Navigating the Paraguay River on board the Aquidaban, where life seems flowing much slower than the river itself.
a family travelling with eight young children in New Zealand makes some GO SLOW discoveries
It can actually take up to 12 hours. Bring your sunscreen!!!
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. And never get on a boat that requires you to wear a helmet.
Two thousand temples by horse drawn cart.
5.30am: Time to wake up, today we are gonna cross the river and enjoy the sunset over Luang Prabang from a temple on the other side of the river. For 2$ per head, our slow boat driver will make us cross the Mekong river and wait for us to bring us back to town.
Take time to view your surroundings, smell the air, listen to the wind - that's what slow travel is all about and walking down a road that leads to the ocean is a perfect place to start.
The Galle-to-Colombo train is a long hot trip for a little boy: four hours taunted by the wide blue ocean - so close but just out of reach - moving so slowly you can practically chat with the kids playing on the rocks and in the water, but too slow to catch any breeze.
On a short boat ride in the middle of a day-long, resort sponsored excursion, I had a window into the spirit of the Dominican Republic, if only for a few moments. Long gone were the sounds of amplified pop music, pool water splashing, and generous staff members attending to your every desire.