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In times of unnecessary tensions, thoughtfully calibrated travel and tourism can counter stereotypes, misunderstandings, and violence. Every journey is an encounter. Every encounter dismantles the narratives that divide us.
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#WorldTourismDay #TravelForPeace #ResponsibleTourism #CulturalExchange #MuseumOfTravel #Globetrotters #UNTourism
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Taking a year to travel the world teaches something no classroom can: there are no "greater" places, only different ones. No superior cultures, only diverse ones. No borders worth dying for, only horizons worth crossing.
A gap year dismantles the nationalist myths that divide us. It replaces fear of the "other" with curiosity. It turns slogans into questions and certainties into wonder.
The world doesn't need more flags. It needs more young people with muddy backpacks and open minds.
Make a gap year. Again.
#GapYear #Travel #MakeAGapYearAgain #YouthTravel #Wanderlust #WorldTravellers #CulturalExchange #Backpacking #TravelEducation #OpenMinds #MuseumOfTravel #Globetrotters #ExploreTheWorld #wandermore #Peace #MoreTravelLessWar
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Borders exist on maps, not in the hearts of travelers. Every shared meal, every conversation in broken languages, every moment of wonder in a foreign place dismantles the fear that fuels conflict. Travel won't solve all the world's problems. But it reminds us that most people, everywhere, want the same things: peace, dignity, a good life for their children.
#Travel #Peace #MoreTravelLessWar #Humanity #MuseumOfTravel #Globetrotters #TravelWisdom #Unity #CulturalExchange #Wanderlust #ExploreTheWorld #wandermore #Humanity #CulturalExchange #WorldTravellers
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Make trips, not war 🌍✈️🌺. A simple play on words that captures a profound truth: travel is an act of peace, curiosity, and connection. In these tense times, let's not allow frustrated old politicians and their twentieth-century policies to contaminate the minds of young people who want to live in peace, without killing or being killed for money or other utterly futile reasons.
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I pack bags, not weapons.
For those who prefer check-in to checkpoints.
Je fais mes valises, pas la guerre.
Pour celles et ceux qui préfèrent le check-in aux checkpoints.
Faccio la valigia, non la guerra.
Per chi preferisce il check-in ai check-point.
#TravelNotWar #DialogueThroughCulture #PeaceThroughTravel #packbags
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Travel is not only movement through space, but an encounter between cultures. Walking, crossing borders, and telling stories become acts of dialogue and peace.
Travellers as bridges between cultures: journeying as an act of peace.
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In 2025, the portal www.museumoftravel.org surpassed the milestone of 1.2 million visitors.
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The volume Globetrotters. A Repertory of World Travelers, 1850–1945 has recently been released. The catalogue is dedicated to men and women who circumnavigated the globe between the mid-nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. Available in both Italian and English, the book brings together more than 600 micro-stories, documenting the emergence of the modern globetrotter through short biographies, historical sources and ephemeral materials.
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| Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites |
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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| Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction |
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About us
Museum of Travel and Tourism is a virtual museum dedicated to travel and tourism, founded in 2016. It began as a research platform focused on the biographies of women and men travelers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and has gradually expanded to include contemporary journeys.