The Journal

Welcome to the Journal: a place for stories, notes, and inspirations gathered from slow travels through Italy. Pour a coffee, settle in, and wander with us.

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The Seed of Slow Travel: Tuscany for a 60th Birthday

Five years before her 60th birthday, I was hiking the Amalfi Coast with my mum, dad, and a few of their friends. We were somewhere...

lauren-meredith

Jun 13 min read

Inside a Lento Group Tour: Slow, Personal, Unforgettable

What if a group tour didn’t feel like a group tour? No flagged umbrellas. No racing to the next stop. No shouting guides or awkward bus...

lauren-meredith

May 314 min read

The Art of Planning Slow Travel

See sections What Slow Travel Really Means Less Movement, More Meaning Plan Around Rhythm, Not Just Sightseeing Structure With Space...

lauren-meredith

May 314 min read

What is slow travel, really?

Tuscan farm stay A few years ago, I was staying on a small, family-run farm in Tuscany with my brother, his partner, and our cousin. We...

lauren-meredith

May 293 min read