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News is also transmitted in public gathering places, such as the Greek forum and the Roman baths. Starting in England,coffeehouses served as important sites for the spread of news, even after telecommunications became widely available. In the Muslim world, people have gathered and exchanged news at mosquesand other social places. Travelers on pilgrimages to Mecca traditionally stay atcaravanserais, roadside inns, along the way, and these places have naturally served as hubs for gaining news of the world. In late medieval Britain, reports ("tidings") of major events were a topic of great public interest, as chronicled in Chaucer's 1380 The House of Fame and other works.