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04 Jul 2008

The Joy of Slow

Posted by: Jeff Melnyk

The Joy of Slow
Many troubadours have waxed lyrical about the joys of slow. Simon and Garfunkel told us to slow down - encouraging us to make the moment last. John Lennon reminded us that life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans ... Even Kylie has whispered the word seductively.

Following in the footsteps of one of our fearless founders, I opted to travel slowly for my summer holiday this year. I can’t give Ed all the credit – the plan had been in germination for quite some time – largely due to my distain for people in airports and my love for the old school romance of train travel. Getting to Ibiza by rail and sail over a two week period was going to be both a challenge and an adventure – but one that I was really looking forward to.

Ok so it wasn’t the globe trotting galavant of Gillespie. But I’m still proud to have made the journey flight free – not just in the effort to curb my carbon addiction, but also to have risen to the challenge to simply cut down on the need for speed. You see slow travel isn’t just about the zeitgeist of climate change – it is about appreciating the moment, and liberating yourself from the stress of speed.

The result – a great holiday that forced me to step out of our oh-so-busy routine of rushing to get everywhere, and has again taught me the value of slowing down.  

The author travelled by Paris via Eurostar and then to Barcelona via  RENFE Trenhotel.  Travel was planned via the The Man In Seat 61 and booked through RailEurope.  The journey by sea from Barcelona to Ibiza Town was via Acciona (although on retrospect, Balearia appeared much more fabulous ... well, as fabulous as a car ferry could possibly be).

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