Travel

Unusual campervans for life on the road
January 17, 2019

If your travel plans for 2019 include a trip by campervan, feast your eyes on the Nimbus - a hybrid electric people carrier that combines styling elements of the iconic Airstream trailer and VW kombi van to produce a design far more radical than anything on the market today. Boasting far more window area, interior space and ground clearance...

Cyclone offers cycling soundtrack
January 9, 2019

Cycling can be better with music, but earphones make it harder to hear the traffic around you on the road. The Cyclone is a shock-proof speaker designed to fit inside a water bottle cage. A rechargeable battery provides up to six hours of continuous music playback and its Bluetooth connectivity works at a distance of up to 10 metres from...

Xmas stocking special: Barefoot shoes
December 7, 2018

Last summer might seem like a distant memory, but take a moment to remember the pleasures barefoot walking - a pursuit made considerably easier in some environments by Nakefit - easily-removable stickers that are waterproof and protect against slipping, cuts...and hot sand. Barefoot running Barefoot runners land on the middle or front of...

However you travel, this phone case has you covered
October 19, 2018

It doesn't matter how you travel, your iPhone is at risk of suffering a cracked screen if dropped. It's the reason British start-up Mous has devised a seemingly indestructible range of smartphone cases. Mous made a name for itself by dropping phones protected by its cases from 15m cranes and out of helicopters after deciding that slim...

Free urban public transport is spreading
October 19, 2018

The French channel port of Dunkirk has recently introduced free public transport for all, and in so doing joins an increasing number of cities seeking to reduce car dependency and tackle deadly air pollution. With its metropolitan population of 200,000, Dunkirk becomes the largest city in Europe to offer free public transport via its fleet...