What is "Karl Honnore"?

Author: Matthias (Germany)

I am Matthias, a 3 1 year-old cyclist. I was born in the border area of Holland and Germany, and my friends described me as an active, enthusiastic but profound person. Always want to laugh, and I am very happy together.

After a vigorous trip to Australia, I went to the Netherlands to study for a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in destination management. I studied abroad several times in Slovenia, Sweden, Chiang Mai, Bali, Sydney and Indonesia, and then I moved to Dublin and Munich to start my first permanent job. After working nine to five every day in big cities for several years, I am increasingly eager for a simple, free and independent lifestyle.

I sold my car, apartment, furniture and everything else I owned, started traveling, learned about different people, cultures and lifestyles ... and finally went to a new place where I wanted to live. I have made a lot of money doing long-distance freelancing, so it is important for me to travel slowly. As far as time is concerned, I plan to finish this travel chapter in a year or so. Finally, it took me nearly three years to settle down again.

Travel and vacation ... isn't this what one should enjoy! ? It goes without saying. However, few people like such a trip now. Although we are on holiday, it seems difficult to slow down and leave the pressure of home and busy life. This is why even when traveling, we are too busy, except to get to our destination as soon as possible. Is to hurry. Once we reach our goal, we will try to meet everyone, punch in as much as possible and do as many unusual things as possible. It's not over yet.

Through social media, we like to share our stories to increase our artificial social status, which has been recognized by countless netizens and friends. Why are we doing this? Back in China, we are faced with the following problems: after a week's trip to five major European capitals, we saw a yellow folder with 784 photos from 25 tourist attractions. We'll look at these photos in ten years at most. Wow! Shouldn't a person spend more time relaxing for himself without being bothered by the so-called "must-do" in the tourism industry? Even, many of us seem to need a holiday after the festival, and feel almost as tired as before: welcome to travel burnout!

Fortunately, more and more people like to be "Karl Honnore" or "Slow Life". Now you will laugh: Don't you want to stay in a small and real place instead of a popular tourist area, where you can have a traditional homemade breakfast in a small family hotel, and the host will provide you with a traditional homemade breakfast on a lovely balcony with idyllic scenery under the blue sky? Don't you want to stay in the local small market, where you can buy local fruits, talk to local people and spend all your time exploring this town? Welcome to Slow Life!

The Origin of Karl Honnore

Slow life is a form of "slow food movement". 1980 was founded in Italy, when Italy protested to open a McDonald's branch in Rome to protect local cuisine, traditional food and local agriculture. So slow life appeared, mainly because of the culture related to traditional food. As far as tourism is concerned, it is a close contact with local customs, local people and their cultures.

What do you mean by slow?

So, what exactly does the word "Karl Honnore" mean? In a word, this kind of trip is not so much sightseeing as learning about a place and its culture in a relaxed and conscious way. This will be more relaxing for yourself, more respectful to the environment and local people, and perhaps more beneficial to your budget.

Walking slowly can be regarded as a way of thinking. Compared with tourists who see and do as much as possible, people who choose Karl Honnore are more willing to spend time calmly exploring places, people, food and culture and experience really interesting stories far away from many tourist attractions. For example, if I go to Bulgaria-I am planning to go to Bulgaria at present-I prefer to concentrate on one or two places instead of visiting the seven most popular places in the country at the same time.

If you choose to drive in road trip instead of flying or taking the train, you will almost naturally experience more. Another better choice is that you can also ride a bike, take a boat or walk, which is of course more environmentally friendly. However, when it comes to Karl Honnore, it is not mainly about transportation, but about your own time, about experiencing and becoming a part of local daily life, and maybe even integrating your own daily life into it.

Slow walkers often explore some scenic spots that may not be found in the guidebook. For overnight accommodation, apartments or other types of accommodation are acceptable. It is important to buy everything at the grocery store except half meals (half meals and half meals, referring to hotels that provide breakfast and full meals). I am often slow myself, and I always get rich rewards-experiences and opportunities, otherwise I wouldn't have the opportunity to experience them. A good example of carl honore is my current bicycle trip, which covers more than 3000 kilometers and spans 65,438+00 countries.

If you are interested in this kind of trip, or feel inspired now, you must try Carl Honnore on your next trip.