England

Poppie’s, The Best Fish & Chips in London

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The best fish & chips in London : Poppie’s The traditional recipe refers to cod battered with flour, egg and beer, accompanied with fried potatoes which are seasoned with salt and vinegar. In London the options to try this dish are endless, but there is a restaurant repeatedly awarded as the best fish and chip restaurant in the United Kingdom. It’s called Poppie’s, in honor of its owner Pat ‘” Pop ”Newland. Pat started working when he was just 11 …

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Thomas Cook & Son in the History of Tourism

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Thomas Cook and The first Organized Tourist Trip

Thomas Cook & Son History of Tourism. The founder grew up in a Baptist family and was a fervent believer, both traveling through his region as a missionary. I work as a cabinetmaker to earn money. Influenced by his experience as a missionary, he decided to be a teetotaler at age 25. He attributed part of the great social problems of the moment to alcohol consumption.

In a way, his participation in the anti-alcohol league helped him in his work success, since his first organized trip was for a group of 500 teetotalers in 1841, from Leicester to Loughborough, a distance of 11 miles. They paid a shilling each approximately U$S 3.05 today

Thomas Cook & Son History of Tourism. The founder grew up in a Baptist family and was a fervent believer, both traveling through his region as a missionary. I work as a cabinetmaker to earn money. Influenced by his experience as a missionary, he decided to be a teetotaler at age 25. He attributed part of the great social problems of the moment to alcohol consumption.
Thomas Cook & Son – History of Tourism

Trip to the International exhibition in Paris

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Tower Bridge in London. His construction

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Tower Bridge: His construction The Tower Bridge in London, England, celebrates the 125th anniversary of its opening. The design was chosen among more than 50 alternative projects, some very extravagant. Known throughout the world for its two Gothic towers under which the bridge opens to let the ships pass. This monument is one of the obligatory points to visit in London, the British Capital. The current design was one of the 50 that tried to give a solution to the …

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Beverley Minster Medieval Treadwheel Crane

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Treadwheel Crane in Beverley Minster – England The cranes of wheel (or Treadwheel Cranes) were used by architects and engineers from the times of the Romans. Probably some stopped being used only at the beginning of the 20th century. This is a detail of those that still exist.  Some are original and have a thousand years of antiquity. A few others were rebuilt. All are worth knowing and if possible visit them.   The Minster Beverley Minster is an English …

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How Many People will Travel the World?

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  How many People Travel the World?: 2023 2022      2021   2020      2019      2018       International Tourism to End 2023 Close to 90% of Pre-Pandemic Levels All Regions 30 Nov 2023 International tourism is on track to recover almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. According to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), an estimated 975 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September 2023, an increase …

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