The Case for Travelling in the Off Season

Peak season travel is a negotiation with crowds. Off season travel is a negotiation with weather, and most of the time the weather wins on better terms.

A short trip that tries to see everything produces nothing but photographs. Two days in one neighbourhood beats five cities in five days.

What this means in practice

The romance of travel has always been about the transit as much as the destination, which is why the fastest route is rarely the most memorable one.