I just want to be surrounded by beautiful buildings and people and food and museums and flowers and gardens and lamp posts and building materials. It used to be so easy for us. An hour's plane ride and a nominal plane fee. That's one of the perks of living in Europe.
I'm not the biggest fan of traveling--the packing, the air time, the scheduling, etc.--I'm a fan of beautiful things and places and traveling gets me there. I've come to a point in my travels where I'd rather really spend quality time in a city rather than zip from one landmark to another. I'd rather plop down for a few weeks (or months!) and really get to know that town, possibly even avoiding major landmarks (though they are major for a reason.) But that's a luxury of time and money I suppose.
How do you travel? Do you like the zippy trips or would you prefer months in a town?
photography by Hazel Cockayne of Think Foto