Slow Travel Magazine

Travel Tips for Slow Travelers

These travel tips for slow travelers offer ideas and inspiration for experiencing your travels more consciously. Take your time and get to know your destinations thoroughly. It's not just the highlights that make a destination interesting. On the contrary! You only truly get to know a country when you avoid mass tourism. There, you'll only encounter other tourists. Isn't it much more exciting to look behind the scenes? To get closer to a country and its people? With these travel tips for slow travelers, it's easy.

Slow Travel in Bavaria – conscious travel instead of just being on the go

At first glance, Bavaria seems vast, but those who travel slowly quickly realize how close everything is. Long distances are rarely necessary. Often, a single arrival, a first stroll, and the next morning the feeling arises: This is where I could stay. That's slow travel in...

Slow Travel Germany – Experience guide for enjoyable journeys

On our travels through Germany, we're constantly struck by how many places only reveal their true character when you give them time. For us, slow travel in Germany isn't simply a way of traveling; it's an attitude. We let ourselves drift, linger longer in places we like, and discover...

New England Road Trip in Autumn – Covered Bridges, Fall Foliage & Highlights

We've been on a New England road trip in the fall many times. It's a testament to how much we love this region in the northeastern United States. Not just for its vibrant forests during the Indian summer. We also appreciate the down-to-earth nature of its residents and the history that continues to shape the country today...

The most beautiful cities in Bavaria away from the hustle and bustle

Which is the most beautiful city in Bavaria? Are you planning a trip and want to discover the most beautiful cities in Bavaria that combine history, culture, and Bavarian flair? You can find our tips here. Bavaria is known for its picturesque medieval towns, which attract visitors from all over the world. But which is the most beautiful...

Wellness weekend from Munich: Relaxed time out without a car

When your wellness weekend from Munich begins on the train platform. Sometimes a single glance at the timetable is enough to feel everyday life slowly slipping away. No cars, no traffic jams, no navigation. Just you, your suitcase – and the quiet hum of the train carrying you out of the...

Cheese & Alpine Culture: From Munich to the Allgäu – a gourmet route

From Munich to the Allgäu. For many visitors, Oktoberfest is the epitome of Bavaria: beer, pretzels, dirndls, and a lively atmosphere. But those who limit themselves to the Wiesn miss another, quieter and more enjoyable side of the Free State: the cheese and alpine culture. Between fragrant mountain meadows, rustic dairies, and Munich delicatessen stands...

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What is Slow Travel?

That's how we define Slow Travel: the art of traveling slowly.

Slow travel

• Slow Travel is sustainable travel

The best way of slow travel is to focus on specific places or attractions and take your time. Which places are particularly suitable for this? Which sights are worthwhile? These tips will help you to find such excursion and travel destinations.

You'll also find travel tips here for slow travelers, showing you how to discover a place or region sustainably. We introduce you to places and regions and show you where and how you can experience them sustainably. Our recommendations focus on providing you with a range of activities and experiences that allow you to explore these places or regions sustainably. By exploring destinations, engaging with their people, spending time with them, and taking excursions into the surrounding area, you contribute to the protection of nature and the environment and make your trip a truly enriching experience. Immerse yourself in the world you want to explore. Stay longer in one place. Get to know its people.

• Slow Travel Road Trips

Independent travel by car is perfect for slow travelers. It allows you to take your time and explore a region in detail. With a car, you're independent; you can stop wherever you like. But you can also move on if you don't like a particular place. You can take day trips from a fixed base or embark on a tour of your destination.

• Slow hiking and leisurely hiking

You experience a region particularly intensely when you are out and about on foot. It makes a difference whether you take your time and let the environment affect you. Only then do you have the opportunity to perceive your surroundings in detail. We like to combine leisure walks with a picnic or a visit to an inn, a beer garden or a café.

• Weekend trips

Weekend trips are becoming increasingly popular, and I'm noticing a growing desire for short breaks. The trend is toward destinations that are easy and sustainable to reach. In Germany, cities like Berlin and Hamburg offer exciting culture, while Munich and Dresden attract us with their unique charm. Those who enjoy the outdoors will find ideal hiking destinations in the Harz Mountains or the Eifel region, perfect for exploring over a weekend.

