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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 6254174" data-attributes="member: 3649">A lot more travel occurred than we've been led to think, especially before the rise of feudalism. A lot of people didn't travel but not because of fear or lack of curiosity - most of them were farmers of some sort and pre-industrial farming is a 24-hour job. There was lots of travel of the 1-2 day variety, to go from farm or hamlet to a trade center - delivering animals and produce to market, and to pick up thing for people back in town. Also, a lot of travel was water travel instead of road travel - it's vastly faster and safer, and allowed people to go long distances. Unlike most adventurers, most people don't use horses for travel - they walk, and then ride on a barge or boat to their destination.Long distance travel certainly was planned out because you didn't know about bandits or wild animals or the weather, or who was a war with whom. People traveling long distances most often did so in groups, either as caravans or simply a long line of people walking together, maybe with a handful of hired toughs in case there is trouble.</blockquote>