Slow Travel: Escape the Grind and Explore the World

by Jennifer M. Sparks

A seasoned worldwide traveler shares tips for making your adventurous dreams come true.

Slow travel expert Jennifer M. Sparks has traveled independently through nearly fifty countries on six continents. In this book, she shares simple tips, tools, and techniques for pursuing your own adventures--at your own pace and on a budget.

If you dream of experiencing the beauty of the differences in language, culture, and geography around the globe, don't let life pass you by--Slow Travel gives you the inspiration and information you need to take a much-needed break from the rat race and the responsibilities of daily life. It's time to slow down and enjoy what the world has to offer!

"A must read for any traveler who wants to experience the most enriching kind of travel--immersing yourself in a different culture and letting adventure play out at its own pace." --Michelle Lamphere, author of The Butterfly Route

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel

99 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 5, 2019

Reviews

[Jay French · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short travel book focused on the planning aspects of long-term travel. The author speaks from experience, having gone on a number of multi-month trips she relates here. If anything, her trip descriptions are just background here, as the focus is on the planning of extended trips. The author provides some useful ideas on deciding what you want to get out of travel, deciding where to go, affording extended trips, preparing your home and career for absence, packing, and more. The author provides short checklists here, but they are mostly quite high-level “did you think about” items and not the kind of checklist with details. Overall, a good overview of planning for extended trips, with a balance of example and how-to suggestions.

[Jaclyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

As someone who is not new to travel or the idea of slow travel, the ethos in this book is one I strongly agree with. While there were good nuggets, it reads like a very basic how-to guide for travel that I did not have many takeaways from.

[Micheline · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little book full of good information. I don’t plan to travel for a year or two but I found very good tips for the one-month adventures I plan to experience.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I prepare for the next phase of travel adventure this book was full of great tips and enjoyable travel ideas.