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UNUSUAL WAYS TO TRAVEL

A STRETCH SCOOTER

This is a strange way to travel, because it’s a motorbike that has got a lot

of seats behind it, it has got 25 seats and to be precise it’s as long as a

tennis court, it is 72 foot long. It is called “motorcycle”. It is the largest

motorbike in the world

I think that it is a very interesting way to travel. When I’m 18 I’d like to

hire this motorcycle and go with all my friends around the world


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BEER CANS

This is a boat made of cans, and it is used in Australia. It is certainly, a

strange way to travel. It is typical to do “Can Regattas”. It is ecologic as it

doesn’t use petrol.

If I go to Australia I won’t doubt of going on one of these strange boats.

Many tourists have tried these boats.


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BURRO TAXI

This transport is used in a small town in Málaga, called Mijas. It’s a very

well-known transport and most of people that go and visit Málaga, they go

to Mijas and try the Burro Taxi. I’ve ridden on it and it’s a great

experience. I really recommend this new experience to foreigners or local

people.


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PLASTIC BUBBLE

This type of transport has been used in Miami, although it hasn’t been

very succesful there. A man tried it there and he had finished been

rescued because he got lost, he didn’t know where to go, as he was in the

sea.

I’ve never tried it , but reading this I wouldn’t recommend this curious but

dangerous transport.


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DUKW

This is a bus used in London and it is able to go in the water and on top of

earth. I’ve read articles and many tourists have ridden on it and say that it

is fun!

I am going to London this summer and I am sure that I won’t miss having a

lift on this bus!

by Nicole


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5 strange ways to travel

Built with bamboo sticks together tightly, expedition’s immenserivers cross safely. They are ancestrally used in Asian countries

such as Thailand or Latin America as Peru.

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The pendant train or Schwebebahn, opened in 1901 and with a length

of 13 km, flows mainly suspended above the Wupper river.


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A boat-car.

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It drags a human.


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Beer Bike, or rolling bars.

by Pol

Strange ways of travelling1. Canal Taxi in Bangkok.

River and canal taxis are still an important part of the city transit

system and in many cases are much faster than the gridlocked traffic

on the roads.

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2. Camel Bus

However, its mass transit

classic was the camel bus.

Recently retired, this semi-truck pulled a payload of

passengers on a sloped back

trailer.

3. Maglev Train

His is not your normal train tothe airport. Not only does it

make the 30-kilometre run in just

a matter of minutes, reaching

speeds of up to 431 km per hour.

4 Chiva Express

The Chiva Express is a bus that rides

the rails in Ecuador, taking travellers

up into the Andes on a very scenic

route.


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5. Hovercraft

Suspended on a cushion of air, these crafts offered a smooth ride across

the water.

by Aleix

STRANGE WAYS OF TRAVELLING

BEER BIKE

In this moving bar, you can drink Beer, while you move. This

bar is in the city of Amsterdam. It contains 30 liters of Beer, and

it can carry 18 people, but the people need to do a little

pedaling.


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TRAVEL WITH A FRIDGE

Tony Hawk, burned in 12 may 1968, is an American

professional skateboard. In 1997 he occupies one page in

Guinness World Records, because he traveled for Ireland in afridge.

PAPER BOAT

An engineer from UTC Tottenham made a giant paper boat

with a very very large size. The boat had a length of 3.6

meters, a width of 2 meters and weighing nearly 100 kg.

If the mini version is only made from a sheet of paper, theengineer must prepare a paper about 93 meters, 150 meters

of adhesive and 10 liters of liquid glue.


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AERO X

AEROFLEX make a

new transport

system to fly low-altitude.

It is a real project

and is called Aero X,

but it looks like a

vehicle of a Star

wars film

TOUR BUS

This double bus is a Citroen. It was developed in Paris in the

1950s on a truck chassis Citroën and used as a bus tour in the

French capital.

by Berta


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THE STRANGEST TRANSPORTS

BAMBOO TRAIN

It is in Cambodia, Africa. Known

locally as a nori. Passengers sit onthe ‘train’. Basically just a bamboo

platform, powered by an electric

generator engine.

It travels at up to 40km/h. It is a

cheap way to travel around

Cambodia but don’t expect a

smooth ride while you go through unmaintained railway tracks.

DUKW

It is in London. They are amphibious trucks that were designed by the American

army during World War II to transport equipment and troops over both land and

water.

Nowadays, you can take a trip in a DUKW in central London.The tour will drive

you past London’s famous land marks before it launches in to the River

Thames.

It seems a very funny way to visit London with friends or family.

