Der Ursprung des Wortes „travel“ ist höchstwahrscheinlich in der Geschichte verloren gegangen. Möglicherweise stammt der Begriff „travel“ von dem altfranzösischen Wort travail ab. Nach dem Wörterbuch von Merriam Webster wurde das Wort „travel“ erstmals im 14. Jahrhundert verwendet. Im Englischen verwenden wir gelegentlich noch die Wörter travail und travails, die Kampf bedeuten. Laut Simon Winchester in seinem Buch The Best…

Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements. An infant is the very young offspring of a human or other animal. When applied…

A smartphone is a mobile phone with an advanced mobile operating system which combines features of a personal computer operating system with other features useful for mobile or handheld use. Smartphones, which are usually pocket-sized, typically combine the features of a cell phone, such as the ability to receive and make phone calls and text messages, with those of other…

A city is a large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law. Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly…

The world’s first recorded long distance road trip by automobile took place in Germany in August 1888 when Bertha Benz, the wife of Karl Benz, the inventor of the first patented motor car (the Benz Patent-Motorwagen), travelled from Mannheim to Pforzheim in the third experimental Benz motor car (which had a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour  and back,…