Hello Community,
Visiting any foreign country we are looking forward to open something new and amazing for ourselves.
Culture, food, traditional cloth, language....and what about types of transport?
Getting around abroad doesn’t have to be all about cars, trains, buses and bikes, it is so well - known and boring.
So I would like to present you SEVEN UNIQUE AND COOL TYPES OF TRANSPORT in the world.
Visiting any foreign country we are looking forward to open something new and amazing for ourselves.
Culture, food, traditional cloth, language....and what about types of transport?
Getting around abroad doesn’t have to be all about cars, trains, buses and bikes, it is so well - known and boring.
So I would like to present you SEVEN UNIQUE AND COOL TYPES OF TRANSPORT in the world.
TAXI TUK- TUK, THAILAND
The first motorized there wheeler car TUK- TUK was renamed by the tourist because of engine sound to be TUK - TUK. The pioneer motorized three weepers car were imported from Japan to Thailand for approximately 50 years ago.
TUK- TUK became national symbol of Thailand .
It can carry 2- 3 passengers. The tail gate can be opened giving you extra space for carrying goods. There are 35 000 TUK- TUK in the street of Thailand.
You can take TUK- TUK and without doubts it delivers you to the necessary place in time and with fresh air.
Enjoy!
DOG SLEDS, ALASKA
Imagine drifting across a white canvas of snow as a troop of husky dogs pulls your sledge – it’s like something from a Christmas movie.
It is certainly an amazing and unique journey.
For most Alaskan locals this isn’t a day-to-day way of getting around, but for tourists it’s a special way to travel, and something you can’t do in many other parts of the world.
Come to Alaska for sledding in January-March, as lack of snow in the summer means you’re likely to be pulled by the dogs on a wheeled sledge.
Enjoy!
It is certainly an amazing and unique journey.
For most Alaskan locals this isn’t a day-to-day way of getting around, but for tourists it’s a special way to travel, and something you can’t do in many other parts of the world.
Come to Alaska for sledding in January-March, as lack of snow in the summer means you’re likely to be pulled by the dogs on a wheeled sledge.
Enjoy!
VESPA SCOOTER, ITALY
Vespa is the most popular scooter worldwide, born in1946 by Piaggio in Pontedera, Italy, still manufactured today.
During the second world war, Piaggio factory, an aircraft manufacturing company, was completely destroyed by bombing. Because of post war economic crises, Piaggio left producing airplanes and decided to manufacture a cheap vehicle for all poor Italian people that couldn’t buy a car.
It was an extraordinary success!!!!!!
Later, Piaggio gave to Corradino D’Ascanio, an aeronautical engineer, the task to design a cheap, robust, and easy to drive for both men and women, vehicle. D’Ascanio designed a revolutionary vehicle that had nothing in common with any other motorcycles on the market.
The name Vespa come from an exclamation of the president, Mr. Enrico Piaggio when he saw the first Vespa “is it a wasp?” Because of its shape and noise of the 2 stroke engine.
It is obvious, that the design of body is part of chassis and come from aircraft technology.
Enjoy!
During the second world war, Piaggio factory, an aircraft manufacturing company, was completely destroyed by bombing. Because of post war economic crises, Piaggio left producing airplanes and decided to manufacture a cheap vehicle for all poor Italian people that couldn’t buy a car.
It was an extraordinary success!!!!!!
Later, Piaggio gave to Corradino D’Ascanio, an aeronautical engineer, the task to design a cheap, robust, and easy to drive for both men and women, vehicle. D’Ascanio designed a revolutionary vehicle that had nothing in common with any other motorcycles on the market.
The name Vespa come from an exclamation of the president, Mr. Enrico Piaggio when he saw the first Vespa “is it a wasp?” Because of its shape and noise of the 2 stroke engine.
It is obvious, that the design of body is part of chassis and come from aircraft technology.
Enjoy!
BAMBOO TRAIN, CAMBODIA
Those with a strong constitution may want to ride a Cambodian bamboo train – known locally as a nori. Passengers sit on a makeshift bamboo ‘train’ (basically just a bamboo platform) powered by an electric generator engine, perched just inches above the railway tracks and travelling at up to 40km/h.
But the fares are low and this is a once in a lifetime experience, as all the locals use them for getting around.
Enjoy!
But the fares are low and this is a once in a lifetime experience, as all the locals use them for getting around.
Enjoy!
BARCO DE TOTORA, PERU
Totora is a reed which is grown in Peru, most notably 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’re visiting Lake Titicaca, the Barco de Totora is a wonderful, unique method of getting across the vast and beautiful stretch of water.
Enjoy!
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’re visiting Lake Titicaca, the Barco de Totora is a wonderful, unique method of getting across the vast and beautiful stretch of water.
Enjoy!
MONTE TOBOGGAN, MADEIRA
Monte toboggans came to being in the 19th century, as a fast way of getting down the hill from Monte to Funchal.
Pick up a toboggan at the bottom of the stairs leading to the Nossa Senhora do Monte Church. Once you’ve climbed into the wicker sledge, two drivers will steer you down the narrow, winding streets to Funchal at up to 48km/h.
It’s an extraordinary and exhilarating experience, you should it try approximately once in your life.
Enjoy!
Pick up a toboggan at the bottom of the stairs leading to the Nossa Senhora do Monte Church. Once you’ve climbed into the wicker sledge, two drivers will steer you down the narrow, winding streets to Funchal at up to 48km/h.
It’s an extraordinary and exhilarating experience, you should it try approximately once in your life.
Enjoy!
JEEPNEY, PHILIPPINES
Jeepney is a mammoth vehicle.
When the American troops pulled out of the Philippines at the end of World War II, surplus jeeps were gifted to the locals and this is how the original jeepneys came to being.
The Filipinos stripped them down, added roofs for shade and used them to re-establish public transport in the country. Nowadays, brightly decorated jeepneys are a symbol of Philippine culture and the most popular way of getting around in the country.
Try it and you never forget driving on Jeepney...
Enjoy!
Jeepney is a mammoth vehicle.
When the American troops pulled out of the Philippines at the end of World War II, surplus jeeps were gifted to the locals and this is how the original jeepneys came to being.
The Filipinos stripped them down, added roofs for shade and used them to re-establish public transport in the country. Nowadays, brightly decorated jeepneys are a symbol of Philippine culture and the most popular way of getting around in the country.
Try it and you never forget driving on Jeepney...
Enjoy!