According to Slow Movement, "slow travel" is "the opportunity to become part of local life and to connect to a place and its people. Slow travel is also about connection to culture."
In the April 2010 Wall Street Journal Magazine article, Easy Rider, author Nancy Keates examines the term from several perspectives. "You settle in. You have to go to the grocery store. You get to know the people who run the cafe ... " says one interviewee.
In the April 2010 Wall Street Journal Magazine article, Easy Rider, author Nancy Keates examines the term from several perspectives. "You settle in. You have to go to the grocery store. You get to know the people who run the cafe ... " says one interviewee.
Here is a slow traveler:
Phil in the ______. Don't start reading Phil's blog if you have an appointment to keep. You're sure to miss it, as you'll be completely sucked into such stories as:
- Handling the Urine of Women, aka Flying Urine
- A Day of Marriage - including a great song + videos + photos
- Explosive Diarrhea ... aka Pooping Out Your Cranial Fluid
- 3 Fun Ways to Deal with Hasslers, Hawkers, and Touts
Before I leave Phil, below is a music video from Phil's "Sonic Tour of Mali;" they're also on Youtube:
This video is absolutely mesmerizing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me - lovely song. Good to listen to it again.
DeleteHad a little time to visit a few of your recommended links. Wow! That guy must be from another planet. An introvert he isn't. The way he told the part about having the wife of his newly found enemy putting her foot inside his trousers had me in stitches. I also enjoyed his methods for handling hassler and hawkers.
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