Mauretania vs Bremen
Mauretania’s record crossing of the Atlantic in 1929 following a refit 22 years after being launched.
Archive for the 'Travel' Category
Summer Skiing Holidays in Switzerland 1927
SUMMER SKIING IN SWITZERLAND
MIDSUMMER sports are seldom associated in the minds of vacationists with skiing, yet this. is one of the many events entered on the calendar of Switzerland this summer.
This is made possible by Switzerland’s sharp contrast of altitude. While the valleys and lower mountain slopes are flower-decked and the lakes fringed with rich [...]
The Return of the Toll Bridge 1927
THE RETURN OF THE TOLL BRIDGE
A FEW years ago the toll bridge was thought to be on the verge of obsolescense, but the automobile is rapidly bringing it back. New and expensive toll bridges are being erected all over the country to handle automobile traffic and to be paid for by that traffic. So it [...]
UK Outbound Passenger Lists 1920-1929
Another decade added to the UK outbound Passenger Lists 1920-1929
A boon to Genealogists and family history buffs. Findmypast.com has added another decade of passenger records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists which are available for searching right now. Records have been expanded to include an incredible 15,749,960 names with over 97,614 passenger lists spanning the period from 1890 to 1929, which [...]
Hyperinflation Conditions in Germany 1923
The effects of Hyperinflation on the People and Economy
The general impression received from three months in South Germany was of a people on short ration, mentally distressed, and living from hand to mouth; a people terribly shattered, terribly demoralized. They were industrious without hope; their moral nature was weakened, their courage undermined, or worn to [...]
Take Your Own Car to Europe 1927
TAKING YOUR OWN CAR TO EUROPE” MADE EASIER
A LARGE travel for next year of American motorists taking their own cars to and from Europe is now assured, we read in a Montreal dispatch to the New York Herald Tribune, by the new arrangements which have been made by the Montreal Motorists League in cooperation with [...]
See Scotland First 1927
The Romantic Gate to the Old World
The ideal way to the Old World, through the natural Gateway of Ancient Caledonia— Scotland, land of mists and mystery; rugged Highlands in the North; romantic Lowlands in the South; and all around, Lochs, Rivers and Firths.
Beautiful Edinburgh; great old Castles; thriving Glasgow; the picturesque Hebrides, snug little Orkneys [...]
Holiday in England 1927
What to see in ENGLAND
You cannot afford to visit Europe without a trip to England — where the language is yours, where you will understand and be understood better than in any other part of Europe.
It is the home of wondrous York—city of the famous Minster which this year celebrates its 1,300th anni-versary. Not only [...]
Belgenland World Cruise 1925-26
LARGEST AND FINEST LINER EVER TO CIRCLE THE GLOBE
ON November 25th the Red Star Liner Belgenland sails Westward from New York on her second World Cruise of 132 days. The 475 fortunate voyagers will visit 60 cities in 14 countries throughout the world—60 cities which have been carefully chosen because of their charm and their [...]
French Ocean Liner Ile de France in 1927
Shipping Line owners engaged in competition with each other to produce the fastest and most luxurious ships afloat. One of these opulent ships was the Ile de France. This 1927 account gives a description of this magnificent ship:
ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN” might be a fitting motto for the new French liner, which has just [...]
