Traveling in the Future

I was recently looking around online for new technologies related to traveling and how we, as people, like to vacation. Historically, all of us are used to seeing hotels as stagnant places you stay when you visit a place. The only exception to being able to stay in your hotel and still be on vacation would be a cruise ship. Cruise ships offer a mode of transportation, entertainment, and luxury accommodation all in one nice package. However cruise ships aren't always the most popular as some people simply don't like the ocean or boats in general as they can get sea sick. Well if you're one of those people you are going to love this.


(Picture taken from Popular Science)

This ship is called "MobyAir" and you can see why. It resembles a blimp but also a plane or spaceship or something. I really can't put my finger on it but it's a flying luxury hotel. According to the article on Popular Science, it is "the brainchild of Igor Pasternak who works for the privately-funded California firm, Worldwide Aeros Corporation, "

Basically, it's the blimp of the future. It uses helium to keep itself "afloat," so to speak, and will use electric propellers powered by hydrogen fuel cells. It's capacity will be about 250 people and it's top speed is 174mph, but it's range is 6,000 miles. It's pretty much the super blimp and has all the amenities of a luxury hotel including a restaurant, luxury suites, and a casino. All in all, it sounds like a pretty cool way to get where you're going, albeit it will certainly take longer than 10 hours but it follows the spirit of a cruise. It even has an on-board automatic buoyancy-management system that acts like the trim function on an airplane. It will adjust itself based on outside conditions and passenger movement so you will rarely feel a shift and it will be as stable as being on land.


(Picture taken from HowStuffWorks.com)

This article came out in early 2006 and said the expected date for release and completion would be in 2010. I searched and found their website, the link is below and it seems like a really cool idea and one that would really make traveling to your destination 15 hours away by plane a lot more enjoyable when it's spread out over a week and you get to play blackjack on the way there. Did I mention it takes off vertically and needs no runway? Because that's pretty awesome and worth mentioning. I really wanna try this thing! Here's their website with more information and it looks amazing. Last year they started doing flying tests and it looks like it's in its final stages of completion. Can't wait!

Writing into the Future

Hey Everyone,

I was thinking about continuing this blog into the future and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about what I should write about or if I should continue on the same subject. I think travel and new places are inherently interesting and there's always something to write about. Also, in order to build readership I think I'm going to link my blog to Facebook and continue using my social website as a building block. I've been trying to think of ways to get my name out there and Facebook seems to be the most realistic and effective strategy at this point. I have a lot of friends that might be interested in reading but we'll have to see. If anyone has any other suggestions I'm more than willing to listen. Thanks in advance!

Paradise Now Has a Social Website

Hey Everyone,

I recently created a personal page on Webs and here's the link! Enjoy it and post comments or join if you wish.
If you sign up you can also get a webpage and we can share content and comments it's very interesting and very easy. Feel free to write in the guestbook and let me know you visited!

Blog Will Be Over Soon :(

Hey Everyone,

The semester is fast approaching and it's about that time to wrap up the blog. I will probably continue into the future as this has been really fun. But there is a possibility that I won't be blogging at all anymore as school might take over. I hope everyone who has seen it has enjoyed it and it's been a great time. Expect no new posts by next week :(

Awesome Beaches

It's getting towards the end of summer but there's still time to take that one last vacation to an amazing beach before the heat shuts off and the global A/C kicks in. Check out this cool video from Tripfilms showcasing some of the best beaches around for that last summer vacation.

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101 Places You Should NOT Visit Before You Die

Hey Everyone,

So I was thinking...I've only showed you a bunch of places that you SHOULD go and never places that you SHOULDN'T go. Now I believe that everything should be given a chance but alas, not everyone thinks like me. So if you're traveling on a fixed budget or fixed amount of time and you don't want to be wasting either...here's a video from Vimeo that should help. Enjoy! (Disclaimer! These are people's personal opinions and some are not serious. This is more for enjoyment rather than information but it's still very humorous to hear how people talk about where they've been and where they're from.)

101 Places Not To See Before You Die from 101WorstPlaces on Vimeo.

Top 10 Attractions in Rome

I found a video on Metacafe and it's a well-done video about some of the coolest places to visit while in Rome, Italy. It's well done and in HD which is always nice because you get a really good look at what they're talking about instead of the usual blurry pictures. As they say, when in Rome...

Rome, Italy - Top 10 Travel Attractions. Watch more top selected videos about: Travel