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New York NY: Gotham Air Will Get You There!


When you drive your car or ride a taxi to and from busy JFK and Newark Airports, does the word forever apply? To go those 20 miles by road and tunnel, an hour in jammed, honking travel can seem like eternity.

Now, a Gotham Air chopper, partnered with Helicopter Flight Services, can make the trip in about six minutes. The experience also leaves you fresh to face the flight or day in New York.

As an introduction, the first flight is $99. Thereafter, fees range from $199 to $219, depending on the time of day. The service operates seven days a week, and in bad weather,  offer door to door car service. Taxi fare between airport and city, when tolls and tips are figured in, is about $60. For more info, go to prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-gotham-air
Disneyland CA: Hefner Scooters And So Can You PDF Print E-mail


Recent photos of Hugh Hefner, 87, and his young wife scooting around the Happiest Place on Earth should be an inspiration for other walk-challenged seniors. The wheels help them enjoy hanging out with Mickey and his pals at the Disney parks in California, Florida and other world locations.

For a fee, you can make the hours there less exhausting and more convenient. To rent wheels, the daily price for the visit on an electric scooter is $50, and $12 for a manual wheelchair. In addition to the convenience of your wheels, they also get you to the front of the lines on many Disney attractions. For more information, go to https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/wheelchair-rental/
 
Kamnik, Slovenia: Lone Cyclist Pedals Thru Town PDF Print E-mail

 
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Airport Catnaps $12.50 An Hour PDF Print E-mail


This Middle Eastern airport is not the first to offer small nap spaces. Many Asian terminals have locker-like cocoons for weary travelers. However, Abu Dhabi has a unique, egg-shaped solution for finding resting places.

The available GoSleep pods in the airport waiting area are chairs that convert into flat beds and feature sliding privacy shades that isolate the occupant from noise, light and crowds. For that fee, it may be possible for a person to actually rest in a busy, bustling airport. To misquote Kipling: If you can keep your head down while all around you are screaming theirs off...”

For more information, go to www.abudhabiairport.ae
 
Natural Bridge, Utah: One Of Three Imposing Structures PDF Print E-mail


Now listed as National Monuments, this one on the edge of Lake Powell is a sculpture carved by Mother Nature and well worth the journey. www.visitutah.com/parks-monuments/monuments.../natural-bridges
 
Los Angeles CA: Ride Angel’s Flight For 50¢ PDF Print E-mail


Hyped as The Shortest Railway in the World, visitors can enjoy a quick sightseeing ride up and down this 300-foot LA funicular. It started in the once-uppity Bunker Hill neighborhood in 1901, when local rich people needed to get to the top or bottom on their daily rounds. Today it’s a tourist attraction. It runs from 6:45 am to 10 pm daily. http://angelsflight.org/
 
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