Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers en Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:51:00 -0400 Bangkok's new Ball-game http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/techno-stuff/article/bangkoks-new-ball-game/ Bangkok's new network of sky-trains, underground trains, river ferries and dedicated bus lanes...   Gone are the days when getting around Bangkok meant hours stuck in tightly gridlocked traffic. The city’s new network of sky-trains, underground trains and river ferries, all connected at interchanges, makes getting around this sprawling city a breeze. From August 2008, the system will be augmented by a fleet of state-of-the-art buses running in dedicated lanes. Here are ten suggestions for things to do and see using Bangkok’s new transport network, as well as some tips for easy travel. 

 

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]]> Graham Simmons Thailand Cities Cultural Travel Destination Travel Business Travel Socially Aware Travel Train Journeys Techno-stuff Travel Tips By: Graham Simmons Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:52:00 -0400 Did UFOs visit China? http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/techno-stuff/article/did-ufos-visit-china/ Archaeologists have yet to determine the origin of the bizarre bronze artefacts in Sichuan's...                                                                                                            Sanxingdui, near Chengdu (Sichuan, China) is home to a mind-boggling museum of bronze artefacts unearthed in China between 1986 and 2001. These remarkable figurines look as though they could have come from Mayan sources, or directly out of Star Wars. Just where the designs come from is as yet a total mystery; even more mysterious is why Sanxingdui, just an hour by road from Chengdu (the capital of Sichuan province) is not more widely known

]]> Graham Simmons China Cultural Travel Destination Travel Techno-stuff By: Graham Simmons Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:07:00 -0400 By EOS along the Great Ocean Road http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/techno-stuff/article/by-eos-along-the-great-ocean-road/ Test-driving a gutsy Volkswagen EOS convertible along Victoria’s Ocean Road is a real challenge. Test-driving a gutsy Volkswagen EOS convertible along Victoria’s Ocean Road is a real challenge. The challenge comes not from the car itself, with its fine engineering and road-handling capabilities, but from the host of things to see and do along the way – from super-scenic seascapes and forest panoramas to classic pubs, top restaurants and quirky art galleries.

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]]> Graham Simmons Australia Victoria Road-trips Techno-stuff Motoring Stories By: Graham Simmons Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:55:00 -0400 From Bangalore to Bengaluru http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/techno-stuff/article/from-bangalore-to-bengaluru/ Back to the future in India's IT hub In November 2006 Bangalore, the “outsourcing capital of the world”, reverted to its pre-colonial name of Bengaluru. Its main thoroughfare MG Road is a foretaste of the new urban India, with strips that would rival anything in Manhattan. But those seeking to outsource IT work to Bengluru should be SUPER-careful of what they are getting into.

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