What was your last vacation like? Did you really get the rest you were longing for all year long, or did you arrive home exhausted, wishing for nothing but a hot shower and to spend the next day in bed? Most people in the world today live a rushing, fast-paced life, and this lifestyle seeps into the way we travel. We try to cram as much “vacation” into the limited time we have as possible, checking off landmarks, restaurants, and theme parks from our lists as if we were paid to do so. But rushing from tourist attraction to tourist attraction robs the whole concept of travel of its depth and meaning. Luckily, there is a new movement quietly emerging to show us that we can do better – slow travel. What is Slow Travel and Why You Should Care? What is Slow Travel? Have you heard of the slow movement ? It is a movement that advocates slowing down one’s life pace in an increasingly rushing world. The concept all began with an Italian named Carlo Petrini who founded the “slo