Slow Travel

Slow Travel - Spend a week in a vacation rental and see what is near you. Slow down, immerse yourself in the local culture and avoid the fast pace of rushing from one guidebook "must-see" to the next. A great way to travel! Read more about Slow Travel, explore our community, submit a review or share your trip or travel article with us.

News

Slow Tidings - Our Monthly Newsletter

Catch up with SlowTrav in our January issue of Slow Tidings, our monthly newsletter. Feel free to read past issues too!

We're on Facebook

Yes, along with Twitter, you can now follow our updates on Facebook, visit the SlowTrav page to become a fan!

Photohunt Contest - Vote for The Grand Prize Winner!

We asked where were some of the most memorable places you visited because of SlowTrav/SlowTalk and you shared some amazing photos and stories with us. The moderators were hard-pressed to come up with only 12 finalists after seeing so many wonderful entries but after a couple of rounds of voting we've selected the photos and stories below. Each will be featured over the next year in our newsletter and each finalist will receive a premium membership.

Now it's your turn to decide the Grand Prize Winner. Voting started January 18^th and will end on January 31^st at 8pm EST. We're asking each member to vote once on their favorite photo and story as to why "SlowTrav sent me here." The winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. See the finalists and vote here.

Slow Travel Feature Photo of the Month

This photo is from Wendy & Rob. As we're getting ready to have our annual SlowBowl event, we thought it would be good to feature one of the many photos from last year's SlowBowl. Next month, look for the Grand Prize winner of our Slow Travel Sent Me Here contest.

See more travel photos posted by Slow Travelers.

Media Mentions

Living Better at 50 published an artcile from our member, Palma, Bringing Italy Home, where she extols the Italophiles she met through SlowTrav!

The Wall Street Journal Magazine published an article, Easy Rider, highlighting the different meanings of Slow Travel, our founder and one of our members are quoted.

London Times Travel published an article called Camping in Paris, which is about Paris on the cheap. The article lists Dave and Aralynn's Paris Garret rental, listed in the Slow Travel classified ad section.

Read more in our Media Scrapbook

How to Use this Website

If you can't find the information here or have a specific travel question, ask and meet other Slow Travelers in our forums.

Slow Travelers stay in vacation rentals around the world - apartments, villas, houses, cottages, cabins, condos that you rent by the week. Other terms used for these types of rentals are self-catering, tourist rentals, holiday rentals, holiday cottages, agritourism (Italy), Gites (France). Basing yourself in a vacation rental makes for a different, slower vacation. You stay longer in one place and get to know one area in depth. The extra time in a place lets you find a favorite coffee shop, get your groceries at the local stores, go to the weekly market - the things you would do if you lived there. Read more...

How to Use this Website: The Slow Travel website is a community of people who like to travel and experience new places. There are over 14,000 pages of great information to help you plan your trip!

First read the Europe Trip Planning section.
Over 8,500 reviews for vacation rentals, hotels and restaurant reviews, and over 650 trip reports (travelogues or journals) for each country. New reviews, trip reports and articles are added every week.
Postcards (short essays about travel).

Done with your trip? Come back and submit your own trip reports or reviews! You are also welcome to share your knowledge of any area or aspect of traveling by submitting a travel note!

Vacation rentals, hotels and travel information for Italy, France, England, Europe, North America. Plan your trip and learn more about Slow Travel.

Classified Listings

Classified Listings: Vacation rental agencies, listings by owner, hotels, B&Bs, travel consultants, tour guides, cooking schools, and more.

Who's Blogging Now

Our SlowTrav cooks are at it again! This time the challenge is seven home cooks. Fifty two weeks. Sharing one special weekly ingredient. With the Flavor Bible for reference, they will create 360 unique, fresh and seasonal dishes. Blogging every day, Flavors!

We've got a new blog, and if you're heading to Italy, you should check it out! Italy Transportation Strikes is an up to date list of all upcoming strikes affecting public transportation in Italy. Don't leave home without reading.

... more blogs

What's New?

Recent: Vacation Rental Reviews - Trip Reports

Recent Travel Articles

- On the Land in Umbria: Road Trip to Cilento

- Italy: Rome to Naples via Train

- France: Hiking Trail "L'Aigue Brun"

- Italy: Ninfa Gardens, The Town was Sacked but the Gardens Flourished

- On the Land in Umbria: Palermo Street Food

- Window on Italy: Monte Vibiano Vecchio Winery

- Italy: Traveling to Rome with Children

... more of what's new

Favorite Webcams & Videos

Sorrento Webcam: Many of us are addicted to this fabulous webcam

Where the Hell is Matt? A wonderful video about the joy of travel

... more favorite webcams

Recommended Books

Italy, Instructions for Use

Recent Forum Discussions

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