Category Archives: Rural Dream Management
THE QUIET REVOLUTION OF GREEN TRAVEL
While our modes of consumption are becoming more sustainable and slow lifestyles are gaining interest, also the ways we travel are finding new forms. The cure to travel fever might be closer than you think: exploring the neighboring small town, spending a day in the forest or taking the local train to a suburb you’ve never been to. Even in long distance travel, it is possible to choose the slower and more sustainable option. Taking the train turns the journey itself part of the holiday. And, well, flying is not always even the fastest option. As a coincidence, while writing this text, the erupting Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull volcano is causing havoc and canceling all air travel in North and Central Europe. (more…)
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IN SEARCH OF RURAL DREAMS
A bus stop in Vääksy
During the Easter weekend, Urban Dream Management had a chance to do a bit of local travel, driving through small countryside towns of Central Finland. In the foggy weather of early spring, the landscapes were quiet and meditative, not many people in sight. Yet, the grey-brown, melancholic sceneries had a strange, inspiring and soothing effect. The sleeping villages looked like they were waiting for something. (more…)