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UNUSUAL WAYS TO TRAVEL
A STRETCH SCOOTER
This is a strange way to travel, because it’s a motorbike that has got a lot
of seats behind it, it has got 25 seats and to be precise it’s as long as a
tennis court, it is 72 foot long. It is called “motorcycle”. It is the largest
motorbike in the world
I think that it is a very interesting way to travel. When I’m 18 I’d like to
hire this motorcycle and go with all my friends around the world
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BEER CANS
This is a boat made of cans, and it is used in Australia. It is certainly, a
strange way to travel. It is typical to do “Can Regattas”. It is ecologic as it
doesn’t use petrol.
If I go to Australia I won’t doubt of going on one of these strange boats.
Many tourists have tried these boats.
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BURRO TAXI
This transport is used in a small town in Málaga, called Mijas. It’s a very
well-known transport and most of people that go and visit Málaga, they go
to Mijas and try the Burro Taxi. I’ve ridden on it and it’s a great
experience. I really recommend this new experience to foreigners or local
people.
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PLASTIC BUBBLE
This type of transport has been used in Miami, although it hasn’t been
very succesful there. A man tried it there and he had finished been
rescued because he got lost, he didn’t know where to go, as he was in the
sea.
I’ve never tried it , but reading this I wouldn’t recommend this curious but
dangerous transport.
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DUKW
This is a bus used in London and it is able to go in the water and on top of
earth. I’ve read articles and many tourists have ridden on it and say that it
is fun!
I am going to London this summer and I am sure that I won’t miss having a
lift on this bus!
by Nicole
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5 strange ways to travel
Built with bamboo sticks together tightly, expedition’s immenserivers cross safely. They are ancestrally used in Asian countries
such as Thailand or Latin America as Peru.
1-
2-
The pendant train or Schwebebahn, opened in 1901 and with a length
of 13 km, flows mainly suspended above the Wupper river.
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A boat-car.
3-
4-
It drags a human.
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Beer Bike, or rolling bars.
by Pol
Strange ways of travelling1. Canal Taxi in Bangkok.
River and canal taxis are still an important part of the city transit
system and in many cases are much faster than the gridlocked traffic
on the roads.
5-
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2. Camel Bus
However, its mass transit
classic was the camel bus.
Recently retired, this semi-truck pulled a payload of
passengers on a sloped back
trailer.
3. Maglev Train
His is not your normal train tothe airport. Not only does it
make the 30-kilometre run in just
a matter of minutes, reaching
speeds of up to 431 km per hour.
4 Chiva Express
The Chiva Express is a bus that rides
the rails in Ecuador, taking travellers
up into the Andes on a very scenic
route.
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5. Hovercraft
Suspended on a cushion of air, these crafts offered a smooth ride across
the water.
by Aleix
STRANGE WAYS OF TRAVELLING
BEER BIKE
In this moving bar, you can drink Beer, while you move. This
bar is in the city of Amsterdam. It contains 30 liters of Beer, and
it can carry 18 people, but the people need to do a little
pedaling.
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TRAVEL WITH A FRIDGE
Tony Hawk, burned in 12 may 1968, is an American
professional skateboard. In 1997 he occupies one page in
Guinness World Records, because he traveled for Ireland in afridge.
PAPER BOAT
An engineer from UTC Tottenham made a giant paper boat
with a very very large size. The boat had a length of 3.6
meters, a width of 2 meters and weighing nearly 100 kg.
If the mini version is only made from a sheet of paper, theengineer must prepare a paper about 93 meters, 150 meters
of adhesive and 10 liters of liquid glue.
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AERO X
AEROFLEX make a
new transport
system to fly low-altitude.
It is a real project
and is called Aero X,
but it looks like a
vehicle of a Star
wars film
TOUR BUS
This double bus is a Citroen. It was developed in Paris in the
1950s on a truck chassis Citroën and used as a bus tour in the
French capital.
by Berta
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THE STRANGEST TRANSPORTS
BAMBOO TRAIN
It is in Cambodia, Africa. Known
locally as a nori. Passengers sit onthe ‘train’. Basically just a bamboo
platform, powered by an electric
generator engine.
It travels at up to 40km/h. It is a
cheap way to travel around
Cambodia but don’t expect a
smooth ride while you go through unmaintained railway tracks.
DUKW
It is in London. They are amphibious trucks that were designed by the American
army during World War II to transport equipment and troops over both land and
water.
Nowadays, you can take a trip in a DUKW in central London.The tour will drive
you past London’s famous land marks before it launches in to the River
Thames.
