THE LAST TOURIST - After Thomas Coryat (1577–1617)
Robin Hunt walked across some of Europe in the spring and summer 2007. In 2010 and 2011 he returned to finish the route, the poor man's Grand Tour: here's travel, cities, the country, art, love, literature, mirrors and printing presses. The Old Europe of 1608, the confused New Europe and much in between. The End (of the writing) is in sight...
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Today is the 400th anniversary of Tom's Departure
A picture from Padua's railway station
Thanks Tom for inspiring my walk, changed my life - a little
And in other news: the Venice bottom snapper has finally been caught.
Normal walking service will shortly resume: I'm writing an academic paper on trust
and it's taking a little time.
Coming soon: The Rhine
A piece I wrote for The Times on Italian towns.
And Shakespeare might have made it to Venice as well as Tom. Read more here.
Another way to cross the Alps?
Labels:
Birthday,
Padua,
Shakespeare,
tom coryat,
Venice
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2 comments:
Hi Robin :)
Havin' some wine, listenin' to Sarah Vaughn, readin' your stuff...........
Oh life's little pleasures.......:)
Judit*
"a" is for Sarah Vaughan...ooops
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