Wander & Wonder

Climate-friendly and slow travel, equitable access to outdoor recreation, and nature’s awesomeness

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When you go slow enough, you create things

Illustration of a person with a heart on their chest arms up surrounded by a painting, a water droplet, a plant, friends, a gray cloud with a sun behind it, a heart, writing

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Reading on vacation - a slow travel pleasure

Reading retreats, whether solo affairs or group experiences, are trending as a vacation activity. For those of us who enjoy books, the trendiness of a reading vacation may seem silly, but it also validates reading while traveling as a legitimate activity rather than a guilty pleasure.