11 Slow Travellers to Follow on Instagram
Looking for slow travellers to follow on Instagram? These slow travellers are all about experiencing local culture, getting their hands dirty out in the wild and taking it slow on the road. These slow travel bloggers and photographers have Instagram accounts that make you want to get out there in the world and experience local culture for yourself.
1. sweetdistance
Sweet Distance is the work of Alex and Tamara, a Danish boy and an American girl travelling the world like locals. Their Instagram snaps range from the hustle and bustle of city traffic jams to the tranquility of rural villages. Smiling local faces, food markets, temples, dusty roads, garden paths and serene lakes are just a tiny portion of what you can expect to see from their slow travels.
2. justinerkelly
Every picture on Justinerkelly’s Instagram has a real story behind it. The girl holding the flower in this photo is an orphan who she met during her eight months travelling in Peru. Her story is just one of a number of touching and personal stories from local people. I definitely urge you to go and read them for yourself.
3. kinjo.co
Kinjo is the brainchild of Dutch and Japanese husband and wife, Dustin and Emi, who hold mindful travel close to their hearts. Kinjo are an independent travel workshop who take small groups of travellers to see local neighbourhoods in Tokyo. They share beautiful, clean photos of slow travels in Tokyo, from wooded walks to hipster coffee shops and cityscapes.
4. destinationeu
Andrea is an Australian slow travel blogger who travels slowly so that she can spend more time understanding the places and people around her. Andrea shares beautiful shots from countries across Europe, most recently featuring Hungary, France and Austria. What I really love is her attention to transport – trams, trains, boats and all the things that get us from A to B.
A photo posted by Andrea @ Rear View Mirror (@destinationeu) on
5. whale_sings
Yasmin’s ethos in life is all about art, connections and human experience. Her photographs have little explanation but tell a lot about people, places and nature. It’s not surprising to hear that she’s been featured in and won numerous photography competitions with her photos of slow travel and local life.
6. jessieonajourney
Jessie fell in love with slow travel and quit her office job to travel the world. She travels in a way that goes beyond what the guidebooks say, learning about local traditions and people as she goes. My favourite story was on her photo of Ahka Ama Coffee, a socially empowered enterprise in Thailand that supports local people and local farms, but the photos from her hikes in Bhutan were too colourful and pleasing not share.
7. studiokh
Kimberley and Eric bought a van and moved to New Zealand, where they travel around stopping wherever the mood takes them. These two slow travellers write short stories and take gorgeous photos of scenery, wild flowers, sheep, fields, roads, beaches and everything New Zealand.
8. globetrottergirls
Why let life pass you by when you could be travelling the globe with no regrets? That’s the motto of globe trotter Dani, who loves street art, cake and cats amongst other things. Her Instagram account is a colourful array of crazy murals, rustic woodland escapes and cute cats.
10. florabaker
London-born Flora is a travelling volunteer, writer and poet. Her Instagram account and travel blog are a narrative of everyday life, covering her fear of heights and struggles with language, to the chores and activities of local people going about their day. That’s what makes her such a captivating traveller to follow.
A photo posted by Flora The Explorer (@florabaker) on
11. valandragem
Valentin is a passionate cyclist and cook, riding (and eating) his way through South East Asia. I’ve always admired slow travellers who have the determination and endurance to travel by bike, and Valentin’s Instagram is the perfect mix of warm coloured landscapes and foods interspliced with the odd sweaty cycling photo.
A photo posted by Valentin (@valandragem) on
Bonus: charlieontravel
It’s me! As a slow travel blogger myself, I thought I’d better mention the off-beat destinations, family owned guesthouses, local foods and weird photos of ourselves that Luke and I share on our Instagram. We’re slow travellers and we love it.
A photo posted by charlieontravel (@charlieontravel) on
Forget rushing around the tourist sights, staying in chain hotels and eating chips abroad, slow travel is all about taking your time, kicking back in new places and keeping travels down-to-earth. All of those amazing slow travellers have photos that show just how incredible travel is when you really take the time to see local cultures and explore the places around you.
Flora Baker
Thanks for including me in this lovely roundup, Charlie – and for some incredible photographers I hadn’t heard of before either :)
Charlie on Travel
Absolutely, I love following your travels Flora! :)
Benjamin Woelk
Would love to throw my instagram page, company, and entire ethos in the mix!
We forsake the highways and fast paced life for the roads less traveled that lead to the heart of origin and community!
https://www.instagram.com/slowroadtravel/
Charlie Marchant
Cool Instagram, Benjamin! Glad you shared.