City Bus Tours – A Valuable Tool for Slow Travel
Say what you will. As slow travel veterans, we have come to appreciate this staple of city tourism. We arrive in a city determined to know it — to…
Guatemala, Slow Travel
Slow travel demands flexibility. For example, earlier this year we had planned to stay in Oaxaca, Mexico, for a few months, get some work done and…
Mexico 2013, Travel through Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Oaxaca, Chiapas
The first week we rented a car to explore the Yucatan Peninsula.
Slow Travel Finds Sardines on the Beach in Crucita
Early October, another beautiful morning at our tranquil Ecuadorian beach house. But our view of the consistently blue Pacific had changed. Large…
Slow Travel #59, A Birthday to Remember
On November 17, 2012, I turned 59. It was a beautiful morning in Cuenca, Ecuador. We had a simple breakfast, then around ten took the 25-cent bus…
Thanksgiving 2012, Ecuador, Cuenca, Cajas, Guayaquil
Ours was a nontraditional Thanksgiving. After three months of slow travel in Ecuador, we prepared for a full day of travel and exploration and…