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Slow travel has become more familiar amongst travel enthusiast. It is the way of traveling in which you use more time to stay longer in a place you are visiting and make a stronger connection with it. By slow traveling, you have more times to appreciate the beauty and every interesting part around you. Many travelers also consider it as laid-back travel because there is no hurried schedule or tight itinerary. Everything is done leisurely and there is no rush involved. People who face hectic day also start considering this type of travel because they find it helpful to rid all the stress.

By choosing slow travel, you will earn many benefits. Here are some of them:

• The impact of nature will be minimized or reduced. Keep in mind that tourism has contributed to the change of environment. When you are slow traveling, you include green concept by booking greener accommodation. For example, you decide to stay at the green hotel offering a renewable energy source, eco-friendly facilities, and local sourced-foods.
• Another benefit of slow travel to the environment is also when you take more eco-friendly transport to help to reduce carbon emission. For example, slow travel allows you to enjoy the trains instead of airplanes. The train is more eco-friendly obviously while airplane has a big contribution to global warming. Another alternative is by driving your car in short distance or even by walking. These give positive impact to the environment by at least reducing further damage to the environment.
• You have more time to appreciate the beauty of what is near you. By slow traveling, you don’t need to follow your agenda in a tight schedule. You don’t have to hurry anything. Thus, it will help you to avoid stress during your travel and exploration.
• By taking slow travel, you will be able to form a stronger connection to the place you are visiting. You can recognize your neighbors, knowing more about the local markets, and picking your favorite cafe. It is a great way to escape your usual stressful day which fulls of the crowd and hurried footsteps.
• Slow travel benefits your finance especially if you are a budget traveler. When you decide to stay longer in one place instead of hurriedly moving from one place to another then you have reduced your transportation cost.
• Slow travel means you have more options in choosing your accommodation. Instead of booking a room in a hotel, you can opt for rental vacation or home exchange. It is more cost-efficient. Since you stay longer, you can even make your own food instead of eating out. Thus, it means you can save even more and use your money for more important things.
• You gain priceless reward by slow travel especially when you have succeeded to blend in with the locals. The reward is that the satisfaction of tackling language barriers, differences in cultures, as well as other major blocks which can stop you from making the connection. This is the valuable thing you earn from slow travel that you won’t get when you breeze through various tourist sites.

Basically, you can go traveling to maintain your wellness. To do list on this kind of travel includes enjoying a spa, relaxing bath, massage, etc. However, it may sound too mediocre for you who like having more adventurous traveling. Well, you can do both actually. You can have fun and adventurous traveling as well as maintaining your wellbeing. There are many options you can choose based on your preferences. Most people have wellness holiday due to fatigue and exhaustion. Thus, they do it to relieve some stress and recharge their energy to face the day when they have to go back to daily routine.

Tips to stay happy and healthy through wellness travel

It is important to recharge not only your physical strength but also mentality by traveling. Through wellness travel though, you can gain both. However, you need more than a mediocre wellness travel when everything seems to be limited to the spa house. Here what you can do:

• Aging is something that you cannot prevent. However, aging and aging beautifully is different. You want to more than look younger but also feel it. Maintaining youthful glow is not easy indeed. However, you can achieve it through special wellness travel by having spa treatments, facials, massage, etc. Those treatments can help you maintain your youthful beauty while increasing your vitality. Choose the resort that offers you more than usual spa treatments. There are some resorts that offer spa that can also solving health issues.
• Instead of performing an extreme diet, it is much better to apply a healthy lifestyle. You can treat your foods as medicine. While traveling, you don’t have to suffer from hunger. You can eat what you want but be mindful of the menu. Besides, healthy foods today are tasty as well. Thus, you don’t have to worry too much about what to eat while traveling to make you stay in shape and happy.
• Choose outdoor activities while traveling. However, make sure to choose fresh activities instead of the exhausting one. When you are over exhausted, you will feel more restless during travel. Thus, choose the activities wisely. It is recommended to do activities that you like or include your hobby such as horse riding, tour walking, etc. After doing all activities, you can indulge yourself by having a special spa treatment. For example, having a sea salt bath, mud massage, or medi-spa treatment involving high-technology.
• While you are having wellness travel, you can go visit special wellness architecture. For example, you can go visit a spa house or resort which promote a more comfortable, sustainable, and functional environment. You can choose the spa house with special growing greenery, open space concept, and natural lighting. This will make your travel much better since you can feel nature closer.
• Stay positive during your wellness travel is important. When you find every little thing too nerve-wracking, spend some time to do relaxation such as breathing in and out, watching beautiful scenery in silence, or drink herbal beverage. Thus, you will be enjoying the travel still.

