19. Words That Make Us: Holidays

 

In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Holidays”. Listen to them as they discuss the different types of holidays and holiday makers. Which are the most visited countries? Which countries make the most revenue from travel? What is “Paris Syndrome”? What are some poems about travel and the feelings it conjures.

Country tourism revenue and statistics:

https://ourworldindata.org/tourism

Paris Syndrome:

https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1850677468/paris-syndrome-troubles-in-tourism#:~:text=Symptoms%20include%20dizziness%2C%20anxiety%2C%20vomiting,in%20Paris%2C%20in%20the%201980s.

 

Shakespeare on holidays:

https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/how-william-shakespeare-invented-the-holiday-romcom/

 

History and evolution of holidays

https://www.inghams.co.uk/blog/inghams/the-history-and-evolution-of-holidays-and-travel/#:~:text=31%20BC%2D1484%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Romans,the%20way%20to%20southern%20Egypt!

https://culturetourist.com/cultural-tourism/history-of-travelling-how-people-started-to-travel/

https://familyholidaycharity.org.uk/our-story/how-times-have-changed-social-history-holidays

Holidays  - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

https://poets.org/poem/holidays

Vacation - Rita Dove

https://poets.org/poem/vacation

If Once You Have Slept On An Island by Rachel Lyman Field

https://allpoetry.com/If-Once-You-Have-Slept-On-An-Island

Extreme Wanderlust:

https://www.elitedaily.com/life/culture/damaging-side-effects-wanderlust/610398

The types of travelers:

https://travel.earth/different-types-of-travellers/

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