November 21, 2015

GPS: All roads lead to…a tiny Austrian village

Since July, the software for Garmin’s popular GPS devices has tried to direct a bonanza of tourist traffic to Preitenegg, Austria, seen above. Perhaps you’ve never heard of Preitenegg? No surprise: It has fewer than 1000 residents.

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Air Canada in Expansion mode

    Air Canada, Canada’s flag carrier, is on the move.  It announced that it would start 12 new routes to the United States from the larger airports in Canada in 2016, including routes from Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and…

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Switzerland tries new buses with no drivers

If Google’s self-driving cars seem a bit futuristic (even if one got pulled over by a cop for going too slow), consider this: starting next spring, Switzerland will actually put passengers on driverless buses for a two-year test.   The buses will…

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Alnwick Castle, England

Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in the England; home to the Duke of Northumberland’s family, the Percys, for over 700 years. Combining magnificent medieval architecture with sumptuous Italianate State Rooms,…

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Air Canada in Expansion mode

    Air Canada, Canada’s flag carrier, is on the move.  It announced that it would start 12 new routes to the United States from the larger airports in Canada in 2016, including routes from Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and…

Read More

Switzerland tries new buses with no drivers

If Google’s self-driving cars seem a bit futuristic (even if one got pulled over by a cop for going too slow), consider this: starting next spring, Switzerland will actually put passengers on driverless buses for a two-year test.   The buses will…

Read More

Alnwick Castle, England

Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in the England; home to the Duke of Northumberland’s family, the Percys, for over 700 years. Combining magnificent medieval architecture with sumptuous Italianate State Rooms,…

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