Travel dates back to antiquity where wealthy Greeks and Romans would travel for leisure to their summer homes and villas in cities such as Pompeii and Baiae.
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Groups of modern humans—Homo sapiens—began their migration out of Africa some 60,000 years ago. Some of our early ancestors kept exploring until they spread to all corners of Earth. How far and fast they went depended on climate, the pressures of population, and the invention of boats and other technologies.
The first evidence of human travel comes from the migration of Homo erectus from Africa to Eurasia over a million years ago. Quite logically, our ancestors traveled in search of food, water and better living conditions (we still do).
Most people in ancient times never traveled more than a few miles from home in any direction, and if they did, they walked. Only the affluent could afford horses, camels or both.
Travel takes us out of our comfort zones and inspires us to see, taste and try new things. It constantly challenges us, not only to adapt to and explore new surroundings, but also to engage with different people, to embrace adventures as they come and to share new and meaningful experiences with friends and loved ones.
Around 4000 BC, humans learnt to domesticate animals and, use them for transport and trade. Capable of travelling long distances and carrying heavier loads, the use of animals made travel and trade easier and more efficient, leading to trails and tracks in the land.
1. Marco Polo (1254 -1324) Famed for his travels along the Silk Road, thirteenth-century Venetian Marco Polo is unquestionably one of the world's most famous historical explorers. One of the first European explorers to visit China, he left Venice in 1271 and crossed the Middle East with his family.
Finland is the most well-travelled country in the world, with the average Finn making 7.5 trips a year, including stays at home and abroad. The US has the largest domestic travel market in the world, with national holidays bumping up the average person's number of trips to 6.7 a year.