Jules Verne's ultimate travel classic has inspired countless journeys and international adventures since its publication in 1873. Around the World in Eighty Days (Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) tells the story of Phileas Fogg and his valet, Jean Passepartout, who circumnavigate the globe in... nineteen hundred and twenty hours, or a hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred minutes.
The fictional story starts in London on Wednesday, October 2, 1872. Fogg has accepted a wager for £20,000 (approximately £2.1 million in 2020), set by his fellow members at the Reform Club.
The initial itinerary as set out by the Daily Telegraph:
From London to Suez via Mont Cenis and Brindisi, by rail and steamboats
From Suez to Bombay, by steamer
From Bombay to Calcutta, by rail
From Calcutta to Hong Kong, by steamer
From Hong Kong to Yokohama (Japan), by steamer
From Yokohama to San Francisco, by steamer
From San Francisco to New York, by rail
From New York to London, by steamer and rail
Read the novel to experience all of the mishaps and escapades along the way! Countries visited include the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Egypt, India, Singapore, China, Japan, and the United States.
Google Earth was used to map out the trip. Photographs and paintings of the locations are largely from the late 19th century. Some audio from Around the World in 80 Days (1989).
Music from Musopen.org:
Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major 'Emperor', Op. 73
Performed by: Ursula Oppens and DuPage Symphony Orchestra
Indian Tribal Melodies - 4. Omaha Indian Love Song
Busch Indian Tribal Melodies
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