Author: Sarah Van Rensburg
Published articles: 4
1869 saw the arrival of a dramatic change to the way people circled the globe. The Suez Canal opened this year, which enabled ships to travel much more easily as they no longer had to travel around the horn of Africa to cross from Europe to Asia or back. Instead, the Mediterranean was now connected to the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, leading into the Indian Ocean.
1869, the year that sea travel around the world changed dramatically. The Suez Canal opened in this year, which followed the recent completion of the American transcontinental railroad. Circling the globe suddenly became a much faster process, as ships didn’t have to travel around the horn of Africa to cross from Europe to Asia or back. Now, the Mediterranean was connected to the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, leading into the Indian Ocean.
If you happen to travel the coast of Great Britain as part of one of the many cruise deals travel agencies have available you will find diverse species of wildlife and awe-inspiring views that will leave no doubt in your mind why Britons love this island so much. Climactically, we experience different seasons but the weather is stable enough to help a number of mammalian, aviary, aquatic, and reptilian species develop and thrive here.
On the east coast of North America you will find a city like no other you have ever visited or lived in. New York City is a fabulous cruise holidays destination for travellers from around the world, and is most famous for its spectacular selection of foods and diversity of cultures. It has been called a melting pot and it was indeed the first sight many immigrants saw when they landed in the United States.