Monte Toboggan

It is in Madeira. The Monte Toboggansare moved by two men that push thecharts. They are traditionally dressedin white cotton clothes and a Strawhat. They use their rubber-soled bootsas brakes.


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Monte tobogans were once the main mode of transportation for the locals ofMadeira who wanted to go down hill to Funchai.

CHAMPIOT ULTRA

Combining rowing with cycling, the

Champiot Ultra, a quad cycle that relies

on arm power to create the drive. And

it's not just for fun: the manufacturers

cite a long list of ailments it can reduce

the suffering of, including insomnia, gall

bladder stone... It is an ecologic

transport.

JEEPNEY

It is the Philippines. Known as ‘the

undisputed king of the road’ in the

Philippines, the Jeepney is a mammoth

vehicle. When the American troops

pulled out of the Philippines at the end

of World War II, surplus jeeps weregifted to the locals and this is how the

original jeepneys came to being.

TANGAH

It is in Pakistan.

A tangah is a carriage, sitting atop two large woodenwheels (they are not too comfortable). Pulled by one

or two horses. They have a low-glamour, but high

fun factor and have become more widely used in

Pakistan for enjoyment.

They are used normally for tourists, to visit the city.

They’re not the speediest way to travel!

by Carlota


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Dukw is pronounced ‘duck’, are amphibious. You can take a trip in aDukw in central London and into the River Thames to get a view

from the water. They’re the only way to experience the sights of

central London by land and river without leaving the comfort of your

seat!

Totora is a reed, which is grown in Peru, on Lake Titicaca. The Uros

are a group of people who live on the lake on floating islands

fashioned from the reed. They also make Barco de Totora from

bundles of the dried reeds, and these boats have become an icon of

Peru. If you visit Lake Titicaca, the Barco de Totora is a wonderful,

unique method of getting across the vast and beautiful stretch of

water.

STRAINGE WAYS TO TRAVELLING


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You can visit the Madeline Island from Bayfield in the mainland by

ferry during summer and by winter, it turns into a two-mile highway

when the waters of Lake Superior freeze over. But when the ice is

not strong enough to support a vehicle, the Ice Angels are used for

service.

The tram pendan. It is in Germany. The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is

the continent of the only urban railway line suspension, which for

most of its length is 12 m (39 ft) above the Wupper River (10 km or 6

miles). Only the westernmost part works 8 meters (26 feet) above

the streets (3.3 km or 2 miles). This line can be called a

conventional metro line as it is very independent, urban and runs onan advance 4-6 minutes


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Beer Bike, It is a new way of doing

sport, while enjoying the surroundings of a beautiful city. The beerbike is a car with a capacity for about 19 people. A good plan to gowith friends and meet a city. It is also a way to avoid contamination.

by Laia

STRANGE WAYS OF TRAVELLING POWER-PEDAL BEER

Passengers saddle

up and hit the tap

and the pedals at

the same time;

the pedal-

powered idea has

popped up inAmsterdam,

London, San

Francisco,

Minneapolis, and

other cities 'round

the globe.

It is an environmentally friendly transport because people produce energy

by pedalling. It is a great way to transport yourself having a good time


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HOVERCRAFT

The heyday of the

hovercraft has come

and gone. Suspended ona cushion of air, these

crafts offered a smooth

ride across the water.

This is the longest

running commercial

hovercraft ferry.

In my opinion is a good

way to travel into thesea

ICE ANGEL

Madeline Island is the only one

of Wisconsin’s Apostle Islandsthat is inhabited and it is

connected to Bayfield on the

mainland by ferry in the summer

and by a two-mile ice highway in

the winter when the waters of

Lake Superior freeze over.

However, during that transitional

stage, when the ice is not strongenough to support a vehicle, the

connection is serviced by ice

boats with air propellers.

It is a really good transport because in one season is the only transport

that can work


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CHIVA EXPRESS

The Chiva Express is a

bus that rides the rails in

Ecuador, takingtravellers up into the

Andes on a very scenic

route. The rails were

originally laid to connect

the mountains to the

sea but now the route is

decidedly for

sightseeing. The bestseats are up on the roof,

though the mountain air

might be a bit chilly for

some.

If I visit Ecuador , I will travel in Chiva Express. It is an ecologic transport.

MAGLEV TRAIN

This is not your normal trainto the airport. Not only does

it make the 30-kilometre run

in just a matter of minutes,

reaching speeds of up to 431

km per hour, but it rides atop

a powerful magnetic field.

