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Travel History: Great Explorers

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Travel History: Great Explorers

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Have you heard of some of these travel explorers? Which travellers do you follow to get ideas for adventures?

EXPLORERS

Travel is the best way to broaden one's knowledge about the world. Explorers travel and investigate little known places. AKA: Traveller, voyager

IBN BATTUTA (1304-1369)

Moroccan Travelled across North Africa, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Afghanistan. Crossed Himalayas to India, China, SE Asia, Maldives. 120,000 km in 30 years. Published in "Rihla" (Journey)

XUANZANG/HSUAN-TSANG (602-664)

Chinese Buddhist monk Crossed Himalayas to India (17 year journey) Book on the social structure of India, rulers, architecture So detailed it helped 19/20c scientists find ancient sites

MARCO POLO (1254-1324)

Explored Asia with his Father & Uncle Persia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Chia (Silk Route) 26-year-long journey in Book of the Marvels of the World Settled in Beijing

VASCO DA GAMA (1460-1524)

First person to link Europe & Asia by sea Reached Kerala in India First to sail across the Cape of Good Hope

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506)

Landed in the Bahamas thinking he was in India Prominent trade links between Europe & America

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AMERIGO VESPUCCI (1454-1512)

Continent named after him Explored most of eastern coastline Discovered mouth of Amazon

CAPTAIN JAMES COOK (1728-1779)

Mapped East Canada Discovered Australia Circumnavigated New Zealand & Hawaii Travelled to all 7 continents HMS Endeavour

JEANNE BARET (1740-1807)

First woman to go around the world French botanist disguised as a man English biography published in 2002

CHARLES DARWIN (1809-1882)

Theory of Evolution On the Origin of Species Surveying crew of HMS BEagle

FERDINAND MAGELLAN (1480-1521)

First man to set off on a journey to go around the world and find sea routes to help others circumnavigate the planet. First to find his way through North & South America - Strait of Magellan (Chile)

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Who would you want as a tour guide?

THE NEW "EXPLORER"

Travel Influencers Travel TV Shows

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Do you follow any instagram / youtube / TV shows related to travel? Which ones are they?

THE AMAZING RACE

Started in 2001 Adventure Reality TV Show Teams of 2 race around the world Strive to arrive first at each leg of the race Activities along the way

DEPARTURES (TV Series)

Premiered in 2008 with 42 episodes Canadian high-school friends Started on a local network then National Geographic Focused on the journey, not just the destination

ANTHONY BOURDAIN - PARTS UNKNOWN

Travel and Food Show Premiered 2013, 12 Seasons on CNN Lesser-known places and cuisines Won 12 Emmy Awards Working on an episode in France at time of death

JESSICA NABONGO

Ugandan-American Travel Blogger First Black Woman to travel every country Visited 60 in 2016 then decided goal in 2017 Final country Seychelles in 2019 Wrote a book: "The Catch Me If You Can" @jessicanabongo

EVA ZU BECK

Polish travel blogger & vlogger (YouTube) In 2022 began Pan-American Highway Drives Land Rover Defender: Odyssey Recently adopted a dog, Vilk @evazubeck

VANNING WILDER (MAUD & NATE)

Dutch & American Couple - met in Thailand Got married during the Pandemic Built one van in the US and now in Europe Funny reels & YouTube videos @vanningwilder

FEARLESS & FAR - Mike Corey

@fearlessandfar Professional Adventure BBC Television Host Filmmaker Focused on Travel to the Limits

PLANNED SPONTANEITY - Mike & Em

Van build in 2021 Left Canada December 2022 Currently in Colombia Shipping the Darien Gap Adventures along the way @plannedspontaneity

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Full Video Duration: 48 minutes
Aired: about 2 years ago

EXPLORERS

IBN BATTUTA (1304-1369)

XUANZANG/HSUAN-TSANG (602-664)

MARCO POLO (1254-1324)

VASCO DA GAMA (1460-1524)

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506)

AMERIGO VESPUCCI (1454-1512)

CAPTAIN JAMES COOK (1728-1779)

JEANNE BARET (1740-1807)

CHARLES DARWIN (1809-1882)

FERDINAND MAGELLAN (1480-1521)

THE NEW "EXPLORER"

THE AMAZING RACE

DEPARTURES (TV Series)

ANTHONY BOURDAIN - PARTS UNKNOWN

JESSICA NABONGO

EVA ZU BECK

VANNING WILDER (MAUD & NATE)

FEARLESS & FAR - Mike Corey

PLANNED SPONTANEITY - Mike & Em

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