Pleasure and Profit Foreign Travel Then and Now
The piece extols overseas voyages as the finest rest and recuperation. It notes Americans need transatlantic travel for real foreign change, contrasting with Europeans who can cross nearby borders. It lauds ocean voyages for health, companionship, and broader horizons, with Britain, Paris, Italy, and Switzerland highlighted as key destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Europe
Atlantic
Great Britain
America
Free
Piccadilly and Its Palaces in London’s Historic Stretch
The article surveys Piccadilly from Hyde Park Corner to the Haymarket, tracing its name origins from lace and collars to a grand thoroughfare. It chronicles the street’s evolution from a rural road with a mulberry garden to a bustling approach near Burlington House, noting notable houses, gaming halls, and social life across centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Piccadilly
Hyde Park Corner
Haymarket
Piccadill
Peaked Hill
Wales
Lancashire
Piccadilly Hall
Aubrey
Evelyn
Great Windmill Street
Agas
Reding
Charing Cross
St. Giles’s
Faitherne
Knightsbridge
Pickadilly Hall
Berkeley Hous House
Alberndone
Burtington House
Lord Berkeley of
St. James’s Street
Secker
Chesterfield
G. S. Street
Frederick Locker
Berlin's grand streets and shines of the German capital
A descriptive tour of Berlin highlights the city as Europe’s third largest metropolis after London and Paris. The piece notes Unter den Linden, the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, the Royal Palace and museums, with emphasis on grand streets, monuments, and the city’s cosmopolitan life for tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Paris
Berlin
Rei
Boston
Monte I
Prince Eisy
Kéniga
Spree
Klossbrucke
Rauch
Luther
Neue
Unter den Linden
Thieregarten
Brandenburg Gate
Thiergarten
Athens
Pariser Platz
Une der Blicherston
Wierboe Xt
Academy of War
Frederick
Willem
Pera House
Lustgarten
Kaiser Wilhelm
National Gate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Voyage
France
North Sea
Albion
Holland
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Switzerl
Italy
Netherlands
Attractions OF England
Scotland
Ireland
English
Switzerland
Spain
Alps
Piccadilly and
Elizabeth
James I
Old Piccadilly, London
St. James’s Square
Piccadilly East
THE
Royal Group
Windsor
Princess Royal Duke of
Connaught
Norway
Princess of
Prince Arthur of
Queen Alexandra
Grand Duke
Vladimir
Russia
Edward the Lafantsa Lesbes
Princesse
Henry of
Gallenders
Grand Duchess
Princess Patricia
Onsaught
Queen of
Portugal
Trines of
Princess Victoria, Duchess d’Avosia
Johanna
Sarony
Olaf
Johann of
Iasaas
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