In these uncertain times, we find ourselves reflecting on the halcyon days of travel, when a round-the-world airline ticket could be had for a song and Beirut was truly “The Paris of the Middle East.” We begin with a dizzying, years-long journey taken

by two intrepid 20-somethings in the mid 1960s and then delve into the archives for some of the most memorable travel moments in Poe’s past. Because, sometimes, a little nostalgia is just the ticket.