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5th June 1883: First Orient Express train departs Paris

5th June 2020
Tagged as: Belgium, Constantinople, Europe, France, Paris, Railway, Train, Transport, Transportation, Travel

The first Orient Express train, known at the time as Express d’Orient, departed Paris.

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1st January 1772: First traveller’s cheques, known as “circular notes”, put on sale

1st January 2020
Tagged as: American Express, Currency, Economy, Europe, Finance, Grand Tour, London, Travel

The first traveller’s cheques, in the form of a ‘circular note’ issued by a bank, went on sale in London.

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5th March 1046: Persian poet Nasir Khusraw’s 7-year journey through the Islamic world results in the Safarnama

5th March 2019
Tagged as: Cairo, Culture, Egypt, Islam, Medieval, Persia, Travel

The Persian poet and philosopher Nasir Khusraw began a seven-year journey through the Islamic world that he recorded in the Safarnama.

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