UK’s Carbon Voyage, which has a ride share program for taking UK residents to local airports, is now launching a test program that will take shoppers to Tesco stores in the Manchester area.
Politicians love public works projects because it gives them a lasting legacy, and Amsterdam is no exception. The city leaders approved extending the underground metro to the city’s northern section, which currently is separated from the south by the Het Ij.
Yesterday I finally had to give back “The Black Stallion” to the shop from which I had rented the trusty bike for a week. I only had it a week, but it was like saying good-bye to an old pal.
I’m typing this on the way to Maastricht, a 2 ½ hour train ride south from Amsterdam. It’s been a while since I’ve been in Europe, so you forget how efficient and normal train travel is here. What’s been an added bonus is that I decided that I would take my rented bike with me.
“Are you the ‘before’ ?” – Amanda Tanen (Sommers) to Becky Suarez, at the beginning of Ugly Betty’s pilot, 2006.
And so began one of the best TV series that sadly, ends its four year run tonight. Ugly Betty was a television masterpiece that revolutionized how Latinos and gays are depicted on television. The show was not politically correct and downright edgy. Some Latinos have complained that the show perpetuates stereotypes: ridiculous considering that its star and producer are both Hispanic. It will be sorely missed.
Fasten your seat belts! When I started GGP last year, I mentioned Korea’s potential for becoming a clean technology giant. One such technology I briefly discussed was online electric vehicle technology, or OLEV. Researchers at Korea’s top business and technology school, Korea Advanced Institute of Sclience and Technology (KAIST), have tested an [...]
It’s a simple technology, but there’s something magical about a funicular, no matter where you are in the world. Emanating from the Latin word for rope, a funicular is simply an inclined railway in which two cars, connected by a cable, move up and down a steep hillside, with the weight of each car counter-balancing [...]
I’m so thrilled. After years of NIMBYism, supported by the hypocritical likes of Henry Waxman, the Metropolitan Transit Authority approved the subway to the sea. Well, it’s more rail to the sea as we are talking about a light-rail line. Although one neighborhood, Cheviot Hills, fought tooth and nail against the project (even though the [...]
One of the most beautiful cities in the world is Washington, DC. It feels like a national capital with all the huge buildings and monuments, and you can focus on them during your visit, because the city is not littered with billboards (LA, take note). If you happen to be there in winter when it [...]
Unless you have been asleep the last 50 years, you probably have heard that Los Angeles has a bit of a traffic problem. The glorification of the “car culture” has taken a toll on Angelinos and its visitors. Road rage is even more on the rampage, parking is a constant hassle, and residents who thought [...]
Third in a review of public transportation projects around the world.
Santiago is the Athens of South America. I say that because most visitors dismiss the city as a crowded, polluted, and dull eyesore. But like Athens, once you get past the smog and do some exploring, the city offers much for the visitor. Old neighborhoods [...]
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