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From century to century the way of traveling changes following the traveler’s metamorphosis, where in a 3.0 world
travel addicts make cusotomized travels, new apps program everything down to the smallest detail and the Wan-
derlusters dream of going around the world more than Jules Verne ever did telling theirendless adventures throu-
gh the pages of their blog. Between all-inclusive trips and “mindfullness” holidays, it seems impossible to find
that little bit of adventure and heroism that could once be savored by reading books such as Marco Polo’s Million,
Goethe’s Journey to Italy, and Around the World in 80 daysby Jules Verne or the more modern It is easy to say
America by Vittorio Zucconi. But the impossible always becomes possible if you know how to look in the right way,
and that journey that has always been the protagonist of literature for its
ability to make you dream towards magical and distant places and times,
can be found in The Grand Tour. The Golden Age of Travel published by
Taschen. The volume takes us on a journey through time to an era in which
exploring the world was a thrilling new possibility for those who had resour-
ces, time and courage. Magnificently illustrated with archival images and
graphic material, it recreates six international itineraries loved by western
adventurers in the pre-war era, including writers such as Charles Dickens,
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mark Twain. From the European Grand Tour you
can get from stage to stage to the Far East through ships, trains, planes,
horses, donkeys and camels. Thanks to posters, guides, brochures and the
timeless suitcase stickers of the time, the elegance and culture from which
the travelers of the past were enchanted is rediscovered. Between deca-
dent cities and harsh and wild territories, the book becomes the favorite
passport for eras lost by a thousand and one adventure around the world.

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