Sandra, in her mid-thirties, works as a manager at a game reserve in Kenya. Tourists come here from all over the world to go on safaris to see the many African animals that live in the area. As a Kenyan with German roots, Sandra is able to respond ideally to the different guests with German,…
Category: Slow Travel Basics
A brief synopsis. The consequences of climate change
Currently, the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere are increasing faster than ever. The current carbon dioxide levels are close to the ones, which were calculated would lead to the melting of the ice sheet of Antarctica – with catastrophic consequences for the sea level. The changes are already worryingly happening in Arctic regions.[1] In…
Overtourism – The Tourists Go Home and Fuck AirBnB movement
Synchronized with the origin of the Slow Travel trend, a protest movement against mass tourism started. It’s also referred to as “Overtourism”, which marks a harmful excess. In the year 2014, in Spain, one of the worldwide most popular holiday destinations, the so-called Tourists Go Home movement emerged. Barcelona has yearly 9 million over-night guests…
Pro-Con: Is flying Slow Travel?
Flying to reach a holiday destination feels like a no-brainer for many Germans. Our passport gives us the greatest freedom to travel: much like the South Koreans, us Germans can enter 189 countries without a visa.[1] But are flights as a means of travel an option for much longer? While facing climate change and destruction…
Change the inner alignment
Slow Travel is about changing the routine of travel behavior. This starts with the inner alignment and can already be developed at home. The own wishes and goals are perceived consciously and implemented in the next short or long-term travel. It is helpful to reflect on past holidays to find out what needs to be…
Pro-Con: Is Van Life Slow Travel?
In recent years, the campervan of the 1970’s had a revival. Traveling with ones own mini RV is popular and, with the term Van Life, has also received a hip image. It’s both a lifestyle and way of travel at once. The campers live in their van and work from the road. The borders between…
10 Basic Principles of Slow Travel
With Slow Travel the travel becomes a time of relaxation. Transport is not supposed to be a stressful interlude between home and holiday destination, but the travel itself. Slow Travel is a new and at the same time original way of facing the world. It is all about engaging with the surroundings. Slow Travel is…
Slow Travel Manifesto
2009 travel writer Nicky Gardner formulated the Slow Travel Manifesto in English. Attached you find the German translation by TRAVEL SLOWLY. Ein Manifest für Slow Travel In den letzten 100 Jahren fand ein subtiler Wandel bezüglich unseres Verständnisses vom Reisen statt. Dantes Reise durch die drei Reiche der jenseitigen Welt kann als fesselnder Reisebericht gelesen…