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DoroLef
replying to @VicGetaways @VicGetaways @GarryJGray Have you done the Ghan? Have yet to do it #travchat
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @seznz @seznz Hahaha! What's the beefeater tour? Sounds like something that will interest my hubby. 😂 #travchat
seznz
replying to @suzystories @suzystories @travchats Haha yes it so is! I haven't been in years but still remember it well #travchat
whatnossyate
replying to @travchats @travchats A4. The holocaust memorial centre in Berlin. Reading some of the letters from victims to their families… https://t.co/INtaOXcWtt
30_Summers
#Travchat RECAP in progress: Be our stars! [recaps by @Travoscape] #lp #trip https://t.co/0DO4rrPzKc
StreetFoodUK
replying to @DoroLef @DoroLef YUP. It was so cool. We are not even allowed to drink in Public in Canada (HOME COUNTRY) and then I see th… https://t.co/sPTkq704Ci
I_Love_Tripping
A5 Of course, i immerse myself into history before & after visiting any place! The King's Highway in Jordan was one… https://t.co/T8vRDMh5Hq
HHLifestyleTrav
replying to @opiumteahouse @opiumteahouse A5: I am generally interested in history, so am usually aware of the significance before visiting a… https://t.co/0duce7WLAj
Go2Africa
Q5 A bit of research and a bit of spontaneous 'winging it' is great to find #history in cool walking cities like St… https://t.co/YDTkiccwF9
DoroLef
replying to @opiumteahouse @opiumteahouse @wheresshellyii They are certainly bored of history (or stupid), or both? #travchat
travelexx
wanderinghelene
A5. If I travel there is usually a historic place I am after, so I do some minor research, I usually do audio tours… https://t.co/ceolB2AIqR
RTWBarefoot
replying to @findinganeish @findinganeish @opiumteahouse Sometimes the two are the same. The origins of most countries and peoples are lost in… https://t.co/mpzqk8H6W5
GarryJGray
replying to @mel_mcleod @mel_mcleod @travchats I would put the Vatican ahead of the Louvre, we were spoilt at the Vatican, had special expe… https://t.co/eLFc90f6pU
TheTrawheeler
replying to @travchats @travchats A5: Yes, I always try to do some research for the historically significant places I visit. Some informat… https://t.co/4kFNPWAfUE
seznz
replying to @Pinkzenjoy @Pinkzenjoy The Yeomen of the Tower - Beefeaters - they live in the Tower & know A LOT about it haha. They do free… https://t.co/wkXXNckyfI
Polymathically
replying to @wanderinghelene @wanderinghelene @travchats No, I just did the basic walk-in thing because I wasn't aware of the special tours. And… https://t.co/uge5eqFQZq
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @seznz @seznz Hahahaha! I thought it involved eating beef. 😂 #travchat
GlobalGrapevine
replying to @travchats @travchats A5 Usually both. Sometimes the stuff that the guide books focus on isn't the most fascinating. Go off th… https://t.co/NVg7KvE7u8
seznz
replying to @travelexx @travelexx @Pinkzenjoy haha if he is expecting a tour of eating beef he would be 😜 #travchat
whatnossyate
replying to @travchats @travchats A5. I like to do a tour of some kind to learn more about it at the time and then find I end up doing mor… https://t.co/FxxkhmCx36
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @findinganeish @opiumteahouse [I love Irish history, btw!]. And even with more modern tales it's hard to strip the… https://t.co/f1hbchi676
RTWBarefoot
replying to @junkkDNA @junkkDNA #travchat isn't it just! Tho I was reminded just how awful the music was ...
junkkDNA
replying to @wheresshellyii @wheresshellyii @Pinkzenjoy @travchats You should definitely do it. If I who doesn't like museums fell in love with… https://t.co/TF7ZIwNbyv
GarryJGray
replying to @VicGetaways @VicGetaways It did. haven't done the The Ghan, have you? #travchat
wonesinglestep
replying to @travchats @travchats Both! I also enjoy learning local history - places that aren’t considered significant. I always buy tons… https://t.co/5621ZpL3nc
Polymathically
replying to @travelexx @travelexx @travchats Next time, go over to Museo Correr when it opens first thing in the morning (there won't be a… https://t.co/9APMj5TIbf
opiumteahouse
replying to @masalaboxtravel @masalaboxtravel Been wanting to visit Bhutan for ages now, can't wait to read your article! #travchat
RTWBarefoot
replying to @GlobalGrapevine @GlobalGrapevine @travchats Guidebooks have an obsession with museums. I don't really like museums unless they're 'hyperlocal'. #travchat
tTravelGypsies_
replying to @travchats @travchats A3 The ancient Roman city of #Volubilis in Morocco. It is well preserved, it was overgrown and unknown… https://t.co/xBeZp3QNH4
DoroLef
replying to @Travelnpack @Travelnpack I’m a very happy person, but Berlin is a sad place. I can’t deny that. #travchat
writingtravels GarryJGray
replying to @DoroLef @DoroLef @VicGetaways I haven't and whilst I enjoyed the recent SBS doco. can't imagine spending that long on a train! #travchat
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @GlobalGrapevine @travchats for me, the 'place' is more important than the museums. #travchat Just 'being there' is what excites me.
opiumteahouse
Q6 If you could time travel back to any historical period – which would you pick & why? #travchat
Go2Africa
Q3 Victoria, the capital of the #Seychelles, is packed with amazing temples. Tear yourself away from the idyllic be… https://t.co/6zwkFq5bsC
VicGetaways
Q6 If you could time travel back to any historical period – which would you pick & why? #travchat
DoroLef
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @GlobalGrapevine @travchats I’m a museum lover. Why aren’t you i to them? #travchat
DoroLef
Q6 If you could time travel back to any historical period – which would you pick & why? #travchat
aardvarksafaris
RT @VicGetaways: Q6 If you could time travel back to any historical period – which would you pick & why? #travchat
VicGetaways
replying to @GarryJGray @GarryJGray No - one I'm leaving til a later in life. I do have a couple of pals who have done it and loved it! #travchat