Go Slow In the Two Biggest Cities in Australia
Travel Slowly In Australia
By: Phoenix Arrien
I believe in travelling slow. I do. I do.
Now get out of my way I‘m running late!
Just kidding!
Have you heard about the Slow Travel movement? It is a trend that is growing and I believe it is a great thing. Too many people rush into a destination, run around for a day, and then rush to the next place.
What do they see? What have they learnt about the place? What have they absorbed? How about relaxing and letting the essence of a culture or landscape or people seep into your pores?
Not interested? Okay, the plane leaves in five minutes, better run! Interested? Then here are a few suggestions:
Go to a destination via ground transport. Australia has a great network of city and regional town buses, trams and trains. Long distance coaches and trains will show you the amazing diversity of landscapes on this continent.
Take longer lunches
Sleep in longer
Sit and think
Sit and don’t think
Walk or cycle. See kangaroos and emus bounce and strut, smile as you pass sleepy towns and wave to drovers grazing their cattle on the Long Paddock (the side of the road).
Cities are the hardest in which to slow down. Their very nature is to buzz and buzz, faster and faster until we all fall down.
However, someone has done some homework and two books are out on going slow in Melbourne and Sydney.
The PR states that: “Slow celebrates all that’s local, traditional, handmade and conscious. It arouses the senses and is about quality over quantity, pleasure over pressure and mindfulness over mindlessness. ”
I like being aroused just like anyone else, so if you want to join me, check out the website www.slowguides.com
Tags: Alice Springs, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Surfers Paridice, Sydney, Uluru
