
Brits abroad: a history
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What Do You Think About Holidays Today?
Lucy lethbridge's book tourists how the british went abroad to find themselves is out now published by bloomsbury. If you could jump in a time machine and partake in one of these journeys that you've documented in the book are there any that really stand out to you that would be really fascinating to go on i'd like to have visited meorca just before it became a sort of sun and sea destination, she says. Lucy: I was quite surprised about when i started researching this book is how little the victorian tourist or even right up until the 21st century was interested in food but that of course is a very abiding thing now.
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