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an educational experience, it has been criticized

as eventually degenerating into the simple

pursuit of pleasure. The following description

from A Geography of Tourism describes the

Grand Tour:

The term Grand Tour persists today, and the trip
to Europe — the Continent — can be traced back

to the early Grand Tour. Today ’ s concept is far
different, however: the tour is more likely to be

three weeks, not three years.

Americans

The vast continent of North America, principally

in what is now Florida and in the Southwest, was

originally explored by the Spanish in the

sixteenth century. Remarkably long journeys

were made, often under severe conditions. The

Spanish used horses, which were unknown to

the American Indians until that time. In the East,

Cape Cod was discovered by Bartholomew

Gosnold in 1602, and the Plymouth Colony was

established in 1620.

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