2020-05-01_Lonely_Planet_Traveller

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).