#Latest news with #ThomasCoryatEconomist12-05-2025EconomistTravel buddies are out; solo trips are inINTREPID YOUNGSTERS have long ventured abroad in search of edification and excitement. In 1608 Thomas Coryat, an Englishman sometimes called 'the world's first backpacker', embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe. Friendless and on foot, Coryat discovered foreign delicacies ('frogs used for food') and newfangled technologies ('forks used in feeding').
Economist12-05-2025EconomistTravel buddies are out; solo trips are inINTREPID YOUNGSTERS have long ventured abroad in search of edification and excitement. In 1608 Thomas Coryat, an Englishman sometimes called 'the world's first backpacker', embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe. Friendless and on foot, Coryat discovered foreign delicacies ('frogs used for food') and newfangled technologies ('forks used in feeding').
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