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Calliope back issues
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5 Tantalizing travel facts.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... 1. Only officers had sleeping accommodations on boats until the late 1500s, when crews adapted the hammocks they saw in the Americas.
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2. Car travelers in the U.S. today can cover up to 65 miles per hour, depending on the speed limit....
Marco Milione.(MUSINGS)
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I have not told the half of what I saw
--Marco Polo
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IF YOUR FATHER ASKED YOU to accompany him on a trip that would take two years just to reach your destination, what would you say? When Marco Polo's dad asked him that question,...
Marco's City.(Venice)(City overview)
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Few cities have ever been considered as beautiful or as wealthy as Venice. Thanks to fits skillful sea traders and the stability of the government, enormous riches lay in its treasury. The Venetians, who loved fine clothing and accessories, used their wealth to...
Trade links East and West.
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Spices that we take for granted today, such as cinnamon and pepper, were not readily available in the 1200s. People risked their lives and made their fortunes by carrying these and other valuable commodities from where they were produced to where they were needed....
At work for the Khan.(Kublai Khan)
April 1, 2009... Leaving Venice in 1271, Marco Polo knew the 5,000-mile journey to China would not be easy. Bandits along the Silk Road caused fearful merchants to move together in caravans. The sound of whistling wind or, some say, evil spirits in the Desert of Lop sometimes led travelers astray--only to...