Mature Flaneur: Slow Travel Through Portugal, France, Italy and Norway

In the aftermath of the pandemic, author Tim Ward and his wife, Teresa, decided to leave their home and professional careers in the US to spend a year in Europe as flâneurs. The French word "flâneur" means one who "wanders without purpose, observing society." As the French literary critic Sainte-Beuve explained it, to flâne "is the very opposite of doing nothing." Indeed, it is to give yourself the gift of time: permission to live an unstructured life and, by so doing, discover something about the world, and about yourself.

Author: Tim Ward
Publisher: Changemakers Books
Published: 08/01/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781803415352
ISBN10: 1803415355
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | Happiness
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Europe | Western