By Caroline Bologna
Land snorkelling is about giving all your surroundings the same attention you’d pay to a coral reef while floating in the water.From JOMO trips to 鈥渂lue mind theory鈥 vacations, there are seemingly endless trends in the travel zeitgeist these days.
Another one with a particularly fun name is 鈥渓and snorkelling鈥 鈥 a fresh mindset that invites travellers to explore cities and neighbourhoods with the kind of curiosity and awareness they bring to floating through a coral reef.聽
So what exactly is land snorkelling, and how might it guide your next vacation?
HuffPost asked a couple of travel experts to break down the benefits, downsides and tips for taking this approach to travel.
What is land snorkelling?鈥淟and snorkelling is the idea of exploring a place slowly and intentionally, like you鈥檙e 鈥榮norkelling鈥 through a neighbourhood or city,鈥 travel blogger聽Esther Susag聽told HuffPost.
鈥淚t鈥檚 that meandering, no-itinerary-needed way of discovering hidden gems, whether you鈥檙e wandering a quiet neighbourhood, checking