Ferrari World

The history of a "myth"

Ferrari World is a Ferrari themed amusement park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The park is situated under a 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) roof making it the largest indoor amusement park in the world. Ferrari World officially opened on November 4, 2010. The theme park is home to Formula Rossa the world's fastest roller coaster.

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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How to shorten the distance

High-speed rail

High-speed rail(HSR) is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions by the European Union include 200 km/h (120 mph) for upgraded track and 250 km/h (160 mph) or faster for new track. In Japan, Shinkansen lines run at speeds in excess of 260 km/h (160 mph) and are built using standard gauge track with no at-grade crossings. In China, high-speed conventional rail lines operate at top speeds of 350 km/h (220 mph),and one Maglev Line in Shanghai reaches speeds of 431 km/h (268 mph). The world record for conventional high-speed rail is held by the V150, a specially configured version of Alstom's TGV which clocked 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on a test run. The world speed record for Maglev is held by the japanese experimental MLX01: 581 km/h (361 mph).

While high-speed rail is usually designed for passenger travel, some high-speed systems also carry some kind of freight service. For instance, the French mail service La Poste owns a few special TGV trains for carrying postal freight.

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High-speed Railroad Map Europe 2009

Life and places

The rhythm of life changes according to the place

The Modern City is the symbol of hectic people's life. Traffic, confusion, stress, job, house..lead the people to be "Fast", and consequently to live "Fast", with unsusteinable rhythm.

Everything becomes faster. This type of City is generally situated in economic developed States.

"Fast rhythm" in the City.

On the contrary there are small villages, situated in wild places, within the nature. In these villages, people's life flows slowly, without stress, confusion...The rhythm is marked by the Nature. Usually this kind of place has not been totally influenced by industrial progress, and it is also situated far from the city.

Mountain village: symbol of "slow life".

Slow Travel

"If we have slow food and slow cities, then why not slow travel?" - Théophile Gautier

Slow Travel is an evolving movement that has taken its inspiration from nineteenth-century European travel writers, such as Théophile Gautier, who reacted against the cult of speed, prompting some modern analysts to ask "If we have slow food and slow cities, then why not slow travel?". Other literary and exploration traditions, from early Arab travellers to late nineteenth-century Yiddish writers, have also identified with slow travel, usually marking its connection with community as its most distinctive feature.

Advocates of slow travel argue that all too often the potential pleasure of the journey is lost by too eager anticipation of arrival. Slow travel, it is asserted, is a state of mind which allows travellers to engage more fully with communities along their route, often favouring visits to spots enjoyed by local residents rather than merely following guidebooks. As such, slow travel shares some common values with ecotourism. Its advocates and devotees generally look for low-impact travel styles, even to the extent of eschewing flying.

Aspects of slow travel, including some of the principles detailed in the Manifesto for Slow Travel, are now becoming to feature in travel writing. The Sloth Club Japan [www.sloth.gr.jp] produced a slow tourism manifesto in 2006 that incorporates culture, fair trade, ecology and spiritual reconnection and regular runs tours along these themes to places like Bhutan.

A new book series launched in May 2010 by Bradt Travel Guides explicitly espouses slow travel ideas with volumes that focus very much on local communities within a tightly defined area, often advocating the use of public transport along the way. Titles include Slow Norfolk and Suffolk, Slow Dorset and Exmoor and Slow North Yorkshire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Movement

http://www.slowtraveleurope.eu/data/downloads/hiddeneurope_25_slowtravel.pdf

http://www.sloth.gr.jp/E-index.htm