Solo travel when you’re not traveling solo

Traveling slowly with my husband across Southeast Asia has been a great way to leave our jobs and lives in Canada behind to explore the world on a small budget. It also means we spend a lot of time together. Every meal, every walk, every bus ride to a new city, is together. Where once...

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I certainly do not travel like Gunnar Garfors

I wonder what -besides an obvious desire to make a world’s Guinness record- is worth in Gunnar Garfors’ travelling 5 continents in a day . Please read the full story in this interview on CNNGo . On Monday June 18 th , this Norwegian man has flown to 5 continents (well… a very time limited...

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The merits of slow travel

The struggle to slow down is one well known to many travelers, especially if our time in a given place is limited. To take in the sights, to eat the notable local cuisine, to see the arts and hear the music - travel "to-do" lists can be inexhaustible and overwhelming (and pointless...). So, as Lindsey...

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Most travelers hurry too much

"Most travelers hurry too much…the great thing is to try and travel with the eyes of the spirit wide open, and not too much factual information. To tune in, without reverence, idly -- but with real inward attention. You can extract the essence of a place once you know how. If you just get as...

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