Routes across the Alps
Famous mountain passes in Europe
photo credits: Nolege,
Great St. Bernard Pass,
Excerpt von Jens Bunte, CC BY-SA 3.0
Historic Silk Road
Routes through Central Asia
photo credits: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France,
Le Registan à Samarcande (Ouzbékistan) (5630435838),
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excerpt von Jens Bunte, CC BY 2.0
Isthmus of Panama
From mule treks to container ships in the jungle
photo credits: Madereugeneandrew,
Southbound on the Panama Canal approaching the Centennial Bridge,
Excerpt by Jens Bunte, CC BY-SA 4.0
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This website is dedicated to historic routes and how we can explore them today.
For thousands of years people are exploring, traveling, conquering and trading all around the world.
They used routes along roads, rivers, sea lanes or mountain passes that evolved and changed throughout history.
Roman roads, strategic canals, pioneering railroads or pilgrimage trails are examples of current or maybe forgotten routes, where traces of the past remain and can be discovered.
Explore historic routes yourself!
History is not only a thing of the past.
I want to encourage people to see places through a historical lens and thus get a new perspective on the world around us.
To help you to get started I have written the “Explore it yourself guide”, which you can download if you subscribe to my email newsletter.
What you will find here
Featured Routes are in-depth articles with an interactive map to visualize the routes and tips to start exploring yourself:
- From mule treks to container ships in the jungle – crossing the Isthmus of Panama
- Routes through Central Asia – the Historic Silk Road
- Famous mountain passes in Europe – Historic routes across the Alps
Blog articles are shorter texts on various topics around historic routes as well as travel reports.
Some examples to read about:
- The canals of Amsterdam
- Ancient pilgrimage routes in Japan – the Kumano Kodo
- Inca rope bridges in the Andes – building the Q’eswachaca Bridge every year
Chaussée Brunehaut – An Ancient Crossroads in France
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