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Travel History: Marco Polo, the World’s First Great Travel Writer?

Travel History: Marco Polo, the World’s First Great Travel Writer?

The Italian Marco Polo is probably the world’s most famous traveler and one of the world’s first travel writers. The famous Venetian is believed to have left Venice at age 17 to embark on a 24-year journey through the Persian Gulf and Asia, spending much of this time in China in the court of the... Read More...

Thomas Cook History: The Tale of the Father of Modern Tourism

Thomas Cook History: The Tale of the Father of Modern Tourism

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Travel History: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland Race Around the World in Less than 80 Days

Travel History: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland Race Around the World in Less than 80 Days

In November 1889, two young female journalists, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, set out for the journey of a lifetime—both with the goal to try to travel around the world in less than 80 days. Read about this amazing round the world journey of these two women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, a... Read More...

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