[Mithalwen]

I think Carpenter mentions the swiss tour - but I think Tolkien was remarkably untravelled in the physical world - the range of his mind is quite another thing. Apart from the Swiss trip, the ill fated French trip and the war, I think he seldom left England (once he had arrived of course). Of course the world is a smaller place now and travel much swifter and cheaper but even so it is and interesting combination to be such a great linguist and a relative stay-at-home. I know that he went to Italy and liked it very much quite late in his life but I think that was more or less it for foreign travel...and I dont' think he travelled particularly widely in the UK - just the ordinary bucket and spade type trips with the children and family visits.