The Best of

The Slow Road

Overwhelmed by the amount of content on this site? Here are some favorite posts and places.

Favorite Festivals

Favorite Festivals

Semana Santa processions, Andalucia, Spain

Tonle Sap water festival, Siem Riep, Cambodia

Artisan gelato festival, Palermo, Sicily

Hungry Ghost festival, Penang, Malaysia

Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Oaxaca, Mexico

Chinese New Year, Penang, Malaysia

Gay Pride anywhere!

Favorite Cities

Seville, Spain

Ghent, Belgium

Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Favorite Cities

Favorite Small Towns

Favorite Villages

Hoi An, Vietnam

Grazalema, Spain

Orvieto, Italy

Nong Khiaw, Laos

Jardin, Colombia

Vezeley, France

Scuol, Switzerland

Favorite Natural Wonders

Kuang Si waterfalls, near Luang Prabang, Laos

The Alps, central Europe

Phong Nha caves, Vietnam

Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Skocjan caves, Slovenia

Favorite Natural Wonders

Favorite Snorkeling Spots

Favorite Snorkeling Spots

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Apo Island, The Philippines

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia

West Bay Wall, Roatan, Honduras

Jemeluk and Menjangan Island, Bali, Indonesia

Moalboal, Cebu, The Philippines

Favorite Art Museums

Villa Borghese and Vatican Museums, Rome, Italy

Favorite Art Museums

Favorite Cultural Museums

Favorite Cultural Museums

Favorite Buildings

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand

Pisa Cathedral, Italy

Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Bayon temple, Angkor complex, Cambodia

Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Spain

Favorite Buildings

Favorite Beaches

Favorite Beaches

Koh Ngai, Thailand

Sunrise Beach, Koh Lipe, Thailand

Sugar Beach, Sipalay, Negros, The Philippines

West Bay Beach, Roatan, Honduras

Point Roberts, Washington, USA

Favorite Animal Parks

Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, DC, USA

Singapore Zoo

Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Malaysia

Tiritiri Matangi, Auckland, New Zealand

Bern Zoo, Switzerland

Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio, USA

Favorite Buildings

Favorite Beaches

Favorite Wildlife Experiences

Baby turtles, Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Little blue penguin colony, Oamaru, New Zealand

Bears and bald eagles, Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada

Kiwi birds, Zealandia night tour, Wellington, New Zealand

Marmots, Saas Fee, Switzerland

Favorite Walks and Hikes

Klingenstock to Fronalpstock, Stoos, Switzerland 

End of the World hike, Engelberg, Switzerland 

Bamboo forest, Fenqi Trail, Fenqihu, Taiwan 

Rainbow Reach, Kepler Track, Waiau River, New Zealand 

Alpe di Siusi, Santa Cristina, Italy

Maloja to Isola along the Silsersee, Switzerland 

Favorite Buildings

Favorite Beaches

Favorite Artisan Experiences

Weaving and dying at Dixza farm, Teotitlan del Valle, Mexico 

Workshops at Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud, Bali

Painted animal figures workshops, San Martin Ticajete, Mexico  

Artisans Angkor craft center, Siam Riep, Cambodia

Urban Sketchers events anywhere!