Slow Europe in the News
Our mentions in the media and other websites. Contact us if you are writing about vacation/villa rentals in Europe and have questions.
2009
The Paris vacation rental agency Haven in Paris interviews Pauline about their version of slow travel.
"Pauline Kenny, founder & owner of www.sloweurope.com, can be difficult to track down. After renting a 2 bedroom in the Latin Quarter through Haven in Paris, Pauline and her husband Steve embarked upon an extended trip through Europe, staying in a variety of vacation rentals along the way."
Read the interview - Slow Travels Through Europe
USA Today Travel recommends SlowEurope for vacation rental advice in "Get a great deal on a vacation rental" and "Tips for choosing a vacation rental", by Laura Bly, March 19, 2009.
2008
Dream of Italy - Special Report: Villa Rentals
The September 2008 issue of the Dream of Italy newsletter is all about Villa Rentals and is the first media mention for Slow Europe :)
I worked with Kathy McCabe (editor and publisher of Dream of Italy) and Valerie Schneider on the issue. The main article is about my experience with Slow Travel - both this way of travel (staying in villa rentals) and running the Slow Travel website: how I became a Slow Traveler, creating the Slow Travel website and community, renting from agencies vs. owners, changes in vacation rental agencies in the past decade.
Another article is "How to Find a Good Villa Rental Agency" - what we look for in a good agency. We wrote about terms used to talk about vacation rentals - villa rentals, holiday cottages, agriturism, etc. - "you say tomato, I say tomahto".
Kathy added some great tips for first-time renters. We put our heads together and came up with a three page list of recommended villa rentals for Italy, by region (agencies and estates with cottages).
Subscribe to Dream of Italy or purchase this issue for $10.
And Earlier
When I ran the Slow Travel community (slowtrav.com) we received a lot of great press. See our Slow Travel media mentions.
Slow Europe shows you how to find vacation rentals in Europe - villas, houses, cottages or apartments that you rent by the week.