Your longevity traveller type
☀️ The Sun Seeker
Light on the skin, sea on the doorstep, dinner outside in January.
Winter is your enemy and light is your cure. You walk the promenade every morning, eat grilled fish with your feet in the sand and would rather do a check-up in Marbella than a spa in the rain. Nicoya, the Costa del Sol and the Algarve give you the daylight your clock is asking for.
Your ritual: The seafront at eight in the morning, all year round.
Your places
Three destinations for this type.
81Spain · Costa del Sol, Andalusia
Marbella
320 days of sun, sea walks and the fasting and longevity clinics of Europe
82Portugal · Southern Portugal
Algarve
cliff walks, grilled sardines and the mildest winter in western Europe
Blue Zone82Costa Rica · Nicoya Peninsula, Pacific coast
Nicoya
plan de vida, twelve hours of dark and the three sisters on every plate
The other types
Who else travels for a long life.
🌊 The Islander
Slow days, long lunches, a nap with the shutters closed.
⛰️ The Mountain Soul
Thin air, long climbs, a lake that takes your breath.
🌿 The Zen Walker
A forest path, a bowl of rice, a mind that finally stops.
❄️ The Nordic Spirit
Sauna heat, cold water and the calm that comes after.
🫒 The Slow Gourmet
Beans, bread, oil, a glass of red and a table full of people.