Cyclist has grand tales to tell after going through 22 countries
KUALA TERENGGANU - After an arduous 16-month solo cycling adventure, pedalling through 22 countries, Sofian Mohd (pic) arrived home with grand tales to tell."I went through extreme temperatures, snow...
View ArticleThe end of free carry-on luggage?
How one airline wants extra cash - plus the rest in this week's transport news.Each week, the BBC Autos editors select their favourite transport-related news stories, features and videos from around...
View ArticleIs it rude to recline your seat?
Flight attendants explain how to rest on a plane - without disrupting neighbours.Envision this scenario: You're sitting on a plane, settling in for an hours-long redeye. You're ready to lean back and...
View ArticleSix straight hours on a night tube
What one writer witnessed on London's new, open-all-night subway service.It is almost midnight at Paddington Station in central London.Everybody is sitting in half-frozen metal chairs in front of the...
View ArticleThe river of 60 million people
Although the Mekong river slides through six countries and various climates, its geographical and spiritual source is said to lie on the high, dry Tibetan plateau.The spiritual source of the MekongThe...
View ArticleA plane 10x faster than Concorde?
Shrinking a flight from London to New Zealand to little under 30 minutes might bend the laws of physics. Jack Stewart investigates an ultra-fast airliner concept.In geography, an antipode of a place on...
View ArticleShanghai-Kunming high-speed rail in full operation
The high-speed rail cuts Shanghai-Kunming travel time from 34 to 11 hoursA major national high-speed railway line, Shanghai-Kunming high-speed rail, which links China's coastal and inland areas, began...
View ArticleCouple travelled from London to Singapore by land
Have you ever thought of making an all-land 70-day, 19,000km trip across 14 countries?That was what Singaporeans Varun Varma, 30, and his wife Neha, 28, decided to do, turning a trip back home from...
View ArticleWoman's efforts to travel the world with her dog goes viral online
In 2000, music group Baha Men released the song 'Who let the dogs out?' but it seems one woman in Europe is out to not only let her dog out, she is bent on bringing it with her around the world."Too...
View ArticleJetstar asks families to give up free flights on CNY eve. Here's how they...
Do you prefer to travel overseas during the Chinese New Year period to escape visitations and other family obligations? You might change your mind after watching this social experiment video released...
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