot of fenced off private land. A damp night.

#spain #bikepacking #adventure #slow travel #cycling

[autotrails]

Irish Auto Trail-Enniskillen to Drumcard, County Fermanagh

Irish Auto Trail-Enniskillen to Drumcard, County Fermanagh https://youtu.be/aZRft1dQU-M This Irish auto trail explores a portion of County Fermanagh, from Enniskillen south to the crossroads of Drumcard.

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#4K #Arney #Auto trail #Drumcard #Enniskillen #Fermanagh #Florencecourt #ireland #irish history #River Erne #road travel #slow travel

[justalittlesolarpunk]

Some details from the zine I made on my sailing artists’ residency. I’m a poet not a visual artist so please don’t judge the very homemade vibes haha. I really enjoyed the whole experience, and will share some photos soon!

#Tidalpunk #sailing #art #collage #zine #SailBritain #solarpunk #slow travel #localism #environmental justice

[theslowtravel]

Whangarei Falls - 26.3 metre-high waterfalls cascade over basalt cliffs, 3 hours from Auckland.

Friendly park volunteers guide visitors around a small parking lot and into this popular watering hole. Picnicking families, athletes from the nearby sports park, and tourists cross paths over the small bridge over the Hatea river.

#Whangarei falls #fujifilm #fujixseries #new zealand #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #lightroom #photography blog #fuji #slow travel #aotearoa #auckland #fujinon #waterfall #landscape photography

[acuariano70]

#fotography #argentina #patagonia #travel #creative process #viajar #landscape #moments #slow travel #landscape photography

[lingocurio]

Continuing on from the last post, here is where the long-term rental accommodations I found is located:

Just across from Lisbon. Here's a closer look at the area.

As I mentioned before, good reviews are important to me.

And some more details about the property that would make my stay more convenient, comfortable and secure:

Security cameras on property

Smoke alarm

Carbon monoxide detector

Fire extinguisher

First Aid kit

Wifi

Kitchen with fridge, microwave, cookware, dishes & cutlery, salt & pepper, cooking oil

Luggage drop-off allowed for before check-in/after check-out

Cleaning available during stay

Doesn't it all sound great?

Here's what the place looks like again, in case you missed my last post.

It will cost me CAD $1948 (USD $1441, €1326) for the month (29 nights, actually). That works out to CAD $67/night (USD $50, €46).

I'm going to have to start thinking ahead more for accommodations. Now that we are moving into high-season things will start to get booked up quickly. I know I haven't even "arrived" yet in Lisbon, and haven't a clue about what there is to see and do, but I'm going to have to start thinking about where I will be going next. Spain, I guess!

#portugal #lisbon #lisboa #hotels #places to stay #accommodations #europe trip #planning a trip #trip planning #budget trip #travel budget #budget travel #slow travel #travelling #travel #backpacking #airbnb #travelblr #travel blog #travel log

[endalettere]

Thousand little islands float in the bay near Strängö on the Swedish High Coast

#slowlife #slow travel #justbreathe #landscape #scandinavia #nature walk #flowers