Tag Archives: Times

In January 2020, business consultancy firm Deloitte boldly predicted this decade would be the decade of the electric bike. Despite having been first patented in 1895, e-bikes only accounted for a small percentage of total sales of bicycles in the first two decades of the 21st century. They were clunky, unreliable and expensive. But Deloitte predicted that advances in lithium-ion …

Holidomes are most commonly a reminiscence and only a few are left status. Bear in mind the Holidome? They had been inns with enclosed courtyards and large, indoor game centres that integrated tropical-themed décor, kidney-shaped swimming pools, mini-golf, billiard tables, tiki bars, desk tennis and shuffleboard. Within the Seventies, Vacation Inn constructed a lot of those leisure-oriented inns advertised towards …

After suits and begins of so-called revenge journey over the past two years, the pandemic-inspired urge to roam hit its stride this summer time. That’s why I requested L.A. Instances readers — and a couple of of my colleagues — to ship me experiences in their summer time travels. To place it succinctly: I used to be awed by means …