stackyFACTSBefore travel bloggers flooded the internet, Roman officials carried 'itinerariums'. These were basically hyper-detailed lists of stops, distances, and bad taverns along the route. They were the ancient, slightly less annoying version of a five-star review.
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In the 1920s, a Canadian woman named Aloha Wanderwell became the first female to circumnavigate the globe in a Ford Model T. To make the brutal trek across…
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If you hate your neighborhood but love your living room, just bring the whole structure with you. Before modern heavy machinery, people would literally lift…
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Before they were colorful souvenirs for backpackers, border stamps were deadly serious. In the 19th century, they were primarily used to track travelers…
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