TRAVEL NEWSLETTER
Saturday, December 22, 2007
December Newsletter
Notes from the Editor
---- Fly from London to Australia with Low Cost Airlines ----
Low cost airlines have now covered just about every short haul route possible and are now looking at inter-continental long haul flights. It will soon be possible to fly from the UK to Australia one stop, just like the traditional scheduled airlines.
Fly from London to Australia with Low Cost Airlines
Featured Travel Site
---- NORAD Tracks Santa ----
Track Santa's movement as he makes his way around the world from Christmas eve at NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command). Track Santa live with the help of Google Earth as he makes his way around the world.
www.noradsanta.org
---- Fly from London to Australia with Low Cost Airlines ----
Low cost airlines have now covered just about every short haul route possible and are now looking at inter-continental long haul flights. It will soon be possible to fly from the UK to Australia one stop, just like the traditional scheduled airlines.
Fly from London to Australia with Low Cost Airlines
Featured Travel Site
---- NORAD Tracks Santa ----
Track Santa's movement as he makes his way around the world from Christmas eve at NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command). Track Santa live with the help of Google Earth as he makes his way around the world.
www.noradsanta.org
Labels: 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
November Newsletter
Notes from the Editor
---- Eurostar moves to St Pancras ----
On the 14th of November London's Eurostar terminal moved from Waterloo to St Pancras. Eurostar began operations in 1994 but it has until now never been able to travel at high speed when in Britain. A new tunnel was dug under the east of London to enable high speed train travel all the way to the English channel.
St Pancras Clock Tower
Eurostar moves to St Pancras
Featured Travel Site
---- St Pancras International Train Station ----
St Pancras International Train Station. The unique London landmark and new home of Eurostar re-opens after a £800 million restoration.
stpancras.com
---- Eurostar moves to St Pancras ----
On the 14th of November London's Eurostar terminal moved from Waterloo to St Pancras. Eurostar began operations in 1994 but it has until now never been able to travel at high speed when in Britain. A new tunnel was dug under the east of London to enable high speed train travel all the way to the English channel.
St Pancras Clock Tower
Eurostar moves to St Pancras
Featured Travel Site
---- St Pancras International Train Station ----
St Pancras International Train Station. The unique London landmark and new home of Eurostar re-opens after a £800 million restoration.
stpancras.com
Labels: 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
October Newsletter
Notes from the Editor
---- The New Dubai - Projects completed or under construction ----
Here is a list of notable projects that are completed or currently under construction in Dubai. It is not an exhaustive list but it gives you a general idea of the scope of construction going on at the moment. Most of these projects contain the words "world's" and "largest".
The New Dubai - Projects completed or under construction
Travel News
---- Airbus A380 ----
After years of delay the Airbus A380 entered into commercial service on the 25th of October 2007.
The maiden commercial voyage of the Airbus A380 was with Singapore Airlines, the first airline to receive the superjumbo. The first flight, coded SQ380, took off from Singapore Changi Airport at at 08:16 a.m. local time and land at Sydney seven and a half hours later.
Sydney Morning Herald News Report:
A380 lands in Sydney
Official Airbus A380 delivery website:
a380delivery.com
Youtube video - Time lapse video of an A380 being built.
Airbus A380 in 7 minutes
Youtube video - Airbus A380 evacuation drill - 873 people in 77 seconds.
Airbus A380 evacuation
Featured Travel Site
---- Expedition 360 ----
On the 6th of October Englishman Jason Lewis and the Expedition 360 team became the first to circumnavigate the world on muscle power. This journey started in 1994, back when the internet was in it's infancy (no hotmail or blogs back then).
All travel was by human power (no motors or sails). This included bicycles, in-line skates, kayaks, swimming, walking and a pedal powered boat.
expedition360.com
---- The New Dubai - Projects completed or under construction ----
Here is a list of notable projects that are completed or currently under construction in Dubai. It is not an exhaustive list but it gives you a general idea of the scope of construction going on at the moment. Most of these projects contain the words "world's" and "largest".
The New Dubai - Projects completed or under construction
Travel News
---- Airbus A380 ----
After years of delay the Airbus A380 entered into commercial service on the 25th of October 2007.
The maiden commercial voyage of the Airbus A380 was with Singapore Airlines, the first airline to receive the superjumbo. The first flight, coded SQ380, took off from Singapore Changi Airport at at 08:16 a.m. local time and land at Sydney seven and a half hours later.
Sydney Morning Herald News Report:
A380 lands in Sydney
Official Airbus A380 delivery website:
a380delivery.com
Youtube video - Time lapse video of an A380 being built.
Airbus A380 in 7 minutes
Youtube video - Airbus A380 evacuation drill - 873 people in 77 seconds.
