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Slow Travel
Every entry filed here, newest first: the places, the meals, and the small mishaps that go with them.
The philosophy and practice of lingering longer, going deeper, and moving slower.
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James Watt Dock, Greenock: An Unexpectedly Wonderful Place to Wake Up on the Water
James Watt Dock in Greenock turned out to be one of the loveliest places we have parked all year, a historic Victorian marina on…
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The Other Birmingham: A Stay High Above Broad Street
A native of Birmingham, Alabama checks into the Hyatt Regency in Birmingham, England, and falls for a city of industrial bones, self-made barons, and…
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The Hour Before the Buses: A Morning Alone in Ephesus
By mid-morning Ephesus belongs to the tour buses. We got there at opening and, for one quiet hour, had the marble streets, the great…
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Snow, a Castle, and the Luck of the Road
A snow squall cleared at exactly the right moment and gave us the castle to ourselves, blanketed and untouched, before the tour buses arrived.…
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A Week on the Edge of Dartmoor
We meant to pass through Devon and stayed almost a week. A slow-travel week on the edge of Dartmoor: hiking the tors, crossing the…