Weekly Travel Theme: Transportation 12-16-2012

The mode of transportation is an often overlooked part of traveling. Many people just want to get to their destination, but how you get there is part of the fun of traveling. When we plan trips, we often look to incorporate various forms of transportation including planes, trains, boats, buses, autos, horses and feet. Here are a few photos of usual and unusual modes of transportation.

These boots are made for walking

 

Don’t want to walk, ride a horse

 

Or horse-drawn carriage

 

Or ride a bike

 

Don’t want to peddle, take a pedicab

 

Or a moped

 

For longer distances ride a bus

 

Or if on a glacier ride the Ice Explorer

 

When the water isn’t frozen take a boat

 

The Vikings built ships for longer distances

 

This boat won’t get you very far, but it’s fun for the canals of Amsterdam

 

The gondola is the Italian version of fun and romantic

 

But if you need to climb a mountain try a different type of gondola

 

For long distances on land go by scenic tour trains

 

Working trains

 

Or high-speed trains

 

Float planes are great for sight-seeing 

 

But for a real out-of-this world experience you would need a Space Shuttle