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Jolta is poised to give a jolt to the electric vehicle industry as the first dealership for all things EV, including cars and motorcycles, scooters and bikes, on-premises charging stations and installation services for home or office. It’s an entirely new concept in mobility, opening this fall in Miami, the first of a national network
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If you’ve been dreaming of getting away, consider the Caribbean, where islands are re-opening to tourism and offering special programs to entice visitors back, plus new procedures designed to keep everybody safe and healthy. Here’s what’s happening on six popular island destinations, alphabetically, because that’s the only fair way, with information from the Caribbean Tourism
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JetBlue isn’t about to change its name to JetGreen, but new sustainability efforts are enhancing its reputation as an eco-friendly brand with a commitment to the environment. Jetblue is the first US airline to pledge to offset all the carbon produced by its domestic flights starting in July 2020. To do this, it has partnered
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If your are housebound and travel-deprived, don’t despair, because can travel the world virtually. Visit US national parks, specific cities and the their museums, track wildlife in Africa and so much more, all without leaving home and without a US Passport Most are FREE, but some of these tours are ticketed, for about the same
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National Park Week 2020 is April 18-23. Normally, this includes FREE admission and a long list of special programs. But the Coronavirus pandemic has closed the parks, so the special programs are online, FREE, and admission from your computer also is FREE. There’s a different online theme for each day of National Park Week 2020.
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Coronavirus has prompted the abrupt shutdown of major ski/snowboard resorts throughout North America and likely the end of the 2019/2020 season. Many resorts have shut down despite ample snow conditions that would have us busy schussing and riding until mid-April. Name your favorite area in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, California, Vermont and even Canada, it’s likely
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Travel Technology: The newest thing in cruising is a bracelet made of recycled ocean plastic that literally opens doors. This eco-chic wearable technology is loaded with high-tech smarts that serves at a room key, let’s you back on board after a shore excursion, pinpoints your location for delivery of an ice cream shake at poolside
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Super Bowl 2020 is going green and eco-friendly with sustainable, recyclable, compostable bamboo beverage cups and straws. The eco-friendly cups and straws will be used by PepsiCo, the official soft drink of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday February 2, 2020 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, which has banned plastic. The sustainable cups and
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Dozens of new vehicle models are in the pipeline by 2025, nearly all of them electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid, in all shapes, sizes and prices. It’s more a reaction to mandated emission cuts coming to Europe in 2021 than it is to buyer demand in Europe or in the USA. Here’s what’s in the
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It’s one of the most popular and iconic songs of the Christmas season. There’s an interesting story behind the creation of Silent Night, Holy Night, celebrated each Christmas Eve in the tiny chapel in the Austrian Alps where it was first performed 201 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1818. The village is Oberndorf, near Salzburg.
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