By Elliot Travis A group of travellers stood outside their campervan in Asia. As we saw in the previous blog post, most Brits travelled to places with lots of sun and beaches and chose package holidays. However, there was a minority that looked for an alternative, one of which was the Hippie Trail. Little routesContinue reading “The Hippie Trail Revisited: Reflections on a Spiritual and Cultural Era of Travel and Exploration”
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“We are the middle children of history. Born too late to explore Earth, too early to explore space” ,but just in time for affordable package holidays to sunny Italy!
The Great British holiday finds itself to exist in many different states. From city breaks across Europe to Grand Tours (not THE Grand Tour, or the Top Gear series…) of historical pathways not yet lost to time, trekking the Silk Road or gazing upon the Parthenon. There fortunately exists a near perfect middle ground forContinue reading ““We are the middle children of history. Born too late to explore Earth, too early to explore space” ,but just in time for affordable package holidays to sunny Italy!”
Idiots on Ibiza
By Maisie Rhia Kaye-Priestley Vamos de fiesta! The development of Party Package holidays on Ibiza A Brief History of Ibiza: A rocky history of Ibiza: both literally and metaphorically. The thousands of years of ongoing invasions, differing settlers and reshaping of the land has changed the way in which we view the island in theContinue reading “Idiots on Ibiza”
Cruisin’ With Class
Cruises in the modern context are seen as floating fortresses, self-sufficient in a variety of ways from water reclamation to the offerings of a plethora of food, drink and entertainment. However, these modern cruises could not profess such an aptitude for entertainment without first looking back at their earliest ancestors and the opulence they offeredContinue reading “Cruisin’ With Class”
RMS Olympic and the Opulence of the Transatlantic Crossing
“They [ocean liners] began to assume the character of ocean-going city states, covering a complete cross-section of modern human civilization, in all walks of life’’ (Dawson, 2005, p. 97) Marred by Tragedy The Olympic class liners were undoubtedly some of the most luxurious forms of travel available at the turn of the twentieth century butContinue reading “RMS Olympic and the Opulence of the Transatlantic Crossing”
Bombs, Bullets, and Bragioli
Dark Tourism: War and the Maltese Archipelago “Death is the one heritage that everyone shares. It has been an element of tourism longer than any other form of heritage.” (Seaton, 1996). Strange Bedfellows Theoretical frameworks describe dark tourism as travel to sites related to tragedy, death, or suffering, such as natural disasters, genocides, or conflictContinue reading “Bombs, Bullets, and Bragioli”
Britons Abroad 