Double sit for fat people in airplane.

Maybe it's a little known fact, but the regulations of different airlines require that overweight travellers must to buy pre-emptively two places to be boarded.
Their size, in fact, makes them exceed the space reserved, causing inconvenience to the unlucky traveller seated on his side, as well as potential safety problems.
Lately, the uncomfortable inconvenient has caught the attention of many surfers on the net (and not only) because the passenger obligated to get off the plane just before the take-off was the movie director Kevin Smith (Mallrats, Clerks-Salespersons ). Once landed the bulky "passenger" has spread the news by Twitter.
Thousands of comments have been arising and the news has quickly become a national case forcing the Southwest airline to clarify its position.
What would have happened if it had occurred to an anonymous fat traveller?

Travel is cheaper if you book in advance.

Modern life is a continuous race against time. Always in a hurry to get the train, to accompany children to school, to respect working deadlines, to be able to cook an edible meal in a decent time.
Today, life is not waiting and we are now accustomed to this.
But there is at least one time of the year when you can put all this bustle aside and enjoy a deserved rest: the holidays.
So why not to take a break from all this distress and start since now to consider where we would like to spend our relaxing and delighting days?
We could have some great surprises. According to market research firm Gfk, in fact, advanced booking and early booking, allow to save since 23% on the average price of a week to sea in August in the high season. Not bad at all! Especially considering that you will be more certain to find place available at the destination and in the structure that you prefer.
According to this research, the best month to get some economic benefit is March.
So why not to move immediately and start with our research without waiting the last day. It is true that even last minute (or last second) formulas let as save a lot, but the discount reaches just the 6% and the choice of the destination in these cases is greatly narrowed.
Hurry up therefore, because, you know, the holidays are quick to arrive.

Source: Il Sole 24 Ore di lunedì 15 Febbraio 2010

The Kiwi Bird: let's save them!

Interesting video about the kiwi bird:

Financial Times on high speed trains

FT.COM / UK / Travel times cut on key Europe railway routes
"The new services slashed journey times on key routes across Europe, significantly increasing competition for short-haul air traffic. They follow the annual, co-ordinated Europe-wide change-over of train timetables."

Our mascot! The Kiwi!

I believe that many of you have seen this famous video already: