Slow travel isn’t complicated. It’s, by definition, taking the road less travelled. It’s about embracing individual experience versus culture-led holidays and trends. Traveling can be one of the most rewarding human experiences — opening your mind and worldview to new places, connecting with new people, and immersing yourself in local cultures. It can be meaningful, memorable, rejuvenating, and energising.
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| We travel at under 30 Klm per day |
It’s hard to pinpoint its exact beginnings but the slow travel revolution—an intentional move towards more mindful, more environmentally responsible, less purely convenient modes of getting around. It’s about the journey, not just the destination. Being excited about where you’re going, but being just as excited by how you get there, the people you meet, the sights you see and the experiences you have along the way.
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| Meeting local people and being welcomed into their community is a very special part of why we travel like we do. |
It means tamping down our own built-in, conditioned obsessions with time and allowing the world to move just a little slower so that we can actually notice it. For that to occur there is one fundamental thing that must happen, YOU must slow down.
Slow traveling is to soak in everything that both a place and the voyage there have to offer. It’s about taking the time to reflect and engage with the now, not rushing, not taking for granted, and not doing anything unless you want to. It’s about taking the time to make a connection— it’s about stopping to properly connect with a place and its people. Not ticking a box.
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| Truly knowing the people of the country you are traveling through, only enriches your experience |
Sailing has given us the slowest way of travel unless of course we were walking. It’s a way to see the world, be immersed in the places and cultures we visit. It was once described to me that our way of travel is the whole “three course meal accompanied by a fine wine, not just a tasting platter washed down with a beer”.
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| Even shopping is now done at a slower paces. No rushing to get packaged goods, through a checkout and home. We converse with the seller and they remember you next time. |
Sailing excels at simplicity. We are freed from the pressure of ‘seeing everything’, you can actually relax a bit and enjoy the journey. There’s a better chance that we will meet local people, see a few sights off the traditional tourist path and get an appreciation for a different way of life - which some would argue is the whole point of travel in the first place.
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| There are amazing discoveries to be found along the journey. |
The old saying, take the time to stop and smell the roses, is just about as fine a point as could be put on it. It’s more than just an ethos though, it’s a way of living, and a way of approaching new experiences.
Since the 17th of April 2023, 284 days ago, we have traveled, 3985 nautical miles, 7380 kilometres. That’s about 26 kilometres per day - So some could say we are even travelling slower than a walking human.
Life’s good in the slow lane, please put your indicator on and pass on by, we are in no rush.
Cheers R&K
You slow paced travel can be seen in short snippets on our Dreamtimesail YouTube Channel.
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