Are you "in" with The In Crowd? Do you know every latest dance? When you're in with The In Crowd, it's easy to find a hidden restaurant.* New York is the place that never sleeps, is sometimes confusing and maybe a bit too artsy, and is certainly in with The In Crowd. We love it.…
Plastics. Carbon fibre. Airloys. Atomic layer deposition. Nano putty. Aerogel. Memory foam. Metalized polyethylene terephthalate. Your travel future relies on the space-age materials listed above. They play their part in making planes, trains and automobiles better, lighter, stronger and faster. Why does this matter to you? Both American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic recently signed deals…
Who hasn't - at least once - dreamt of basking in the sun in Saint-Tropez? Since the 50's, it has always represented the universal ideal in luxury, culture and aspirations.
Well, for those in the mood and in the position to do so, you'll be thrilled that the Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière will…
War is hell. There have been too many. But, humans always find a way to pick themselves up, dust themselves off and start again. After the end of the First World War, during the euphoria following one of the most awful periods of world history, the Pau-Somport rail tunnel had been driven beneath the Pyrenees…
Well, finally! It's back to the future, kids. For those of us who were too young or too poor to be able to fly on the sadly-missed Concorde supersonic jet, pay attention. United Airlines have put in a conditional order this week for 15 Overture jets from BOOM Supersonic. This is a big deal, in…
Chances are, when you think of visiting Europe, you usually will choose France, Italy, Spain or - recently - Croatia. They are the natural choices. But it's likely that you haven't given too much thought to Albania. While not a full member of Europe yet, many Europeans consider it as such. The country is Southeastern…
First, they want an Xbox. Then they want a car. And now they want to roller-skate in an airport! What's next? Well, the rather great TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in New York (we wrote about them here) are actually featuring exactly that - A 50-minute skating session costs $20 per adult and $16 for…
The Covid-19 pandemic has made a disaster of much of the world's economies. With no-one buying - even if they want to - businesses have either hung on by a shoestring or have gone out of business entirely.
One of the most effected has been travel. In some cases, sales for some of these companies have…
Almost everyone loves a cruise. The sea, the waves, romance. Even if you get seasick, the allure is strong.
Cruise lines are very smart and very alert to what people want on a cruise.
One constant is booze. There would be no cruise without booze.
But check out these on-board bars that take it to another level. Pull…
Let's face it - finding travel deals is not easy. There are not enough hours in the day for most of us. And it's a moving target. Well, let's give a big thank you to our affiliate friends CheapAir.com have created their annual Cheapair 2021Annual Airfare Study. You don’t have to feel stymied by convoluted…
Are you tired of the same old holiday? That is, sitting on the beach, looking at statues, ziplining, etc?
Do you fancy yourself as a cowboy? If so, then we have some ideas for you.
There are places around the world where you can stay at a ranch, rustle cows and wear a hat. But, if that…
I've suffered for my art. Now it's your turn.
Hope springs eternal when it comes to budding entrepreneurs. "Build it, and they will buy it."
But sometimes, maybe not. There is a museum in Miami focused on vehicles that, on balance, just did not make it. And the museum is a rollicking fun-filled afternoon of almost-rans and…
Ahhh, New York. The city that never sleeps. But fear not, you won't have any sleeping problems whatsoever when you stay at the Walker Hotel Tribeca. An established hotel for decades, the property has had a complete refresh: clean design, minimalist décor, an excellent location (Tribeca is one of NYC's hippest destinations) and prices that…
We here at Matouring have often written about the wonders and the practicalities of rail travel. Much of the world uses it as the default mode of travel. But the United States has still not caught on to this global way-of-life. Like it or not, the United States has a big transportation problem. According to…
As of this writing, the past few years have been tumultuous, to say the least. Between pandemics, anger in the streets, despicable political maneuvering and change in almost every country, the world is not the one we that thought we knew. One such event was Brexit. For those not aware, this was an event that…
A mysterious group of ancient monuments first discovered in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s, known as mustatials, predate the first Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge by over 2,000 years, making them the world’s oldest ritual landscape, archaeologists now say. Scattered across 77,000 square miles of desert in northwest Arabia, the mustatils (the name comes from the…
We here at Matouring just love technology and science. Everyday there is something new to boggle our minds. Lately we have been spending some time reading "The God Equation by Michio Kaku." Mind-blowing, to say the least. "When Newton discovered the law of gravity, he unified the rules governing the heavens and the Earth. Since…
Archaeologists and other scientists are beginning to unravel the story of our most intimate technology: clothing. They’re learning when and why our ancestors first started to wear clothes, and how their adoption was crucial to the evolutionary success of our ancestors when they faced climate change on a massive scale during the Pleistocene ice ages.…
A traveler's dream is to find an honest, unspoiled and inexpensive place to go. As the world gets smaller, this remit gets harder to fill. But, read below about Namibia. You might be delighted.
"Arguably Namibia’s main attraction is nature—it’s a country of spectacular scenery and plentiful wildlife, from camping amidst the stunning orange dunes of…
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