After Columbus, European exploration rapidly accelerated, and many new trade routes were established.

Early European exploration of inland Australia was sporadic.

Most of the kinds commonly eaten fresh or dried, those of the genus Phaseolus, come originally from the Americas, being first seen by a European when Christopher Columbus, during his exploration, of what may have been the Bahamas, found them growing in fields.

Though Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas ( having been preceded by the Norse expedition led by Leif Ericson in the 11th century ), Columbus's voyages led to the first lasting European contact with America, inaugurating a period of European exploration and colonization of foreign lands that lasted for several centuries.

The first European Americans to arrive in what is known as Eagle Valley were John C. Fremont and his exploration party in January 1843.

The large-scale building of wooden sailing ships by European ( coastal ) naval owners since the 15th century for exploration, colonisation, slave trade – and other trade on the high seas consumed many forest resources.

In 1492, a Spanish expedition headed by Christopher Columbus reached the Americas, after which European exploration and colonization rapidly expanded.

The 15th century exploration of America by European explorers had an important role in formulating new notions of the Occidental, such as, the notion of the " Other ".

He also accompanied Cook's third voyage ( 1776 – 1778 ), this time aboard Resolutions sister ship, and the first European sighting and exploration of the Hawaiian Islands.

In the 16th century, Spain and Portugal were in the vanguard of European global exploration and colonial expansion.

He was responsible for the early development of European exploration and maritime trade with other continents.

European exploration of Asia started in ancient Roman times.

But these journeys had little permanent effect on East-West trade because of a series of political developments in Asia in the last decades of the 14th century, which put an end to further European exploration of Asia.

* 1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.

European and Arab presence in Mombasa dates to the Early Modern period, but European exploration of the interior began only in the 19th century.

With the advent of European exploration into the area in the late 17th century, Lake Michigan became part of a line of waterways leading from the Saint Lawrence River to the Mississippi River and thence to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Italian Mars Society carries out scientific divulgation activities related to the Red Planet. It cooperates with the other European Mars Society chapters to build a knowledge network whose aim is to develop the interest of European people towards Mars exploration.

The desire to establish such a route motivated much of the European exploration of both coasts of North America.

The first European exploration of the area was in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, who landed on nearby Guam and claimed the islands for Spain.

In 1788 the African Association was formed in England to promote the exploration of Africa in the hopes of locating the Niger, and in June 1796 the Scottish explorer Mungo Park was the first European to lay eyes on the river.

The development of large capacity, sail-powered ships carrying cannon led to a rapid expansion of European navies, especially the Spanish and Portuguese navies which dominated in the 16th and early 17th centuries, and helped propel the age of exploration and colonialism.

The United States-along with the European Union-has restricted the travel of President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his inner circle, as well as imposing economic sanctions.

It is also possible to experience the Bosphorus by taking a regular ride in one of the public ferries that travel between the European and the Asian sides.

Later changes to this policy have relaxed the restriction to a cumulative total of five years or more of civilian travel in European countries ( six months or more if military ).

In 2010, international rail travel was liberalised by new European Union directives, designed to break up monopolies in order to encourage competition for services between countries.

Both Finland and Estonia are members of the European Union and the Schengen agreement, freeing international travel and trade between the countries.

* 1488 – Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.

To confront each general, the player has to travel to four different continents, each possessing a distinct theme ( Medieval European for Blackmarsh, Mesoamerican for Mazaera, Ancient Egyptian for Thysis, and Greco-Roman for Septimus ).

The few European knights who did travel to Jerusalem did not even see any combat, since the truce with Saladin had been re-established.

* Local Color, European travel essays by Truman Capote published in 1950

* Passport-free travel to begin for citizens of nine more European countries, Seattle Times, November 8, 2007

The air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption caused the acceleration to integrate the national air traffic control systems into the Single European Sky and the immediate creation of a crisis coordination group to handle future transport disruptions.

The assimilation of the nascent Scandinavian kingdoms into the cultural mainstream of European Christendom altered the aspirations of Scandinavian rulers and those Scandinavians able to travel overseas, and changed their relations with their neighbours.

* March 26 – The Schengen Agreement, easing cross-border travel, goes into effect in several European countries.

By the late 18th century Lyme Regis had become a popular seaside resort, especially after 1792 when the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars made travel to the European mainland dangerous for the English gentry, and increasing numbers of wealthy and middle class tourists were arriving there.

* February 3 – Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa, becoming the first known European to travel this far south and entering the Indian Ocean.

They also travel to countries where standards of care in institutions such as orphanages are considered low by Western European standards, such as Romania ; and where other disasters have led to problems, such as around the Chernobyl disaster in Belarus and Ukraine.

Lake Champlain, which forms part of the border between New York and Vermont, and the Hudson River together formed an important travel route that was used by Indians before the arrival of European colonists.

April & May were filled with dates in Germany, and the band continues to perform a selection of old and new as they travel to other European countries.

When Feyenoord plays abroad in European Cup about 8000 travel together to support their team.

With travel expenses high, many European athletes did not come, nor did modern Olympics founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

In order to generate business for his railroad, Hill encouraged European immigrants to settle along his line, often paying for Russian and Scandinavian settlers to travel from Europe.

The first European to travel the length of the Amazon River was Francisco de Orellana in 1542.

Reigning World Cup holders Uruguay declined to participate, in protest at the refusal of several European countries to travel to South America for the previous World Cup, which Uruguay had hosted in 1930.

Leonowens visited Russia in 1881 and other European countries, and continued to publish travel articles and books.