From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-12-27 13:18:54 +0000, Blueshirt said:   
   > Your Name wrote:   
   >> On 2025-12-26 16:00:49 +0000, Blueshirt said:   
   >>> The Doctor wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> How else would he have travelled?   
   >>>   
   >>> On his return journey to Venice he sailed from China   
   >>> to Persia...   
   >>   
   >> He also used camels and probably horses when going to and   
   >> around China.   
   >   
   > Camels, Horses and caravans ... is what's documented in the tales of   
   > his travels.   
   >   
   > Tea cups and saucers were not!   
      
   "Caravans" are just a group of travellers, usually associated with   
   travel on camels, at least in Marco Polo's day. These days "caravans"   
   are mobile homes towed behind SUVs during the holiday periods and   
   slowing down all the other traffic.   :-)   
      
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