If you see a motorbike driving along the road without a rider, don’t feel you need to pop into Specsavers. You’ve just seen the future of motorbike riding. Or at least BMW’s version of the future. The German auto goliath…
Taxi Ranks Head Skyward
‘Your taxi will be with you in five minutes. The pilot’s name is Steve’. Those conversations could soon be happening if a Bristol start up is successful in getting its flying air taxi service off the ground. The company, called…
No More Burning Oil. Vespa Goes Electric.
Vespa scooters have been a regular feature on our roads since the 1940s. Anybody passing them today – particularly an older model – will notice that they, well, smell. Depending on your age, that smell of hot oil may bring…
Can We Use Your House For A Team Bonding Moment?
How big is your house? We only ask as we saw that Airbnb is now trying to find accommodation providers who can host offsite meetings! For the casual observer this seems like quite a leap for the company to take…
Make Way Please. Commuter Coming Through
Which side will you be on in the scooter war? What? You didn’t know there’s one on the horizon? Initial skirmishes have already broken out in the US which are predicted to turn into full scale battles, which are then…
The Holiday’s Over, Now You Just Need To Get Home!
Just when you thought it was safe to travel again; don’t. Strange advice from a company that has travel in its title but word has it that the travel chaos that affected so many of us in August is set…
Around The World In Eighty Gin & Tonics
If you love gin and love travelling then you could be in luck. A company called Inception Group is looking for a global ambassador that they can send around the world drinking gin as they go. Is there a catch?…
Probably The Best Waterfall-Powered Pub In The World
Danish brewer Carlsberg is rightly famous for its advertising campaigns. Its straplines such as ‘probably the best lager in the world’ and ‘if Carlsberg did…’ are pretty iconic. So we were intrigued to see that the brewery had turned its…
British Teenagers Get Onboard Before Its Too Late
The EU is so worried about ‘misinformation about Europe’ that its offering 15,000 young people the chance to travel across Europe – for free. Whether all those teenagers crisscrossing the Continent will fix the problem the organisers aren’t saying but…
Ola, Taxi Driver
Ola is Spanish for ‘hello’ but those living in South Wales might soon be saying it when ordering a taxi. Confused? So will the cabbie. A new ride hailing service called Ola has chosen South Wales as the first region…