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Recreational camping was popularised in the early 1900s by Thomas Hiram Holding, who wrote the first camper's handbook.
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United Kingdom · Around the World
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Karl Baedeker began publishing travel handbooks in the 1830s, inventing the star rating for sights.
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Europe · Around the World
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The first official postcard appeared in Austria in 1869 with no picture. Illustrations came later and took over.
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Austria · Around the World
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The word souvenir comes from the French for to remember, which is a better standard than whether it fits in the bag.
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World · Around the World
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Novel experiences create denser memories, which is why a week somewhere new can feel longer than a month at home.
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World · Around the World
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Petrichor is the smell of rain on dry ground, caused by plant oils and a soil bacterium compound called geosmin that the human nose detects at extraordinarily low concentrations.
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World · Around the World
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Some dunes boom, hum or sing when sand avalanches down their faces, producing a low note that can be heard several kilometres away.
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Sahara and Gobi · Around the World
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Researchers identify individual whale sharks by their spot patterns using software originally written to map stars in the night sky.
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Indian Ocean · Around the World
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The missed ferry. The stranger who handed over a key. The meal that ran until midnight. If something happened to you on the road and you still think about it, send it - a few sentences is plenty, and we do the tidying up.
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