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The Grand Tour: seeing what a man should see

Posted On 20th May 201415th May 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

Young upper-class men embarked on luxury adventures on the Continent in the eighteenth century. Xan Atkins explores the world of these comfortable pioneers who brought back art and culture from their travels which inspired British taste for centuries to come.

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Planes, trains and automobiles

Posted On 20th May 201415th May 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

For centuries, the ship and the stallion competed to be the dominant mode of transport. Katherine Almond look at the evolution of travel and how technological advancement helped open up new tourist trades.

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Pilgrims’ progress

Posted On 20th May 201415th May 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

In the middle ages, pilgrimages were the ‘holiday’ du jour. Many of the journeys, mainly taken on foot, are unimaginable for us today. Tom Oliver records the most noted pilgrimages alongside some of the more unusual routes.

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Nothing great is ever easy

Posted On 20th May 201415th May 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

While we think of travel as a leisure activity, some take it to extremes. Lloyd Hammett looks at some of these epic adventures.

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Opulence on the Orient Express

Posted On 16th May 201412th May 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

The Orient Express is the ultimate travel fantasy. It’s journeys were notorious for their glamour and exoticism, opening the east to western travellers like never before. Stephen Wears looks at the legend and legacy of the Orient Express.

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