Slow travelers: how do you actually plan your city trips?
Hi everyone,
I’m a solo founder from Paris and, over the past year, I’ve been building a self-guided food tour for travelers who, like myself, enjoy slower and more local ways of exploring cities.
The whole idea behind it was to create an alternative to classic group food tours: something more personal, to do at your own pace, to discover French cuisine and meet small independent artisans. It's more about quality and taking your time, rather than rushing from one bite to the next, eating as much as possible in 3 hours.
And, I’ve honestly poured my whole heart into this project, but I’m realizing that reaching the right people is harder than I expected. So instead of guessing, I thought I’d simply ask people who actually enjoy slow travel :)
When you plan a city trip, how do you usually discover:
- local restaurants?
- meaningful experiences?
- hidden gems? things that feel less touristy and more authentic?
Do you mostly use:
- blogs? which ones?
- Reddit?
- Instagram/TikTok/Facebook?
- guidebooks? which ones?
- newsletters?
- word of mouth?
- Get Your Guide/Viator?
- specific creators or websites you trust?
I’d genuinely love to hear as much as possible about your habits, references, frustrations, favorite platforms, or even accounts/websites you trust when traveling.
Thank you so much!