The simplicity, elegance and green nature of bicycles make them my favourite overland vehicle. Every major city I travel around the world seems to have evolved its own culture out of the terrain and interests of the cities residents. In today’s post, I want to feature four cities, each with its own bike culture and unique bicycling event. Read More
The delay in New York’s launch of its citywide bicycle share program is really starting to grind people’s gears. Last year the bike share idea was the talk of the town. If cities like Paris, Barcelona and Montréal could employ one then why not New York? In 2011, an estimated 20,000 New Yorkers biked to work every day. And despite considerable grumbling among the Manhattan masses that a bike sharing system would be costly and dangerous and largely unnecessary, the project was green lit and set to be launched April 1, 2012. Read More
Time for another overland vehicle of the month – sorry if we’re a bit late with this one!
You can get around Boston by car. You can get around Boston by bus. You can take the T, Boston’s metro line, or you can sign up for Hubway, the city’s bike-sharing system.
Or, you can see Boston by duck. Read More
It probably comes as no surprise that China is the largest manufacturer of solar panels in the world. But what most people might not know is that this push towards renewable energy is one of necessity.
With 80 plus million cars currently used in China and a further 320 million expected by 2020, China is going to need to up it’s oil productions to meet it’s domestic automobile demand. Something it hasn’t been able to keep up with since the 1980s.
This month’s vehicle of the month is a solar powered car built by one Chen Shengui, an inventor who decided to take matters into his own hands in creating his unique and environmentally friendly automobile.
To kick off this month, we’re featuring the OEX, a “overland truck” designed by Hamid Reza Bekhradi, which is set to come into full force in the travel world in 2020. Read More