The Tale of the World’s First Travel Blog, Born 20 Years Ago Today

Jeff prepares a blog in the deserts of Mauritania, two months after the first blog was sent. Image courtesy Brijbala Jahns Today marks the 20th anniversary of a milestone few people recall. Like other anniversaries falling on this day — the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars, for example, or the birthday of physician Percivall Pott in 1714 — it has been bulldozed beneath the heavy blade of history.