PHOTOGRAPHS:
GRAHAM
MEALAND/TRESCO,
AIR
NEW
ZEALAND,
HMS
DEFINANCE/THE
BOX
PLYMOUTH/
PHOTO BY WAYNE PERRY, ELEKTROFROSCH BERLIN/LUCAS
ADRIAN,
AMTRAK
©/CHUCK
GOMEZ
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SCILLYSUGGESTION
TheScillonianislesof BryherandTresco
arebrieflyconnectedeachyearbya sand
barrevealedat lowtide,hometo a pop-up
festival from 10 April (visitislesofscilly.com).
2
MAKETHEMPROWED
Thissplendidchapis among
19th-centuryships’figureheads
destinedfordisplayin Plymouth’s
newTheBoxMuseum,opening
16 May (theboxplymouth.com).
3
AIRSNOOZEALAND
Fitfulsleep
punctuatedbyseat
backsreclinedonto
kneescouldbe
banishedforthose
turningrighton
long-haulflights,
as AirNewZealand
plansbunkbedsin
economy(airnew
zealand.co.uk).
TRICYCLEFORTWO 4
TheGermanElektro
Frosch(ElectricFrog)is
a microcamperwhose
electricmotorcan
hurtleit to 25mph,
whilehaulinga trailer
witha two-berthtent
inside(elektrofrosch-
berlin.de).
5
RAILFAIR
Americanrailoperator
Amtrakis encouraging
travellersto reducetheir
carbonfootprint,with
newfaresthattrade
flexibilityforlowerbasic
prices (amtrak.com).