What is "SLOW" Travel? with The Urbanist

Hey there fellow travelers, Mark here with Walters World. Today I have a special guest, Ariel from The Urbanist. He is the definition of a slow traveler and I thought I'd ask him what are three words of advice you have for people that want to do slow travel. So let's hear him. So a lot of people who are traveling tend to take at least a two week vacation. Rather than cramming a lot of different cities and destinations into those two weeks, I recommend just sticking to one place. And there you can immerse yourself into that specific city. But there's also a side pro tip when it comes to that. Choose a city where you can take amazing day trips. And there are specific cities, at least in Europe, where you can take amazing day trips like in Paris you can go to the Charles Cathedral nearby, you can go to places even like Strasbourg which is only a three hour train ride away, or Rome you can even take a day trip to Florence potentially or to Naples which is only two hours away. That is the best way to really immerse yourself in the city but also have a different adventure for a day or two. And then the second pro tip I would give is it comes to food. A lot of people when they're traveling you feel the need to go to a different place every single day. Every single day go to a different cafe, every single day go to a different bar. But there's some countries where it's really worth going to the same place at least a few times or maybe the entire time you're there. Because there you can potentially get to know the waiters, the bartenders, the people, the patrons who go there all the time. You really do immerse yourself more in the culture when you become a patron of the local restaurant or tavern or pub. And I gotta say that is the best one to meet locals, I gotta say that is a great thing to do. I have to add that one in there. Fantastic one there. My third tip is to get lost. No, no, but I'm seriously. Just wander around the city aimlessly, no agenda, no itinerary. This might be very scary for some people but generally most cities at least in Europe and many major cities in North America are very safe to walk around aimlessly. Because when you're walking around aimlessly you will bump into magical things that you cannot plan for or expect. You can watch all the travel content you can in the world but there are some things that are completely unexpected. You might run into an amazing busker playing in a street corner. For example, I saw one play in front of the Roman Coliseum late night at 11pm. It was one of the most mind-blowing things I've ever seen. You might see a random taverna here in Greece and hop in and meet their family. Things like that happen when you're just getting lost in the city. Because if you get lost, you'll find your way. Fantastic trip for slow travelers. Thank you Ariel. Let them know where they can find you. You can find me at Urbanist Exploring Cities on YouTube and Urbanist Live on Instagram. And he has fantastic videos coming out all the time so go check it out because you're not just going to have fun, you're going to learn a lot too from him. So thank you very much Ariel and we wish you all happy travels. Bye from here in Athens. Bye.