Airbus A380 evacuation
Featured Travel Site
---- Expedition 360 ----
On the 6th of October Englishman Jason Lewis and the Expedition 360 team became the first to circumnavigate the world on muscle power. This journey started in 1994, back when the internet was in it's infancy (no hotmail or blogs back then).
All travel was by human power (no motors or sails). This included bicycles, in-line skates, kayaks, swimming, walking and a pedal powered boat.
expedition360.com
Labels: 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
September Newsletter
Notes from the Editor
---- Children's Railway - Budapest ----
The Children's Railway in Budapest is an interesting curio left over from Hungary's Communist past.
Formerly known as the Pioneers' Railway, everyone working on the railway is a child, except for the engineer (the train driver).
Children's Railway - Budapest
Featured Travel Sites
---- Airline Meals ----
The webs largest site about airline catering. Thousands of photos of airline menu trays from all over the world. Readers can send photos and reviews of their own inflight meal experiences.
airlinemeals.net
Travel Articles
---- Discover the real Canaries ----
Away from the nightclubs, sun-loungers and draught lagers is a world of stunning architecture, rural idylls, delicious cuisine and fiestas just waiting for you to discover it. What follows is a brief guide to the islands...
Discover the real Canaries
---- Children's Railway - Budapest ----
The Children's Railway in Budapest is an interesting curio left over from Hungary's Communist past.
Formerly known as the Pioneers' Railway, everyone working on the railway is a child, except for the engineer (the train driver).
Children's Railway - Budapest
Featured Travel Sites
---- Airline Meals ----
The webs largest site about airline catering. Thousands of photos of airline menu trays from all over the world. Readers can send photos and reviews of their own inflight meal experiences.
airlinemeals.net
Travel Articles
---- Discover the real Canaries ----
Away from the nightclubs, sun-loungers and draught lagers is a world of stunning architecture, rural idylls, delicious cuisine and fiestas just waiting for you to discover it. What follows is a brief guide to the islands...
Discover the real Canaries
Labels: 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
August Newsletter
Notes from the Editor
---- Mt. Rigi - Switzerland ----
Mt. Rigi in central Switzerland is a popular day trip from Lucerne. With a round trip ticket you can sample three forms of transport in a land that excels in transport.
Mt. Rigi - Switzerland
Featured Travel Sites
---- Flight Memory ----
Flight Memory enables you to easily keep track of where you have flown and then easily produce maps showing your flight routes.
flightmemory.com
Travel Articles
---- The Great American Road Trip ----
The notion of the great American road trip is etched into popular mythology. It conjures romantic thoughts of open roads stretching into epic landscapes, Route 66, Kerouac, vast expanses of cactus-studded desert, Easy Rider...
Travel Articles
---- Mt. Rigi - Switzerland ----
Mt. Rigi in central Switzerland is a popular day trip from Lucerne. With a round trip ticket you can sample three forms of transport in a land that excels in transport.
Mt. Rigi - Switzerland
Featured Travel Sites
---- Flight Memory ----
Flight Memory enables you to easily keep track of where you have flown and then easily produce maps showing your flight routes.
flightmemory.com
Travel Articles
---- The Great American Road Trip ----
The notion of the great American road trip is etched into popular mythology. It conjures romantic thoughts of open roads stretching into epic landscapes, Route 66, Kerouac, vast expanses of cactus-studded desert, Easy Rider...
Travel Articles
Labels: 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
July Newsletter
Notes from the Editor
---- Staying in a Japanese Capsule Hotel ----
Tokyo offers a wide range of accommodation options, but nothing is as quirky as a capsule hotel. The first capsule hotel opened in Osaka in 1979 and they can now be found in major cities across Japan. The capsule hotel idea has not taken off anywhere else though which makes for a unique Japanese accommodation experience.
Staying in a Japanese Capsule Hotel
Featured Travel Sites
---- Literary Traveler ----
If you have been to Paris in the last few years you may have bumped into someone with a copy of The Da Vinci Code in their hands as they retrace the key scenes in the book through the city.
This type of travel activity is not new though. People have long been visiting destinations from books or visited places that gave their favourite writers inspiration.
Literary Traveler provides travel writing featuring writers and the places that they have travelled. The site also includes a wide variety of literary tours.
literarytraveler.com
---- Alptransit ----
The new Gotthard rail link is currently being tunnelled through the Swiss Alps. In a country already full of amazing engineering wonders, this one will top them all.
AlpTransit Gotthard is creating a flat rail link for future travel through the Alps. At the heart of the new transalpine rail route is Gotthard Base Tunnel. With a length of 57 km, the world's longest tunnel should become operational at the end of 2016.
alptransit.ch
---- Oz Bus ----
Did you know that you can travel from the UK to Australia by bus. Ozbus is an overland bus service that travels from London to Sydney, going through 20 countries in 12 weeks.
oz-bus.com
---- Staying in a Japanese Capsule Hotel ----
Tokyo offers a wide range of accommodation options, but nothing is as quirky as a capsule hotel. The first capsule hotel opened in Osaka in 1979 and they can now be found in major cities across Japan. The capsule hotel idea has not taken off anywhere else though which makes for a unique Japanese accommodation experience.
