Slow Travel and Food and Travel Blog for Trips to Savor
One of the top hotels in Canada, the Wickaninnish Inn employs sculptors and Native American carvers. They produce almost all of the Indian handicrafts that are on display in the hotel. What these artists create is impressive.
If you go on holiday by the sea in Holland, it means a holiday behind the dike. You can experience this on one of the islands in the Wadden Sea or in one of the coastal towns in the north of the Netherlands. On this trip we not only explored the island of Texel, but also went on to Friesland and the province of Groningen.
Is slow travel the art of traveling with pleasure? The concept of slow travel goes back to Dan Kieran's book Slow Travel: The Art of Travel. We asked four travel bloggers what slow travel means to them.
Hiking in Killarney Provincial Park is an experience where you can feel Canada up close. The Killarney Provincial Park (map) is hardly known in this country. Hiking in Killarney Provincial Park is a real outdoor experience. Nature lovers in particular will feel at home there.
How can a country exist that is nestled in a strip of land between the Swiss Rhine Valley and the Vorarlberg mountains? We went in search of clues through the city's sights. We will find answers in the three museums of Vaduz Liechtenstein.
After the guided tour through the castle grounds, you go to the black kitchen at Mildenstein Castle in Saxony. There, an open wood fire is smoking under metal kettles hanging from the ceiling. Clay bowls full of onions, carrots, beans, leeks and herbs are waiting for us. We learn how to cook in the castle in the Middle Ages.
Hiking at Lilienfeld Abbey is fun. The area around the Cistercian monastery invites you to do so. You can explore the Lilienfeld region with a walk through the Stiftspark or a hike on the Muckenkogel to the Klosteralm.
Hiking in Sankt Lambrecht is pleasure hiking. Does hiking mean slow walking for you? Look out for birds. Cornflowers in the wheat field watch as the wind moves them in waves. Rummage in old castles. Are you looking for places of strength where you would like to take a break? Then you are in the right place in St. Lambrecht.
For many Germans, the Balearic island of Mallorca is synonymous with party and beach holidays. But dismissing the island as a mass tourism destination does not do it justice. Mallorca's history, enjoyment and nature also make it a good travel destination.
Langenlois proudly describes itself as the largest wine town in Austria. The Kamptal wine region, in which the Loisium Wine and Spa Resort is located, is well worth a visit. One thing applies to the region. Connoisseurs and wine lovers come here.