Australia offers various travel destinations for both local and international tourists. Surrounded by open sea, Australia has many beautiful beaches. They are located in different region and cities. However, you shouldn’t miss some of the beautiful beaches in Tasmania. This is one of the most desired travel destinations in Australia. Tasmania is like a natural artwork and gift. The natural beauty is framed by beautiful beaches. There are various types of beach in Tasmania. Some of them have white sands, some have long coast. Amongst all beautiful beaches located in Tasmania, here are the most recommended ones:

• Boat Harbor Beach is located at the foot of Table Cape on the Bass Strait coast. The most intriguing part of this beach is the black and white look. The beach is framed by white sand. But then it is stripped of black volcanic rocks. Thus, it results in contrast view which makes the beach looks more dramatically beautiful. The view will be even more powerful when the sun basking the water. The facility around the beach is satisfying. There is even a cafe where you can linger and enjoy your favorite cocktail.
• Wineglass Bay is recommended a beach to visit while you are in Tasmania for traveling. Lots of people who have come to this beach said that it is indeed an embodiment of a perfect beach. There are many different spots to enjoy the magnificent view of the beach. You can go to the lookout platform or simply enjoy the view from the upfront where the white sand lies. The name of the beach is quite intriguing.  According to the locals, the name refers to the color of the water which turns red with blood when it is viewed from the whaling station at its southern end.
• Crescent Bay is a beautiful beach in Tasmania, precisely about 90-minute walk in from near Port Arthur. The curvy beach offers a magnificent view for visitors. The most dramatic part of this beach is the amazing dunes which tower up from the sands. The locals, especially the children have used them for sand-boarding.
• Coningham Beach is located near to a capital city. It is about a half-hour drive from Hobart. When you visit this beach, you will find colorful boat sheds as well as sandstone cliff. The environment at this beach is mostly serene and peaceful. Thus, it is the best location if you don’t want to be trapped in a beach full of crowd. This beach is too tempting for swimming since the condition is truly supporting.
• Ocean Beach is Tasmania’s longest beach. However, it is not a beach for swimming though. The beach stretches more than 30km north from Macquarie Heads near Strahan. This is where you can watch the magnificent Southern Ocean. The 18-meter high wave was recorded a few years ago. It shows how powerful the beach is. The location of this beach is easy to spot. It is just a few minutes’ drives from Strahan. Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture the powerful beach. 

Unlike in many countries where getting a sim card owned by just about everyone in the country is easy, Japan is a bit different. As Japanese long-term residents or citizens, you’ll have to get into a contract with a provider company. The Japanese long-term residents are required to have a subscription plan that usually occurs at the same time they get their mobile phones. So how can you as a tourist get a constant, guaranteed access for internet in Japan?

Things such as train routes are easily accessible through the internet. All you have to do is insert stations’ names or your destinations on the map and you have your routes. Aside from the everyday activities, you needed internet for, internet these days is almost like a basic need for travelers. Luckily, getting a guaranteed internet access in Japan is not difficult. Here are some of the most convenient ways you can get connected while traveling in the country.

Free Wifi hotspots are not always readily available

Relying on free wifi without the means of your very own data plan may get you into trouble, especially when you’re traveling to a foreign country. While Japan is known for its cutting-edge technology and funky multipurpose robots, that does not mean they provide free internet in every corner of the country. So make sure to bring your own. There are some hotels or guesthouses that included a “pocket wifi” in your stay. Make sure to check with them for your money’s worth and to avoid paying twice for the internet.

Pocket Wifi Rental

These compact portable devices are small wifi routers you can bring anywhere. This is perfect for those who travel with a companion. While each device and services differ slightly, one pocket wifi device can accommodate up to 4 to 8 people at a time. You’ll need to return your pocket wifi before you go back home by dropping it off at the nearest post office or a post box. These post offices and post boxes are usually available at the airport. Make sure to check the location and the office hours.

Smartphone Rentals

There is usually the option of regular phones (usually a Japanese old flip phones). But most people these days won’t have a use of that anymore, I’d imagine. Smartphone rentals are commonly available for rent at the airports. This option is good for those who are not sure their phones would be compatible with Japan sim card, or those who didn’t have the opportunity to unlock their phones before going to Japan.

Japan SIM Card

One of the most straightforward ways to connect to the internet in Japan. The option of sim card is also generally cheaper for individual use compared to a pocket wifi. Japanese sim card for tourists are for data-only and cannot be used for calls. Data-only sim card is more often than not, afford you unlimited data, with data throttling after the fair use has been spent. If you absolutely needed to use your phone for calls made not over the internet, then you need to buy it by presenting a tourist visa.