Don’t worry, it won’t pull off

your wristwatch or swipe thecoins out of your pockets,

but it will put a thrill in what

may be the shortest airport

connection you’ll ever

experience. I think Maglev is

one of the best invents of travel, because it is very fast.

by Georgina


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STRANGE WAYS OF TRAVELLING

1.- THRUST SSC

The Thrust SSC is a supersònic car developedin Great Britain. It was the wirst car who

broke the sound barrier with about 1200

km/h. It was drove by a fighter pilot.

Its weigh is about 10 tones and its length is

about 16,5 m.

If you want to see a vídeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhQGCLlJyBY

2.- SUBMARINE

The

submarine

isn’t a daily

human

transport, but

there are

awesome

submarines

like this:

It was made

in Israel in

2016.

3.- SNOW BIKE

The Snow bike is actually a bike adapted to be ride in the Snow. It’s a weird transport because

I’d never seen that before. It hasn’t got any wheels, it has the same mechanism as a Snow

mototcycle but without any motor:

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4.- DOG SLEDS

Dog sleds are usually

a beautifoul way of

transportation. It was

started to use in the10th century. There

are people who races

this. If you want to

travel with this, is

better go during

January and March.

5.- THE ICE ANGEL

The ice angel, is for 22 people inside, without the pilot. Its longes trip was about 4 minutes. It’s

made for ice rescues in Wisconsin.

by Santi

Unusual cars

Apple car

Its operation is controlled by an internal MAC computer. This is

responsible for both driving and dodging obstacles. The interior

compartment is made for extreme comfort of travellers. There are four

innovative tablets to avoid boredom of these. It also has a button

"extreme relaxation" that when pressing a mechanical hands doing a

massage to anyone who wants it arise. After 50 years of exhaustive work,

already you have what would be the most prestigious car ever.


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Water car

The next car is a water model known as "Water Car", and like the car

driving road and can also fly, this car becomes a fast speedboat. It is

certainly one of the most exciting cars that have appeared on the scene in

recent years. It was manufactured in Southern California and is considered

one of the fastest amphibious car in the world. The price of one of these

models is about $ 200,000. They have created various types of the same

car passing through several bodies removed from conventional models.

However, in the end they were left with a sportier version is Python,

which has a body of fiberglass bottom simulating the shape of a boat. By

land you can travel at nearly 200 kilometres per hour and water can take

more than 50 knots, which are almost 100 kilometres per hour. In the

world. The price of one of these models is about $ 200,000.


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Shoe car

The car features leather shoe, it

can carry two passengers to adistance of 250 miles at speeds

up to 30 kilometres per hour

with a single battery charge.

1-B, the flying car

B just bring crowd

funding website

Kick-starter, but

its designer has

built a fully

functional

prototype. It is the

flying car of thefuture. The car has

four fans propulsion to raise the vehicle.

Citroen Tubik

Based on industrial design

Citroen MPV brand has as

modular seats, which canbecome a bed or a table.

Is an even sport car with

an electric motor at each

wheel, allowing

unparalleled control

traction at all four wheels.

By Pau


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3.

CANAL TAXI IN BANGKOK

Bangkok is sometimes called the “Venice of

the East” due to its network of canals. River

and canal taxis are still an important part of

the city transit system and in many cases are

much faster than the gridlocked traffic on the

roads. This particular canal route goes right

through the heart of downtown. Due to the

fluctuating tides and some low bridges, it is

necessary for the boat to “duck” at some

points. The boats will slow at low bridges and

the canvas canopy will drop a bit, forcing all

passengers to crouch for a moment.

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PEDAL-POWERED PUB

Passengers saddle up and

hit the tap and the pedals

at the same time; thepedal-powered idea has

popped up in Amsterdam,

London, San Francisco,

Minneapolis, and other

cities 'round the globe.

2.COCO TAXI

the Tropicalized by Cuba of

mototaxi version. It is a widely

used means of transport in

Havana . Le called coco by having

the same shape as the fruit on a

scooter usually go very fast. As intaxis, the fare depends on the

path and not the number of

passengers.


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by Max

4.CHIVA EXPRESS

the Chiva Express is a busthat rides the rails in Ecuador,

taking travellers up into the

Andes on a very scenic route.

The rails were originally laid

to connect the mountains to

the sea but now the route is

decidedly for sightseeing. The

best seats are up on the roof,

though the mountain air might

be a bit chilly for some.

5.

WALKING BIKE

Another great hybrid of

human-powered fun is the

Walking Bike, combining

shoes and bicycles for an

artful (if not entirely super-

functional) pedal-driven

machine.

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