 Do you think anyone does Grand Tours today?

How are they similar / different to the Grand

Tours you read about in Exercise 2?

Just like us today, explorers travelled to discover and experience all kinds of different cultures. With
their near-unlimited funds, travellers would often head off for months – or even years – in search of
Western civilisation, perfecting their language skills and even commissioning paintings in the process. Of
course, in the 17th century, there was no such thing as the internet, making discovering things while sat
on the other side of the world near impossible. Cultural integration was not yet fully-fledged and
nothing like we experience today, so the only way to understand different ways of life was to experience
them yourself. Hence why so many people set off for the Grand Tour – the ultimate trip across Europe!