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- Air or train, which is better? Railorfly.com has the answer
- Jeep People brings adventures to the fore
- World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Delaware
| Air or train, which is better? Railorfly.com has the answer Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:00 AM PDT
It's surprising how much taxis or public transport really ups the cost of budget flights, especially in Europe, and at times getting to and from the airport can cost more than the flights themselves. For that matter, with check in times, the flight can take longer than traveling by train does. RailorFly.com is here to help, providing a thorough and "all inclusive" comparison of costs and travel times of trains and planes for 500 routes in Europe and North America (worldwide coverage is on the way) "from city center to city center," including transfers to and from the airports by taxi and public transport and waiting times at the terminals. "RailorFly.com's founding reason is that today - and more so in the coming decades with the expansion of high-speed railways - many travel routes are covered both by trains and planes at similar costs and travel times. The choice between the two options therefore depends on economic factors ('Which is the cheapest means of transport?') and duration factors ('Which is the fastest means of transport, including transfers and waiting times?')," said project founder Federico Pisanty.
"Our mission is to consolidate our presence in the travel sector through products focused on smart travelers, on the move and in need of something more than the usual travel guide or the usual travel search engines...," said Federico Pisanty. With bases both in Milan and Barcelona, RailorFly.com's business model combines travel agency commissions, advertising revenues and re adaptation of the application for other, mainly mobile, platforms. So to answer, whenever and wherever, the bothersome question: should I rail or should I fly? This is originally posted at http://www.eyeflare.com/article/air-or-train-which-is-better-railorfly-com-has-answer/ Related articles:10 holiday travel tips |
| Jeep People brings adventures to the fore Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:00 AM PDT  Jeep, the car company, has hit the grand old age of 70 this year, and is celebrating by launching an online community for Jeep owners, and also a new digital identity at jeep-people.com. Jeep will sponsor a range of adventures, from what it looks like mostly extreme adventure sports, but that ties in with the interests of any avid traveler too! I really like Jeep vehicles, and have had a fair few outback adventures helped along by these offroad champs. After all, they can still all scale the Rubicon Trail, even as the sophistication of some models has improved a fair bit since the original Wrangler came out. Not that I understand why you'd need leather seats in a car that is going to have mud splattered all over it all the time, but that's just me. They do drive better on the road now though. Next time I'm in California, we're planning on going up into the Tahoe National Forest for some camping, and yes, we're going to borrow a Jeep to do it.  The first sponsored adventure for Jeep is to support extreme runner Alex Bellini in running across America. In just 70 stages, which means 70 kilometers of running each day, every day! That's two and a half marathons per day, a huge achievement if he manages it. Today he's made it to the 34th stage, and is running across Oklahoma, through a hot and dusty prairie landscape. Jeep is also looking for online Ambassadors who'll help spread the word about Jeep's new digital community. By writing about your experiences with Jeep, and entering your link onto the Jeep People site, you will get a chance to take part in some excellent adventures paid for by Jeep. Next up is the Goodwood Revival, a classic car race in Sussex, England. Goodwood is quite famous, and hard to get tickets for as it's so popular. If you like Jeep, it's well worth writing about it and becoming one of the Jeep People, and maybe win an excellent adventure too. This is originally posted at http://www.eyeflare.com/article/jeep-people-brings-adventures-to-the-fore/ Related articles:Volcano boarding in Nicaragua - Video Friday |
| World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Delaware Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:00 AM PDT  Heads up! You’re surrounded by pulleys spinning, cogs clicking, and pumpkins are flying through the air! You must have found yourself at the Annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Lower Delaware. More than a hundred teams and tens of thousands of spectators gather outside of Bridgeville in Sussex County, Delaware each year on the weekend following Halloween. Everyone hopes to see pumpkins soaring and massive splattering! The Punkin Chunkin in Delaware is the largest festival of its kind and has been gaining fame after being broadcast on the Discovery Channel in recent years. The tradition began with a couple of friends who heard that a college physics team had completed an experiment by throwing pumpkins and had declared themselves the best pumpkin chunkers. These good old boys weren’t going to back down from hearing such a challenge. They quickly began testing the limits of how far they could throw a pumpkin using various methods and machines. This continued yearly until the location was moved to a larger field, since the pumpkins were beginning to fly so far that they were damaging property at a nearby church! Visitors won’t run out of entertainment when visiting the World Championship Punkin Chunkin. Three full days allow all the teams who enter to showcase their machine’s ability to heave a huge, white pumpkin through the air and compete against others with similarly built machines in each category. There are trebuchets, catapults, and even cannons using pneumatic air technologies. Between the competitions, you and your family can get a closer look at the machines and talk with the creators. These interesting people always have even more interesting stories. Attractions at the festival are endless. There are stunning fireworks shows set to music on both Friday and Saturday nights. There’s a chili cook-off and a baked goods contest followed by an auction of all the baked goods for charity. Tasty treats, carnival rides, and games and raffles will keep anyone in your family smiling. Live music is provided too, with a variety of bands delivering bluegrass, soul, folk, and rock. The music acts are scheduled throughout the festival, so it always seems like there’s a stage hopping. Vendors also sell arts, crafts, and gifts for you to keep as souvenirs or give as presents in the upcoming holidays. The entire festival is capped with an awards ceremony on Sunday evening and the crowning of the year’s World Champion Punkin Chunkin Team. The festival is definitely full of fun and only happens once a year, so visiting is a must if you’re in Lower Delaware at Halloween! Photo by vpickering on flickr This is originally posted at http://www.eyeflare.com/article/world-championship-punkin-chunkin-delaware/ Related articles:Pirates in Paradise Festival, Key West, Florida |
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