Julia Slater meets a group of 21st century travellers following in the footsteps of Cook's 1863 tour.
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Intrepid travellers in Switzerland
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How Cook found the right recipe for Swiss travel
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Cook’s idea was to negotiate relatively cheap tickets with railway companies on the basis of group travel. The travellers in his 1863 party had a circular ticket via Paris to Geneva, returning via Lausanne and Neuchatel. Once in Switzerland, they were basically on their own, although Cook accompanied them for part of the way. For…
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