Slow travel is the experience of moving your body from one place to another and the attention you bring to your body and the environment as you travel.

Trip duration is less important than mindful attention to where you are and a willingness to embrace what you find there.

Three types of slow travel

1. Focus on transportation type and the relative slowness of how you get somewhere. See climate-friendly travel below.

2. Focus on “living somewhere else,” appreciating the local culture and place with opportunity for spontaneity, side trips, white space, interaction with locals, etc. Loose plans, minimal plans, or no plans.

3. Focus on micro-travel and mindfulness. What you experience outdoors when close to home, usually walking or your most accessible means of getting out. Sitting on a park bench, paying attention to the sensations of weather on your skin.