It seems a very funny way to visit London with friends or family.
Monte Toboggan
It is in Madeira. The Monte Toboggansare moved by two men that push thecharts. They are traditionally dressedin white cotton clothes and a Strawhat. They use their rubber-soled bootsas brakes.
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Monte tobogans were once the main mode of transportation for the locals ofMadeira who wanted to go down hill to Funchai.
CHAMPIOT ULTRA
Combining rowing with cycling, the
Champiot Ultra, a quad cycle that relies
on arm power to create the drive. And
it's not just for fun: the manufacturers
cite a long list of ailments it can reduce
the suffering of, including insomnia, gall
bladder stone... It is an ecologic
transport.
JEEPNEY
It is the Philippines. Known as ‘the
undisputed king of the road’ in the
Philippines, the Jeepney is a mammoth
vehicle. When the American troops
pulled out of the Philippines at the end
of World War II, surplus jeeps weregifted to the locals and this is how the
original jeepneys came to being.
TANGAH
It is in Pakistan.
A tangah is a carriage, sitting atop two large woodenwheels (they are not too comfortable). Pulled by one
or two horses. They have a low-glamour, but high
fun factor and have become more widely used in
Pakistan for enjoyment.
They are used normally for tourists, to visit the city.
They’re not the speediest way to travel!
by Carlota
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Dukw is pronounced ‘duck’, are amphibious. You can take a trip in aDukw in central London and into the River Thames to get a view
from the water. They’re the only way to experience the sights of
central London by land and river without leaving the comfort of your
seat!
Totora is a reed, which is grown in Peru, on Lake Titicaca. The Uros
are a group of people who live on the lake on floating islands
fashioned from the reed. They also make Barco de Totora from
bundles of the dried reeds, and these boats have become an icon of
Peru. If you visit Lake Titicaca, the Barco de Totora is a wonderful,
unique method of getting across the vast and beautiful stretch of
water.
STRAINGE WAYS TO TRAVELLING
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You can visit the Madeline Island from Bayfield in the mainland by
ferry during summer and by winter, it turns into a two-mile highway
when the waters of Lake Superior freeze over. But when the ice is
not strong enough to support a vehicle, the Ice Angels are used for
service.
The tram pendan. It is in Germany. The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is
the continent of the only urban railway line suspension, which for
most of its length is 12 m (39 ft) above the Wupper River (10 km or 6
miles). Only the westernmost part works 8 meters (26 feet) above
the streets (3.3 km or 2 miles). This line can be called a
conventional metro line as it is very independent, urban and runs onan advance 4-6 minutes
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Beer Bike, It is a new way of doing
sport, while enjoying the surroundings of a beautiful city. The beerbike is a car with a capacity for about 19 people. A good plan to gowith friends and meet a city. It is also a way to avoid contamination.
by Laia
STRANGE WAYS OF TRAVELLING POWER-PEDAL BEER
Passengers saddle
up and hit the tap
and the pedals at
the same time;
the pedal-
powered idea has
popped up inAmsterdam,
London, San
Francisco,
Minneapolis, and
other cities 'round
the globe.
It is an environmentally friendly transport because people produce energy
by pedalling. It is a great way to transport yourself having a good time
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HOVERCRAFT
The heyday of the
hovercraft has come
and gone. Suspended ona cushion of air, these
crafts offered a smooth
ride across the water.
This is the longest
running commercial
hovercraft ferry.
In my opinion is a good
way to travel into thesea
ICE ANGEL
Madeline Island is the only one
of Wisconsin’s Apostle Islandsthat is inhabited and it is
connected to Bayfield on the
mainland by ferry in the summer
and by a two-mile ice highway in
the winter when the waters of
Lake Superior freeze over.
However, during that transitional
stage, when the ice is not strongenough to support a vehicle, the
connection is serviced by ice
boats with air propellers.
It is a really good transport because in one season is the only transport
that can work
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CHIVA EXPRESS
The Chiva Express is a
bus that rides the rails in
Ecuador, takingtravellers up into the
Andes on a very scenic
route. The rails were
originally laid to connect
the mountains to the
sea but now the route is
decidedly for
sightseeing. The bestseats are up on the roof,
though the mountain air
might be a bit chilly for
some.
If I visit Ecuador , I will travel in Chiva Express. It is an ecologic transport.
MAGLEV TRAIN
This is not your normal trainto the airport. Not only does
it make the 30-kilometre run
in just a matter of minutes,
reaching speeds of up to 431
km per hour, but it rides atop
a powerful magnetic field.
