Category Archives: transportation

The teen who came to Spain’s Canary Islands on top of a tanker’s rudder: ‘After the seventh day, we lost hope’ | El País

Posted on December 16, 2020 by agogo22

The 14-year-old from Nigeria shares with EL PAÍS his first-hand account of his 15-day odyssey from Lagos to the archipelago MARÍA MARTÍN 16 DEC 2020 – 08:30 CET After a dinner of vegetables and cookies, Prince, a 14-year-old from Nigeria … Continue reading →

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Schwebebahn: Why Wuppertal’s Trains Are Much Cooler Than Yours

Posted on August 18, 2020 by agogo22

Wuppertal has possibly the world’s most badass public transport: a 120-year-old swingin’ suspension railway. But the question is: why? When everyone else was busy building trams and undergrounds, what made Wuppertal say “NOPE”, and build this instead? *** Tom Scott … Continue reading →

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Around the World in So Many Ways

Posted on December 30, 2019 by agogo22

Buckle up. In this reel, we’re cruising the canals of Holland’s Little Venice, we’re riding with an all-female motorcycle club in New Orleans, and we’re boarding the Scottish airline Loganair for the shortest flight in the world.

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Cities in Focus | Los Angeles Metro: Promoting Mass Transit

Posted on December 9, 2019 by agogo22

For Los Angeles Metro, marketing isn’t just about increasing the bottom line. It’s about reducing traffic, cleaning the air and making people’s commutes in this auto-clogged city a bit less stressful.

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Wanis Kabbaj: What a driverless world could look like

Posted on March 31, 2017 by agogo22
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Everything is Incredible

Posted on November 13, 2012 by agogo22

Everything is Incredible from Tyler Bastian on Vimeo.

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Posted on October 28, 2012 by agogo22

WhiteCliffs – Dover TimeLapse from Mattia Bicchi Photography on Vimeo.

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Tsunami ghost ship spotted off the coast of British Columbia

Posted on March 24, 2012 by agogo22
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Posted on March 3, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on THECULTKID:
A few weekends ago, my friends and I decided to head up North for the hot air balloon festival. This year is the 17th Hot Air Balloon Festival, held in Clark, Pampanga. It was coined as…

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Brazil’s Olympian Task: Cleaning Junkyard Airports Before the Games – WSJ.com

Posted on March 1, 2012 by agogo22

A decaying Douglas C-47 in Tabatinga BRASÍLIA—Getting Brazil’s overcrowded airports ready to play host to soccer’s 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games has run into an unexpected obstacle: airplane cemeteries on the tarmac. At airfields from the muggy … Continue reading →

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Before the flood: New York City is just beginning to gird for the ‘100-year storm,’ if it’s not already too late | Capital New York

Posted on February 12, 2012 by agogo22

Before the flood: New York City is just beginning to gird for the ‘100-year storm,’ if it’s not already too late | Capital New York.

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