An illuminating map of the world highlighting the literal translation of country names has been unveiled by Credit Card Compare in Australia. Featured on their blog, the colourful map provides an insight to travellers who may not have known the original meanings to countries’ names.
“Learning the etymology – the origin of words – of countries around the world offers us fascinating insight into the origins of some of our favourite travel destinations and the people who first lived there,” the company says. Zooming in on continents and regions, from Europe to South America and Africa, the map offers a different perspective.
"Both company co-founders travel a lot and isn't it cool to know a little about where you're travelling to?" David Boyd, Co-Founder and CEO of Credit Card Compare told Lonely Planet.
"We know that people in Australia use our comparison site extensively to research travel-related credit card rewards and travel destinations so that they can make the most of their international travels. We wanted to look at the world map in a whole new way for our visitors by getting to the literal translations of country names. And that's what we've managed to do with this beautiful world map."
"The interest has been enormous far beyond Australia because of some of the unexpected names. People are contacting us with their positive feedback and reasons for some corrections to one or two names. We plan to release even high-def downloads suitable for big poster-sized prints."
Credit Card Compare focus in on helping Australians compare, research and apply for a new credit card. You can see more of the maps and read about all the explanations on their blog here.
