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World’s Largest Open-Air Gondola Opens in French Alps

World’s Largest Open-Air Gondola Opens in French Alps

Travel technology: This could be the shortest five minute ride of your life, or the longest. It’s the new aerial tram in Tignes, France, the largest and highest in the world, with spaces atop the cabin for 360-degree open-air views. Simply, it’s breathtaking, and we’re not just talking about it’s altitude, 9,914 feet (3,032 meters),
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Travel Technology: Fly Over Paris Virtually

Travel Technology: Fly Over Paris Virtually

Fly over Paris in a high-tech jetpack, past the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Champs Elysees and other famous landmarks and sites. It’s a dream come true, and the latest bit of travel technology to appeal to both tourists and residents of the City of Lights. The jetpack is real, as are the
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World’s First Solar-Powered Road Opens

World’s First Solar-Powered Road Opens

Travel technology: the world’s first solar-powered road has opened in a small village in France, and there’s a solar road test project in the USA. The solar road in Normandy is paved with more than 30,000 square feet of solar panels which are specially reinforced to take the weight of cars and trucks, including big
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Travel deals for 2013 to book now: Legoland, cruises, Eurail passes, more

Travel deals for 2013 to book now: Legoland, cruises, Eurail passes, more

The song tells us there’s no place like home for the holidays, especially now that it’s too late to book an affordable getaway holiday airfare or hotel.  But you can cash in now on these travel deals for 2013.  Even the Grinch would approve. Theme parks — LEGOLAND — Even though the new Legoland Hotel
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ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 25+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer. ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is the Immediate Past President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA) and an active member of the North American Travel Journalists Assn. (NATJA) and the North American Snowsports Journalists Assn. (NASJA). Contact me at evelyn@ecoxplorer.com. Copyright (C) Evelyn Kanter

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