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Speed Limit - 10 Miles Per Hour
Air Travel
by Glenn H. Kipps
The year was 1900. Henry Ford and Ransom Eli Olds had their cars on the road, and the speed limit for this new mode of transportation was 10 miles per hour. Just imagine...
- 9 hours to travel across New Jersey's 90 miles. (Today... about 1-1/2 hours)
- 30 hours to travel across the central part of Virginia's 300 miles. (Today... about 5 hours)
- 31 hours to travel across Pennsylvania's 310 miles (Today... about 5 hours)
- Cross country ... forget it! We're talking about 300 hours nonstop!
And that's by car. Now go back a little further to the horse and buggy days, and a lot further to the covered wagon days, and it becomes obvious that - by comparison - we are living in an era when our country has become much like our "backyard."
Ski North America's #1 Resort
Destinations
By Henry Schlee
Looking for a truly top class ski holiday? You should include Whistler, BC, in your shortlist. Two soaring mountains with the highest vertical drop in North America (over a mile), over 8000 acres of marked trails, 33 lifts - mostly high-speed quads and untold off-piste options make for an unparalleled skiing experience. But the charm of Whistler extends well beyond the downhill ski-ing terrain. Many people reckon it is one of the world's top dining spots for its size. There are at least 15 restaurants in Whistler that offer distinctive gourmet cuisine rivalling the best in the world's largest cities. Add in the excellent groomed cross-country trails around Lost Lake and you have something for everyone.
Several Facts to Obtaining Cheap Airfares
Air Travel
By Corsa Dirfes
Airfares
Need a vacation but dont want to stay around town? Want to go somewhere exotic, somewhere different? Want to fly but worried about the airfare? Sourcing the cheapest airfare available has been made easier with competition growing between travel agencies as people realize that a vacation need not be all that expensive. Airfare can be a hindrance to the best of vacation plans but it need not be. With so many travel companies vying for your business securing cheaper airfare is a given!
Richmond and Salem
See America First
By Glenn H. Kipps
Thinking about those pristine lakes in Richmond, Australia, where the trout run freely, and experienced and trusted fishing guides teach you no-fail tips and centuries-old fishing secrets? ...or, for the kids, the "Zoodoo Park, where alpacas, bison, camels, llamas and miniature horses roam? Empty pockets right now? Why not visit Richmond, Virginia while you're waiting. There you can feel the presence of Patrick Henry's famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death," at St. John's Church.
Worcester and Killarney
See America First
By Glenn H. Kipps
Perhaps you have been dreaming of being present when the cathedral city of Worcester, England joins with Gloucester and Hereford for the Three Choir Festival with its "music across the centuries". Can't manage it this year? Why not visit Worcester, Massachusetts - which got the nickname "Wormtown" because of its underground musical subculture. Worcester boasts of one of the nation's first and most beautiful major parks - Elm Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, a designer of Central Park in Manhattan. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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