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“From Kalamazoo to Timbuktu” – Many Think These Places Don’t Exist, But The Truth About These Real Cities Is Fascinating

Summary by twistedsifter.com
For most people, Timbuktu is a place that really just means somewhere far away. It has long been used colloquially to simply mean a faraway place. More recently, the phrase, “From Kalamazoo to Timbuktu” (or from Timbuktu to Kalamazoo) has been used to indicate a very long trip. While most people have heard these phrases, a large number believe that they are just symbolic or mythical, especially Timbuktu. In 2006, a survey of 150 people in the UK…
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twistedsifter.com broke the news in on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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