Twenty residents blocked a Google camera-equipped car in Sa-eab village, 615km (385 miles) north of Bangkok last Thursday. The group a citizen’s arrest, taking the driver to a local office to interview him. They then took him to a Temple where they made him swear on a statue of Buddha that he was not working for a dam project The villagers released the driver and later apologised to him and to Google. Thailand was the world’s 35th country to have Google Street View available. Google Street View allows a user to explore locations around the…
Get a decent seat
One of my key travel mantras is to score a seat asap. As you will see below, I am obsessive about getting the perfect seat. If I am flying on a long flight, a decent seat that will accommodate my length becomes crucial. If I am not up the front, then exit rows and bulkheads become way more important. I always choose my seat at the time of booking. If the airline or booking website won’t let me, I keep re-visiting the website until I can. Or I call, use the agent’s first name and politely ask for their help. Note, however, some…
Lion Air – World’s Fourth Largest Airline?
Lion Air wants lots of planes! It has already placed two the biggest aeroplane orders in aviation history: 234 Airbus A320 and A320neo aircraft valued at US$ 24 billion in 2013 230 Boeing planes in 2012 worth $US22.4-billion 44 ATRs on order– the largest order with that manufacturer Now, the airline is talking to Canada’s Bombardier Inc.’ about their CS300 planes with a possible 100 plane order. With its other orders, the airline will grow their fleet from 120 planes currently to over 820 planes in a decade. This would propel Lion Air…
Hovercraft gatecrashes beach
A Russian Navy hovercraft surprised beach goers by landing on a crowded beach during a military exercise. The 60 metre (197 foot) long Russian built Navy Zubr-type which can travel at speeds of up to 110km/h (68 mph) carrying up to 500 people, missile launchers, automatic gun mounts and mine-laying devices zoomed up onto the sands? Hundreds of people were sun-bathing on the beach when the vessel roared towards the beach sending up a huge spray. No one was injured. Beachgoers were, however, surrounded by paratroopers and asked to move off the beach. A spokesperson for the Russian defence ministry was reported by…
Where you will find McDonalds?
McDoanalds 34 000 stores have now penetrated much of the world but apparently there are still 105 countries where you won’t find them including Iceland- closed because of the Financial crisis there– they reopened as Metro Bolivia- closed because it is claimed Bolivians did not warm to the arches McDonalds for me is a place where I can find a clean toilet or in many places, free wifi! If you are wondering where you will find them globally, this is a handy map! (I claim no accuracy!). You can check with the company for more…
Woofound Explore
Tired of trawling through lists of information about options of what to do in a city? Woofound Explore aims to personalise travel information. They say: Our system is founded on the premise that self-knowledge and discovery will open the doors to opportunity. Once downloaded and opened, the user is asked a series of questions about their interests. The user answers by selecting a button that says: “Me” or a button that says “Not Me”. It takes less than a minute. The then app uses that data to provide recommendations about things to do in 70 cities in the USA that are…
A Mind Blowing Look at our Universe
This is indeed mindblowing
World Car Free Day
It is World Car Free Day today. Every year on 22 September, people are encouraged to think how our cities might look like, feel like, and sound like without cars…365 days a year.
Aeromexico debuts 787
It is now two years since the first 787 was delievered to ANA. Now, carrier number 14 has their turn. AeroMéxico (airline code AM), the flag carrier of Mexico received their first Boeing 787 on August 16, 2013. It was the 75th Boeing 787 delivered by the company to an airline. Their 787 will initially serve Mexican domestic destinations including Cancun and Monterrey. On October 14th Mexico City to Tokyo, Japan service will commence. That will mean by the end of the year, four airlines will be flying 787s to and from Tokyo (United, ANA,…
Visiting Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (known as KL by locals) started in 1857 as a mining town. It apparently means “muddy river confluence” in Malay. It was made capital of the Federated Malay States in 1896 and then became capital of modern Malaysia in 1957. It is now a massive sprawling city of 243 km² (94 sq miles) with an estimated population of 1.6 million. The greater KL area has eight million people. I have been to KL a few times now but not reviewed it before. Like all cities, I visit, I rate key aspects of the city…
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