The Art Of Snail Travel: 5 reasons To Take Your sweet Time

Are you an active person? love to see as much as you can in a short period of time? Dat is geweldig. but have you ever tried slowing down your travel style to see more? That’s right, if you slow down, smell the roses and take your sweet time, you’ll actually see so much a lot more of a country than if you blast through it, hopping from one popular site to the next.

There is no ideal or wrong way of travelling.

We’ve travelled fast and we’ve travelled slow,

We’ve travelled high and we’ve travelled low,

We’ve even got our own travel show,

But there’s one thing that all travellers must know,

It doesn’t matter… as long as you go.

– Goats On The Road

We get hundreds of emails from readers planning their trips and we love to help people make the most of their adventures, but the most common change we suggest in their travel plans is the speed at which they’re travelling. We used to travel fast. Every 3 to 5 days we were packing up and moving to the next place, but as soon as we slowed down and started staying in places for 5, 10 or 30 days, our experiences became infinitely better.

It is true that there’s no wrong way to travel, but we highly recommend taking your sweet time. now we’d like to share the art of snail travel with you.

Here are 5 reasons you must travel slower:

1. You Won’t get Exhausted

Travelling is tiring service and it can even be stressful at times. When you’re a backpacker or a long-term traveller, each destination you visit is a little home and even if you only lay down roots for a few days, you still lose a piece of yourself there when you leave. BBC says that moving homes is one of life’s a lot of stressful events, and while travelling from place to place doesn’t compare to packing up your house and relocating, it can be exhausting. You need to find a ride to the bus station or airport, pay for your transport, haggle the price, try to find your way around and then do it all over again when you arrive on the other side. stay in one place, unpack and relax.

Travel is all about freeing your life from anxiety and worry, and this is a good way to do it.

2. You’ll Make better connections With People

For us, meeting new people and creating friendships with locals and other travellers is a major highlight of the travelling lifestyle. but if you’re hopping from place to place, your goodbyes will be too frequent to form any real enduring relationships with the people you meet. You’ll absolutely make a few five-minute friendships along the way, and that’s great, but if you can make some 5-day friendships by travelling slower, then it’s absolutely worth it.

3. You’ll See More!

Readers often don’t believe us when we say this, but if you travel slower, you’ll see so much more.

Think about it for a second, you want to visit 4 countries in 1 month and each country is large with dozens of sites that you just “must see”. This indicates that you’ll be in each country for just a week, but remember, at the start of your trip you flew in from overseas so you’ll likely have jet lag for a couple of days. Then, after each town, village and city you visit, you’ll have to plan your transportation to the next destination. The bus ride can take a full day and when you arrive you’ll only have an afternoon to see the things you want, and then you’re off on a bus the next day.

Sounds tiring to me!

On this type of trip, you’re seeing the inside of a bus and your much-loved destination is out the window (pun intended). consider staying in each town for a week or a lot more and see all of the things in that area. Day trip to small, nearby towns and get to know some local vendors, shop owners and friends in the town. We once spent 2 weeks in a tiny village of Valladolid in Mexico and we were busy every day with new friends and fun activities. depend on us, go slow and you’ll see more.

4. You’ll save Money

If you’ve ever spent any time on the road, you’ll know that travel is the most expensive part of travelling. The cost of buses, trains, flights, taxis, tuk-tuks and rickshaws all add up and you’ll start to see your budget getting thinner the a lot more you step around. The effect isn’t as bad in places like Southeast Asia and central America where you can hop on chicken buses for just a few dollars, but in places like Europe, South America, central Asia and North America, you’ll start to see those costs rising quickly.

Spend a lot more Time, save a lot more Money.
No matter where you are, staying put is cheaper. consider renting an apartment or condo for a month, or house sitting and really see how the savings can add up. shop at the local market,Kook voor jezelf en vind de beste kortingen, dit is hoe je echt wat geld kunt besparen terwijl je je reiservaring verrijkt.

5. U kunt de tijd nemen om taal en lokale cultuur te leren

We zijn allemaal schuldig aan het laaien van sommige landen en leren nooit echt genoeg over de mensen, de taal of de lokale manier van leven. Dit is geen fout of fout, het is een onvermijdelijkheid van de levensstijl van de reiziger op lange termijn. Maar als je kunt proberen dingen langzamer aan te nemen, leer je veel meer over de cultuur en je kansen om uitgenodigd te worden in een huis of voor een speciaal evenement, zullen drastisch groeien.

We werden uitgenodigd voor dit Indiase huwelijk omdat we 3 weken in die stad verbleven.

Breng een paar weken op één plek door met het leren van een taal. U hoeft niet vloeiend te zijn! Alleen al het kennen van een paar cruciale zinnen kan een wereld van verschil maken wanneer u probeert een vriend in een nieuw land te maken. We hebben kleine hoeveelheden Chinese, Bahasa Indonesisch, Arabisch, Thais en Laotiaans geleerd en onze ervaringen in die landen waren er veel beter voor.

Nog steeds niet overtuigd?

We verwachten niet dat je er gewoon ons woord op doet, maar we hopen dat je langzaam reizen probeert. Neem de ene bestemming van uw reisplan en besteed twee keer zo lang in een andere. We garanderen dat er een uitstekende ervaring zal gebeuren die je anders zou hebben gemist. Slakreizen is een kunst en net als schilderen, is er discipline nodig. Een te veel slagen en je kunt het beste canvas bederven dat je al in je hoofd had opgesteld. probeer het eens. Vertraag, ruik de rozen en geniet ervan. Dat is waar reizen om draait.

Wat is je reisstijl? Blaas je door landen of neem je je lieve tijd?

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