We used to cram 5 cities into 7 days — and return exhausted. Then we tried “1 Place, 5 Days” — and everything changed.
Last summer: Charleston, SC — 5 days, 1 neighborhood (French Quarter).
We stayed in a cottage, shopped at the farmers market, ate at the same café twice, and let my daughter chase fireflies in the garden at dusk.
✅ No packing/unpacking
✅ Deeper local connections
✅ Less screen time, more presence
Travel isn’t about how many pins you drop — it’s about how alive you feel.
Try it: Pick one place. Stay longer. Breathe deeper. Come home lighter.
📌 P.S. My fave slow-travel packing list? 7 outfits, 1 journal, zero itinerary.
