BruceVC
Magister
Interestingly enough Im also playing on normal mode but I dont ever fast travel by choice, Im 75 hours into this game and the only when some quests automatically fast travel do I use itI played with instant herb picking and no bushes collision. Just finished my second playtrough yesterday. Not hardcore though. I tried to emulate hardcore As much as possible, but by the end i just fast travel everywhere because it got old in the last stretch.
I enjoy manual travelling around the land on my trusty horse. I like landscape the overall beauty of the world.