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  1. Aug 2022
  2. Jun 2022
    1. Among other things, Coryat's book introduced the use of the fork to England[3] and, in its support of continental travel, helped to popularize the idea of the Grand Tour that rose in popularity later in the century. The book also included what is likely the earliest English rendering of the legend of William Tell.

      I can't remember what brought me to this page, but some fascinating culture hiding here.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryat%27s_Crudities

  3. May 2021
    1. For the past twenty-four hours, I’ve been dwelling among the influencers at Clubhouse FTB, enduring bouts of dick jokes and long glugs of White Claw, the sort of chaffing male camaraderie you’re apt to find in frat houses or hunting lodges.

      We've come so far from the time when the young and wealthy went on the Grand Tours of Italy and various parts of Europe.

  4. Mar 2021
    1. They settled in W Hollow and had one daughter, Jessica Jane.[6

      Again, the Stuarts frequently traveled abroad. In September 1962, he spoke on writing and other subjects on an extensive tour through the Middle East and Asia .

  5. Sep 2019
  6. Oct 2018