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Early examples of travel literature include the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (generally considered a 1st century CE work; authorship is debated), Pausanias' Description of Greece in the 2nd century CE, Safarnama (Book of Travels) by Nasir Khusraw (1003-1077), the Journey Through Wales (1191) and Description of Wales (1194) by Gerald of Wales ...
The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain. [2] Published in 1869, it humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered steamship Quaker City (formerly USS Quaker City) through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers in 1867.
A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880.The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe.
This slowly unfurling literary portal is the work of the ship’s California-based interior architect Richard Riveire of Rottet Studio, who designed the spaces, and Heywood Hill, a nearly century ...
Richard Hakluyt (c. 1552–1616), English priest and travel writings compiler The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589) – a foundational text of the travel literature genre. [1] Seydi Ali Reis (1498–1563), Turkish sailor. Mirat ul Memalik (The Mirror of Countries) about his voyage to India
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Literary tourists are specifically interested in how places have influenced writing and at the same time how writing has created place. In order to become a literary tourist you need only book-love and an inquisitive mindset; however, there are literary guides, literary maps, and literary tours to help you on your way.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame, a popular culture attraction, with nearly 10 million visitors annually by 2010 estimation. [1]Pop-culture tourism is the act of traveling to locations featured in popular literature, film, music, or any other form of media.