Skip to content

MuseumBus-Syd

Blog about unusual modes of transport

  • Home
  • About
  • Unusual transport
    • Asian transportation Tuk-tuk
    • Jeepney, the symbol of the Philippines
    • Matatu: the Kenyan way of a shuttle bus
    • The Amazing Cable Cars of Valparaiso
    • Water transport
    • Rail transport
  • Contact
    • twitter
    • facebook
    • instagram

Author: Verrill Norman

  • Home
  • Verrill Norman
  • Page 2

Culinary tourism in Australia

  • About
  • Different World
  • The Unusual of Travel
Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

Australian cuisine is very diverse, often combining the culinary traditions of other countries. All travellers to the continent are likely to sample the local cuisine,…

Read More

7 Australian places to see

  • About
  • Different World
  • The Unusual of Travel
Posted on April 17, 2023April 19, 2023

The landscape of Australia is so interesting and diverse that it attracts travellers from all over the world. You can plan your own holiday or…

Read More

Toboggan

  • Different World
  • The Unusual of Travel
Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022

If you appreciate feeling like a child again then make sure to check out the cable car ride near Funchal. It’s been described as the…

Read More

Gondel

  • Different World
  • The Unusual of Travel
  • Water transport
Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022

The most famous boat in the world, featured in romantic novels and movies, has a long history which makes it all the more special. A…

Read More

Dog sledding in Alaska

  • About
  • Different World
  • The Unusual of Travel
Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022

Alaska’s population is small over a very large geographic area, so geographic differences mean that no single transportation strategy works for the state as a…

Read More

The world’s shortest subway: Haifa’s unique subway

  • Different World
  • Rail transport
Posted on October 23, 2022December 30, 2022

The Carmelite subway in Haifa is a unique place! It is the only underground means of public transportation in all of Israel.

Read More

A magnetic cushion train

  • Different World
  • Rail transport
Posted on February 20, 2022December 30, 2022

Magnetic cushion trains, maglevs, are the fastest type of ground-based public transport. Although only three small tracks have been put into operation so far

Read More

Bamboo railroad

  • Different World
  • Rail transport
Posted on September 8, 2021December 30, 2022

The railroad in Cambodia was in a sad state for many decades. Trains seldom traveled between settlements. Trains were constantly breaking down and derailing.

Read More

Floating bus – the most unusual public transport

  • Water transport
Posted on August 5, 2021November 22, 2022

Looking at such an unusual form of public transport, one wonders whether it is a bus or a ship. But, in fact, it can safely be called both

Read More

Suspended tramway

  • Rail transport
Posted on August 4, 2021November 22, 2022

The Wuppertal Suspension Railway was opened on March 1, 1901 – 120 years ago. Since then a lot of water has flowed into the Wuppertal over which it passes

Read More

Posts navigation

Older
Next

Recent Posts

  • Iсebreakers: How Ships Make Their Way Through the Iсe
  • Mini-Trains in Amusement Parks: Attraсtions and Transportation in One
  • Airships: The Return of Retro-Air Transport
  • The History of the Asian Tuk-Tuk: A Unique Mode of Transport
  • The History of Cable Cars

Categories

  • About
  • Different World
  • Rail transport
  • The Unusual of Travel
  • Water transport

Archives

  • December 2024
  • April 2024
  • January 2024
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • April 2023
  • December 2022
  • October 2022
  • February 2022
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • March 2021
  • December 2020
  • July 2020
  • November 2015

Stay Connected

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

OUR BLOG

  • Iсebreakers: How Ships Make Their Way Through the Iсe December 23, 2024
  • Mini-Trains in Amusement Parks: Attraсtions and Transportation in One December 23, 2024
  • Airships: The Return of Retro-Air Transport December 23, 2024
  • The History of the Asian Tuk-Tuk: A Unique Mode of Transport April 8, 2024
  • The History of Cable Cars April 8, 2024
  • Underwater wonders: an excursion into the world of underwater vehicles January 30, 2024
  • Family on the Move: Strategies for Enjoyable Family Travel January 26, 2024

Categories

  • About
  • Different World
  • Rail transport
  • The Unusual of Travel
  • Water transport

Quick links

  • Asian transportation Tuk-tuk
  • Jeepney, the symbol of the Philippines
  • Matatu: the Kenyan way of a shuttle bus
  • The Amazing Cable Cars of Valparaiso

Since the invention of the wheel, mankind has been doing everything possible to walk as little as possible. By the 21st century, it has learned to cover any distance at unimaginable speeds in every possible direction. And sometimes it chooses to do this in very ingenious ways.

Copyright © 2025 MuseumBus-Syd All Rights Reserved