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Tolkien was born in South Africa and travelled to England as a young child. Otherwise he was not a great traveller. He visited Switzerland in 1911 which provided inspiration for the Misty Mountains and Gandalf. He visited France as a tutor to two boys in 1913 and returned as a soldier in the WW1 and fought at the Battle of the Somme.

In later life he made regular visits to Ireland and also visited Italy. I don't think he travelled outside the UK otherwise

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