Staying in a Japanese Capsule Hotel
Featured Travel Sites
---- Literary Traveler ----
If you have been to Paris in the last few years you may have bumped into someone with a copy of The Da Vinci Code in their hands as they retrace the key scenes in the book through the city.
This type of travel activity is not new though. People have long been visiting destinations from books or visited places that gave their favourite writers inspiration.
Literary Traveler provides travel writing featuring writers and the places that they have travelled. The site also includes a wide variety of literary tours.
literarytraveler.com
---- Alptransit ----
The new Gotthard rail link is currently being tunnelled through the Swiss Alps. In a country already full of amazing engineering wonders, this one will top them all.
AlpTransit Gotthard is creating a flat rail link for future travel through the Alps. At the heart of the new transalpine rail route is Gotthard Base Tunnel. With a length of 57 km, the world's longest tunnel should become operational at the end of 2016.
alptransit.ch
---- Oz Bus ----
Did you know that you can travel from the UK to Australia by bus. Ozbus is an overland bus service that travels from London to Sydney, going through 20 countries in 12 weeks.
oz-bus.com
Labels: 2007
Sunday, April 08, 2007
April Newsletter
Featured Travel Sites
---- New Seven Wonders ----
Vote for the New Seven Wonders of the World. A global vote is being held to pick the world's 'new' seven wonders. It is the largest international poll ever conducted. The poll is being organized by Zurich based New 7 Wonders campaign.
Every voter has to pick exactly seven sites, which organizers say should help prevent too much skewing in favour of local sites.
The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07
new7wonders.com
---- England Rocks ----
I have known that England rocks for quite a while, but now it is official. England Rocks has been put together by Enjoy England, the domestic marketing arm of VisitBritain. The website lists Englands impressive rock heritage with the help of Google Maps. Places that are of pop cultural significance are marked on the map. You can plan a Beatlemania pilgrimage or see the London home of Jimi Hendrix.
england-rocks.co.uk
---- New Seven Wonders ----
Vote for the New Seven Wonders of the World. A global vote is being held to pick the world's 'new' seven wonders. It is the largest international poll ever conducted. The poll is being organized by Zurich based New 7 Wonders campaign.
Every voter has to pick exactly seven sites, which organizers say should help prevent too much skewing in favour of local sites.
The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07
new7wonders.com
---- England Rocks ----
I have known that England rocks for quite a while, but now it is official. England Rocks has been put together by Enjoy England, the domestic marketing arm of VisitBritain. The website lists Englands impressive rock heritage with the help of Google Maps. Places that are of pop cultural significance are marked on the map. You can plan a Beatlemania pilgrimage or see the London home of Jimi Hendrix.
england-rocks.co.uk
Labels: 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
February Newsletter
World Press Photo has released their annual photo of the year.
World Press Photo is run as an independent, non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where World Press Photo was founded in 1955.
www.worldpressphoto.org
World Press Photo is run as an independent, non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where World Press Photo was founded in 1955.
www.worldpressphoto.org
Labels: 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
January Newsletter
Feature Travel Sites
Help VA fly
Virgin America is a new low cost airline by British entrepreneur Richard Branson (Virgin Group). It is based in San Francisco and it was scheduled to start operations by early 2007.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) tentatively rejected Virgin America's airline application due to its ownership structure.
Virgin America have launched a site with a petition in support of Virgin America.
http://www.letvafly.com
While you're waiting around for Virgin America to get off the ground, you can help name their aircraft.
Name Our Planes
Virgin America website:
Virgin America
Teddy Tours Berlin
Send your teddy on a week's holiday including a guided tour of Berlin, picnic in Berlin's central park (Tiergarten) and comprehensive care by a qualified physiotherapist.
Teddy Tours Berlin
Help VA fly
Virgin America is a new low cost airline by British entrepreneur Richard Branson (Virgin Group). It is based in San Francisco and it was scheduled to start operations by early 2007.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) tentatively rejected Virgin America's airline application due to its ownership structure.
Virgin America have launched a site with a petition in support of Virgin America.
http://www.letvafly.com
While you're waiting around for Virgin America to get off the ground, you can help name their aircraft.
Name Our Planes
Virgin America website:
Virgin America
Teddy Tours Berlin
Send your teddy on a week's holiday including a guided tour of Berlin, picnic in Berlin's central park (Tiergarten) and comprehensive care by a qualified physiotherapist.
Teddy Tours Berlin
Labels: 2007