Don’t worry, it won’t pull off
your wristwatch or swipe thecoins out of your pockets,
but it will put a thrill in what
may be the shortest airport
connection you’ll ever
experience. I think Maglev is
one of the best invents of travel, because it is very fast.
by Georgina
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STRANGE WAYS OF TRAVELLING
1.- THRUST SSC
The Thrust SSC is a supersònic car developedin Great Britain. It was the wirst car who
broke the sound barrier with about 1200
km/h. It was drove by a fighter pilot.
Its weigh is about 10 tones and its length is
about 16,5 m.
If you want to see a vídeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhQGCLlJyBY
2.- SUBMARINE
The
submarine
isn’t a daily
human
transport, but
there are
awesome
submarines
like this:
It was made
in Israel in
2016.
3.- SNOW BIKE
The Snow bike is actually a bike adapted to be ride in the Snow. It’s a weird transport because
I’d never seen that before. It hasn’t got any wheels, it has the same mechanism as a Snow
mototcycle but without any motor:
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4.- DOG SLEDS
Dog sleds are usually
a beautifoul way of
transportation. It was
started to use in the10th century. There
are people who races
this. If you want to
travel with this, is
better go during
January and March.
5.- THE ICE ANGEL
The ice angel, is for 22 people inside, without the pilot. Its longes trip was about 4 minutes. It’s
made for ice rescues in Wisconsin.
by Santi
Unusual cars
Apple car
Its operation is controlled by an internal MAC computer. This is
responsible for both driving and dodging obstacles. The interior
compartment is made for extreme comfort of travellers. There are four
innovative tablets to avoid boredom of these. It also has a button
"extreme relaxation" that when pressing a mechanical hands doing a
massage to anyone who wants it arise. After 50 years of exhaustive work,
already you have what would be the most prestigious car ever.
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Water car
The next car is a water model known as "Water Car", and like the car
driving road and can also fly, this car becomes a fast speedboat. It is
certainly one of the most exciting cars that have appeared on the scene in
recent years. It was manufactured in Southern California and is considered
one of the fastest amphibious car in the world. The price of one of these
models is about $ 200,000. They have created various types of the same
car passing through several bodies removed from conventional models.
However, in the end they were left with a sportier version is Python,
which has a body of fiberglass bottom simulating the shape of a boat. By
land you can travel at nearly 200 kilometres per hour and water can take
more than 50 knots, which are almost 100 kilometres per hour. In the
world. The price of one of these models is about $ 200,000.
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Shoe car
The car features leather shoe, it
can carry two passengers to adistance of 250 miles at speeds
up to 30 kilometres per hour
with a single battery charge.
1-B, the flying car
B just bring crowd
funding website
Kick-starter, but
its designer has
built a fully
functional
prototype. It is the
flying car of thefuture. The car has
four fans propulsion to raise the vehicle.
Citroen Tubik
Based on industrial design
Citroen MPV brand has as
modular seats, which canbecome a bed or a table.
Is an even sport car with
an electric motor at each
wheel, allowing
unparalleled control
traction at all four wheels.
By Pau
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3.
CANAL TAXI IN BANGKOK
Bangkok is sometimes called the “Venice of
the East” due to its network of canals. River
and canal taxis are still an important part of
the city transit system and in many cases are
much faster than the gridlocked traffic on the
roads. This particular canal route goes right
through the heart of downtown. Due to the
fluctuating tides and some low bridges, it is
necessary for the boat to “duck” at some
points. The boats will slow at low bridges and
the canvas canopy will drop a bit, forcing all
passengers to crouch for a moment.
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PEDAL-POWERED PUB
Passengers saddle up and
hit the tap and the pedals
at the same time; thepedal-powered idea has
popped up in Amsterdam,
London, San Francisco,
Minneapolis, and other
cities 'round the globe.
2.COCO TAXI
the Tropicalized by Cuba of
mototaxi version. It is a widely
used means of transport in
Havana . Le called coco by having
the same shape as the fruit on a
scooter usually go very fast. As intaxis, the fare depends on the
path and not the number of
passengers.
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by Max
4.CHIVA EXPRESS
the Chiva Express is a busthat rides the rails in Ecuador,
taking travellers up into the
Andes on a very scenic route.
The rails were originally laid
to connect the mountains to
the sea but now the route is
decidedly for sightseeing. The
best seats are up on the roof,
though the mountain air might
be a bit chilly for some.
5.
WALKING BIKE
Another great hybrid of
human-powered fun is the
Walking Bike, combining
shoes and bicycles for an
artful (if not entirely super-
functional) pedal-driven
machine.