Have you ever come home from a vacation feeling more exhausted than you were before you left?
Many travelers live hectic, stressful lives, and the frantic pace only continues while they’re on a trip as they rush from one tourist attraction to another. But there’s a grassroots movement that has quietly emerged as a solution to tourist burnout: slow travel.
In the era of speed and technology, some people feel the need to slow down, take the time to savor life, realize where they are and what they really want. The principle of slow travel, or traveling more slowly, surfs the wave of a global movement that invites people to slow down their pace of life, in order to counter their stress due to a "modern" and fast lifestyle. It offers a homecoming and a certain voluntary simplicity, in order to better understand the realities of the world, of people and of the environment around us.
Imagine living for a week in a little French cottage, buying fresh vegetables from the farmer’s market every morning, sipping cafe au lait on your favorite sidewalk terrace, and taking leisurely day trips to neighboring villages and chateaus. Sound appealing? That’s the magic of slow travel, where the emphasis is less on manic sightseeing and more on taking in your surroundings at a relaxed pace. This is no “four cities in seven days” tour of Europe—instead, you’ll see new places and explore new cultures in a way that’s less stressful for you, more respectful of the locals and easier on the environment (and maybe on your budget as well).
Traveling more slowly allows you to form a stronger connection to the place you’re visiting, and you’ll feel much less rushed. With our “deep & breath” itinerary, you won’t experience the stress of attempting to knock out every site in your guidebook. Instead, you’ll stay in one place long enough to recognize your neighbors, shop in the local markets, and pick a favorite coffeehouse. Few societies move as quickly as Americans do, so slowing down in other countries not only allows you to escape your own stressful day-to-day life but also to slip naturally into the pace of another culture.
We have implemented several travel programs that we have called "Deep & Breath Travel". These are small itinerery tours to discover each time one or two French regions in a way Slower but Deeper and more Breathable. With a multitude of meetings with the local specialists who are mostly our personal friends. You are invited exclusively to their privat©e places. The tour composed: UNESCO and world heritage, small beautiful villages, hidden gem venues, and our special Exclusive Hosted and Private Activities: workshops, meals, visit and tastings. You will back home with the well-being.
We create and make travel product as a craft man, share knowledge of our own life experience, our circle of friend and entourage. More than just the visits touristic, we transform the classical tourist visits into personalized and exclusive “unparalleled” actives, cultural affair. Guests are not only the spectator but more the actor who shares the present moment with the locals. Walk the countryside and vineyard trails frequented by regional French residents and their families; shop at weekly village markets. You are introduced to meet our French friends who are olive oil or wine producers, cheesemakers, herb and spice vendors, craftsmen, perfumery, designers and artists.
Hosted meals in friends’ private proprieties; dine in the gourmet restaurants and bistros, as the locals do; where the chefs are our personal friends and set aside a special table uniquely to welcome you. And also, for some exciting experience you need to pull your socks up....
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