Slow travel = living in one place long enough to know how to effortlessly get to places for basic living. Food. Fun. Financials.

One of the first lessons I learned after living in one place for 22 years is how much I took forgranted 'how to get around.'

- Food shopping / restaurants? Knew how to effortlessly navigate to dozens of places.

- Fun? Linked into all sorts of spaces and places thanks to extended friendships.

Financials? Thanks to extended relationships with banks, shops, etc. - enjoyed thrift and sense of security with ease.

Moved to a new city?

THANK HEAVENS FOR GOOGLE maps! LOL

- Factor in at least 30 minutes of getting lost going to the simplest places.

- Remind myself that new faces take time to ripen into trusted faces based on mutual effort.