Category Archives: Slow Travel Benefits

Slow Travel – and the calm of water lilies

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Alasdair and Barbara Wyllie

Many of us in the Slow Travel Group include in our activities bespoke excursions, in which we take our guests to special places in our area. We do the research, and our guests benefit from our local knowledge. On our … Continue reading →

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Slow Grace

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Bill Steiner

We are in Italy with our fall trips. Whenever we are here I never fail to be humbled by the grace and generosity we are shown. I think travel brings this out generally, but I think it particularly true when … Continue reading →

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Pizza party at an agriturismo

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Heather Jarman

‘Pizza stasera!’ is the text I received from Francesca Buonagurelli, my friend and beekeeper who I take clients to visit. Great, a pizza party tonight at Al Benefizio, Francesca’s agriturismo. As you might guess, an agriturismo is a farm that … Continue reading →