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| Lake Martin in June. Near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. June 2015. |
Ten years ago, I published this post on slow travel.
When you finish reading it, I invite you to slump back, allow your limbs to go limp, release a deep sigh, and steep yourself in the song you'll find at the end, Mouneissa.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Slow Travel
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 one of the songs from Phil's Sonic Tour of Mali, by Malian singer, Rokia Traore:
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