Traveler Shifts Focus from Quantity to Depth in Global Exploration

I used to see countries I'd visited as places I'd 'done.' Slow travel changed that.

Georgia was the 50th country Macie Strum had visited; her time there reflected more than just a number. Provided by Macie Strum When Macie Strum first began traveling, she was focused on how many countries she would visit. After years of speed-running destinations, she began to appreciate slow travel, revisiting places, and forming deeper connections. Now, having traveled to more than 50 countries, she no longer sees the number as a measure of how well-traveled she is. Earlier this year, as...