Grand Tour. The Golden Age of Travel

The Golden Age of Travel is a beautifully illustrated book that charts the travel heyday of 1869 to 1939, following six classic tours favored by Western adventurers in the prewar era. It evokes the romance, elegance, and novelty of that era, with pages brimming with archival travel posters, guides, tickets, leaflets, brochures, menus, and luggage stickers.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 616 pages
\n Publication date: 15 October 2021
\n Publisher: Taschen GmbH
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The allure of global travel has always beckoned adventurers, but the realities of mass tourism, overcrowded planes, chaotic airports, heightened security, and cookie-cutter hotel chains can often dampen the spirit of exploration. However, for those with an unquenchable thirst for adventure, the Golden Age of Travel offers a glimpse into a bygone era when the world was a vast and thrilling unknown. This captivating volume, adorned with ephemera and precious turn-of-the-century photochroms, takes readers on a journey through six classic tours favored by Western adventurers during the prewar era. From the Grand Tour of Europe, a traditional rite of passage for young English aristocrats, to the Far East, barely touched by Western influence, to the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway, the book follows each expedition through its itinerant stops and diverse modes of transport—trains, boats, cars, planes, horses, donkeys, and camels. With pages brimming with archival travel posters, guides, tickets, leaflets, brochures, menus, and luggage stickers, the book evokes the romance, elegance, and sheer sense of novelty that captivated these golden-age passengers. Whether traversing decadent new cities or venturing into wild, rugged terrains, this book serves as a passport to a long-lost epoch of adventure and wide-eyed wonder at the world.

\n Weight: 3936g\n
Dimension: 265 x 348 x 56 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9783836585071\n \n