Sustainability expert and travel writer based in London.
All tagged Slow Travel
A journey into Chile’s ancestral heartland, the perfect place to go a little slower
The country's Lake District offers labyrinthine waterways, roads less travelled, and a chance to get to know the Mapuche people
I had worried that West Sweden would be too perfect and pristine, but there’s a bleakness to the landscape that feels exhilaratingly wild. Rock grey and sea blues stretch as far as the eye can see, peppered only by red cabins perching precariously above the water. “I want you to feel the ferocity of the open sea, so you understand the landscape,” Patrik continues, ushering us towards a rising swell.
Slow travel is enjoying a renaissance with more of us ditching jam-packed, box-ticking itineraries in favour of soaking up the scenery. Island-hopping by ferry or gliding through the countryside by train offers a pleasing antidote to our non-stop lives.
