stackyFACTSLong before you could watch high-definition walking tours on YouTube, Victorians who lacked the funds to board a ship simply stayed home and read heavily embellished diaries. It became a massive industry catering to people who wanted the intellectual clout of exploring without the horrific diseases or motion sickness.
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The modern vacation industry was essentially launched by a guy trying to keep people sober. Thomas Cook organized the first official group excursion in 1841…
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Most travel writers describe the landscape; Sybille Bedford mostly described the wine. In the gloomy, ration-starved aftermath of World War II, Bedford…
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If you were a young, wealthy male hundreds of years ago, you were forcefully shipped off for months of cultural exposure. This mandatory roaming was designed…
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Why are many of the stunning ancient stone ruins you see on European travel blogs actually completely fake?
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Builders of the Ming Dynasty used a mixture of slaked lime and sticky rice soup to bind the stones of the Great Wall of China. This ancient architectural…
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Imagine a postcard that is literally just a blank piece of cardboard. In the late 1800s, postal regulations heavily restricted the use of images, forcing…
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