SLOW ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES IN NORTHERN EUROPE

Dr Steve TaylorCentre for Recreation and Tourism Research

University of the Highlands and IslandsScotland

SLOW ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES IN NORTHERN EUROPE

Slow Adventure

A form of tourism which foregoes the quick-fix adrenaline-pumping hits of convenient adventure experiences, in favour of slow, immersive journeys; living in and travelling through wild places and natural spaces, and experiencing nature in its timeframe, its seasons, weathers and changes. This might include:Wild foodWildlifeHeritage and cultureHuman- or nature-powered travelEnhanced engagement with place

The ProjectA business toolkit to facilitate entrepreneurshipA wide-ranging transnational training programme

on the ethos & delivery of slow adventure‘Two-eyed seeing’ – combining indigenous and

Western perspectives on attitudes towards and understanding of nature

Undergraduate student exchanges and placements with partners

A festival of slow adventure, rotated between partner countries

Development of an overarching slow adventure brand and website

The PartnershipUHI, ScotlandETOUR, SwedenDerry City Council, Northern IrelandMetsähallitus, FinlandBorder Region Authority, IrelandCape Breton University, Canada

Confirmed:University of IcelandWild Norway/University College Sogndal, Norway

Potentially:Faroe IslandsGreenland