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Vang Vieng towards the mountains our bus trip went89

Cat with Nine Lives in Tact: Lao Road Trip

  If I were a cat I reckon I would have used up at least eight of my nine lives on the Lao bus trip from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang. The bus trip is excessively windy, narrow and its scary reputation precedes it. ...

13 comments    laos luang prabang vang vieng
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How to get more people to ride public transportation

Living in the Chicago area, public transportation can be a pain in my ... back! With less people riding the buses, fares are increasing, service is poor, and the schedule is a mess. It could be much better if more people rode public transit in place of driving their personal cars to work. But how to accomplish this is an elusive target. So I figured I would put out my ideas to inspire other to take note and help to change the system.

2 comments    home how transportation
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Is there any wonder people drive, rather than using public transport, in the UK?

As a pedestrian who uses public transport, in the UK, on a daily basis I am exceptionally well qualified to assess its quality. Yes, we have no car and so we walk, use the bus and occasionally travel by...

8 comments    travel car government
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Christmas Ornaments by Profession - Teachers, Bus Drivers, Hairdressers and more professionals

Christmas ornaments by profession - teachers, school bus driver, hair dresser, carpenter, plumber, waitress, nurse, postal worker

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The sad decline in small seaside resorts, on the East Coast of Yorkshire, England

"Withernsea pier was built with wood, steel and iron, back in 1877 at a cost of £12,000 and stood 1,196ft long. The admission price back then was 1 old penny.In October 1880 the ship Saffron hit the centre...

18 comments    children travel fun
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Some ' Cost - Free' Holiday Fun Family Games

When I was a child, we used to call this game –‘Towns and Countries’-but, in recent years it has become ‘Stop the Bus’. It’s still the same game though, with the same fun. This game is...

10 comments    children writing holidays
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HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM?

One evening last week I was queuing in the chip shop. I was at the front of the queue but still had to wait for a new batch of chips to fry. To pass the time I thought I'd have a little game with the girl...

1 comment    joke chips bus stop
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Funchal-Capital of the Island of Madeira

Sao Laurences headland The Island of Madeira is situated in the Atlantic Ocean. It is Portuguese and lies above the Canary Islands, below the Azores and off the North West coast of Africa. The Island's...

5 comments    shopping flowers plants
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Sunrise Photography

Travel to Himalayas to take Sunrise photos. For photography work of sunrise, the photographer must get ready before sunrise. . The main requirement for the good photographs of sunset & sunrise is cloud free...

4 comments    pictures travel vacation
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My trip to Sri Lanka part 2

Next morning we were asked to get ready by 8 AM and to report in the breakfast hall by 8.15 AM. All were present and the program was explained to us. That day we went out for a sight seeing program to Sita...

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