From its humble beginnings in a San Francisco loft, online property rental platform Airbnb now offers its 60 million users the chance to ‘live’ – even if only for a night – in over 57,000 cities throughout the world. With more and more people booking through Airbnb, and the ever-present importance of having adequate travel insurance in place, it helps…
Blubel is a new handlebar-mounted satnav for cyclists that navigates your every turn and learns from you and the cycling community to find the safest routes. Cyclists have not developed a reliance on satnavs. Maybe we’re creatures of habit who usually stick to the same local routes. Maybe it’s because getting lost by bicycle is rarely the stress it is…
Sherlock is a hidden GPS tracker for bicycles that allows you to locate your bike at any time. Tipping the scales at 50 grams, Sherlock is small enough to be installed easily and securely within the handlebars of your bicycle. Hidden behind plain handlebar plugs, the tracker is invisible to the thief who doesn’t know what he’s looking for. The device matches itself…
With festival season in full flow and British summer doing what it does best, laugh in the face of muddy campsites with this backpack that boasts a built-in chair. The backpack allows you to carry 47 litres of camping gear, and when you are ready to take the weight off, quickly transforms into a comfortable seat measuring 35 x 27…
The number of miles covered by bus services in England outside London has plummeted by many millions over the last decade. By contrast, bus travel in London is on the up accounting for more than half of all bus journeys in England last year. However, some buses on certain routes in London now run at 4 mph, which is a…