Why we travel before the season.
Against the reflex to maximise, and in favour of the slow hour in the hotel bar before the journey properly begins. On arriving early, and what it costs.
This essay is part of the MERIDIAN Journal — a record of places, observations, and the particular quality of attention that travel at a certain pace makes possible.
Against the reflex to maximise, and in favour of the slow hour in the hotel bar before the journey properly begins. On arriving early, and what it costs.
— The MERIDIAN Journal, October 2024
