speculative travel theme

Novel means of traveling around in space and time are explored. For example, the theme may pertain to ocean voyages, space flights, and journeys into the past.

5 total · 1 choice · 4 major

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Around the World in 80 Days (1956) choice Phineas Fogg availed himself of the most modern means of travel at his disposal in 1872 (e.g., hot-air balloon, rail, and steamship) to circumnavigate the globe in an astonishing 80 days.
movie: Andy Colbys Incredible Adventure (1988) major The 12-year-old boy Andy Colby traveled across numerous television channels in order to rescue his little sister, Bonnie.
movie: Cherry 2000 (1987) major Edith guided Sam on a perilous trek into the lawless Zone 7 to find for him a Cherry 2000 model android.
movie: The Pass (1988) major Three youths trekked across a desolate alien landscape in order to reach an abandoned spaceship.
theamericanshortstory17 major Jack Smurch completing the first nonstop flight around the world, and solo no less, was a main novelty of the story.