Austria also has a wide range of options. In Vienna and Salzburg we enjoy music, history and good food. The Alps also offer spectacular opportunities for hiking and skiing. Whether it's nature or culture - weekend trips give us the chance to recharge our batteries. We all appreciate the feeling of quickly escaping everyday life and just getting out. It is precisely the proximity of many destinations that makes these short trips so appealing.

• Ship and boat trips - Slow Travel par excellence

Cruises, trips by houseboat, river cruises or even boat trips on rivers and lakes - all are perfect for slow travelers. What could be more relaxing than letting a landscape slowly pass by while sitting comfortably on deck or cruising along a river?

• Beach vacation destinations

Relaxing on the beach, taking walks along the shore, and enjoying the ocean views – all these are part of the slow travel experience. This usually involves a longer stay. However, there are also beaches that are perfect for a day trip or a stopover on a road trip. So why not enjoy a few hours or days at one of the beaches we recommend?

• Motorhome travel – travel tips for slow travelers

Traveling by campervan often evokes feelings of freedom and independence. Is that true? What should you keep in mind when traveling by campervan? You'll find the answers to these questions and more in these travel tips for slow travelers.

Immersive Travel

• Experience lifestyle & enjoyment - travel tips for slow travelers to the people

What is special about a region can be easily recognized by its traditional customs and the peculiarities of the people's way of life. The cattle drive in the Alps is an expression of everyday life, as is the Tintamarre in the French-speaking regions of Canada, where the Acadians celebrate their culture. A powwow of North American First Nations expresses this just as much as a wine festival in the Austrian Weinviertel.

• Enjoy art and culture - travel tips for slow travelers and culture fans

The same applies to the art and culture of a region. This includes both fine art and folk art. Regionality is expressed in both. Just consider how the paintings by the Canadian Group of Seven in the National Gallery in Ottawa differ from the paintings by Dutch masters hanging in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Or how the mask art of African woodcarvers differs from the folk art of Nova Scotia.

• Crafts and design - travel tips for slow travelers to immerse themselves in a culture

How people in certain regions design their personal environment is an expression of their culture and their way of life. It's exciting to look for these differences. The cozy cottages on New England's coasts are immediately assigned to this region because they are only found there. The same goes for Scandinavian design, which you recognize at first glance, or colorful African patterns, which you immediately interpret as such. It's also a lot of fun to get creative yourself.

• Food as access to foreign cultures

The concept of slow travel originates from a book by Dan Kieran. His fear of flying was the catalyst for his book. Dan Kieran avoids airplanes whenever possible. While his friends traveled to their destinations by plane, he took the train, letting the landscape glide by. He savored the journey itself, enjoying the experience of traveling to his destination. This took time, more time, but it also deepened his understanding of travel. For Kieran, the journey is the destination—the conscious experience of the act of traveling.

• Learn more in our Culinary and gourmet blog.

Slow Travel – travel slowly and discover cultures

It doesn't matter which means of transport he uses. For example, he traveled to England in a milk truck. That's certainly an exciting way to travel. But it's also one that's perfectly suited to slow travel. Slow travel in the sense of "taking your time," "experiencing," "engaging with your surroundings and the people." This is the kind of travel we present on our blog. Perhaps not necessarily in a milk truck. But for us, slow travel is traveling at a leisurely pace. Taking time for the country. To get to know the unique aspects of a culture.

The culinary art - perfect for slow travel

Exploring the world's cuisines is perfect for slow travelers. You stay in one place. You meet people from your destination. You immerse yourself in their daily lives. Through cooking together. A food tour through the city. A visit to a winemaker. An overnight stay at a vineyard. A walk with a herbalist. Or a cooking class with a Michelin-starred chef. It doesn't matter what your slow (food) travel adventure looks like. Food is definitely an excellent way to connect with people, regardless of their culture.

Food as access to foreign cultures

Have you ever enjoyed a Brettljause in a Buschenschank in Austria? The landlady is guaranteed to chat with you and recommend his favorite wine. How was your last snack in a country inn? The innkeeper will definitely ask where you come from. This also works in other countries and continents. Drink a grappa in an Italian tavern. It doesn't take long until you start a conversation. Sit down campfire on a safari. Conversations with others quickly arise. The list can be continued endlessly. Food is definitely a topic that is a topic of conversation for every person. Use it on your slow travel trips and get to know your destination and its residents better.