Listing the travel destinations of the year is an enjoyable early-January exercise by newspapers and magazines. These choices can be a useful guide to travel trends, drawing on travel agents’ data or cultural and sporting events to come. I have a favorite list, which doesn’t seem to attract so much attention in the UK. That… Continue reading
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Birmingham receives double tourist boost
I cannot fathom why Birmingham is routinely mocked, if only in fun. The city centre is grandly impressive, with powerful, restored old buildings such as City Hall, integrated across a great European style piazza with Symphony Hall and the conference centre, leading through to the resplendent canal district. The mistakes – the Bull Ring and the cramped… Continue reading →
Toyota and Tesla Motors testing electric car
Tesla Roadster photo credit: exfordy Toyota and Tesla Motors have built and are testing an electric car, just months after they announced they would collaborate. In May Toyota said it was investing $50 million in the electric car maker Tesla. Building Toyota electric vehicle (EV) prototypes with Tesla power trains has been undertaken quickly and… Continue reading →