Slow Art

The world’s greatest gallery has no walls. See the world as differently.

Travel for Art

Slow Travel

Explore places in the slow lane.

Travel for Scenery

Slow Food

Dine in restaurants that connect you to the local people and landscape

Travel for foodies

When you slow down, you feel more

The most beautiful travel experiences I’ve ever encountered were not in a guidebook. They arrived unexpectedly – the sonorous chime of cowbells echoing through the forest as I freewheeled slowly through the Dolomites, the artistry of a Catalan chef plating Palamos prawns that honour their scarlet beauty. Travel stories worth telling are rarely about the destination. They’re about the moment you slowed down long enough for the world to reach you.

Welcome to Journey in Colour. I’m Claire, a travel writer who has spent more than 25 years working in the travel industry, and now writes as a hobby and passion.

Travel stories you’ll find here

Slow Art

Atmospheric explorations of how places feel, not just how they look. What you notice when you wander a neighbourhood without a plan, and how art and history give a place its particular character and mood.

Slow Travel

Journeys that reveal landscape at human pace. Walking or cycling routes to beaches and villages you can only reach by moving slowly, where the journey itself becomes the story.

Slow Food

Restaurants and eateries found along the way that serve food in harmony with the local land, food traditions that keep a place’s soul alive and the atmosphere and specialities found in local markets.

Consider this an invitation to slow down, notice more, and discover that the world’s greatest art gallery has no walls.