La Prisa Mata

When flying long distances you often fall asleep in the plane and it’s not the most comfortable feeling in the world. That has drastically changed in the case of a Boeing 747. The place has been transformed into a hostel. Found in Stockholm, near the airport, the place has a whole different kind of interior than you would expect to see. Most of the seats have been removed to give the guests more freedom of movement.

In this unique hostel you can stay in rooms for one to three people and a quad-dormitory bed is also available. Although you may feel like flying, the plane doesn’t go anywhere. It’s cemented in place and there’s no change of it taking off with you in the middle of the night.

Slow travel is about making conscious choices. It is about deceleration rather than speed.

Avoid planes if at all possible, and instead enjoy ferries, local buses and slow trains.

Speed destroys the connection with landscape. Slow travel restores it.