Australian Abroad

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

New Photos of Boston and Paris are up!

New photos are up on the top of the Australian Abroad blog and my following websites:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anaustralianabroad/

http://aus-abroad.tumblr.com/

Not Just Cats who are Having Lasers Shined at Them

While the previous post made a joke of cats fascination with lasers, The Economist has released a troubling article on the current trend in Canada and the United States for people/criminals to shine lasers at aeroplanes which are landing. The number of aircraft getting "hit" with lasers jumped 25% to 229 last year in Canada and from a staggering 2,836 in 2010 to 3,592 in 2011 in the United States. While the act can come with up to a C$100,000 ($98,000) fine and/or up to five years in prison under the Aeronautics Act in Canada many people are continuing to do it.

I say lets leave the laser pointing just for playing with cats. Endangering peoples lives is no joke!

Funny Travel Photo of the Week

Monday, June 4, 2012

New exhibition at The Hole Gallery

The Hole Gallery on the Bowery has announced the upcoming opening of the exhibition “Portrait of a Generation” where over 100 artists who make up the art scene here will pair up and exchange portraits with each other. Opening this Thursday the 7th of June the exhibition will run until August 10th, 2012. The works will be hung salon-style on the walls of Gallery 1 and 2, and include painted, drawn and photographic portraits.

The works will feature not just artists but also designers, writers and musicians including André Saraiva, Cynthia Rowley, Fab Five Freddy, Glenn O'Brien, Terence Koh and Yoko Ono.

For more details on The Hole Gallery please visit their website.

26 Chinatown Bus Companies Shut Down due to Safety Violations

A scary report from amNY has identified 26 Chinatown Bus companies who have been served shutdown notices Wednesday for alleged safety violations, including drivers without a valid commercial license and using vehicles not regularly inspected. The main companies shutdown include Apex Bus Inc., I-95 Coach Inc. and New Century Travel Inc.

I have personally used one of the companies who were shutdown, I-95 Coach, to travel from NYC to Savannah, Georgia. The bus I travelled on was not as modern as other buses I have used in the past. I much prefer the services of MegaBus which I have used to go to Boston, Washington DC and Providence, Rhode Island.

More details on the report can be found on amNY.

New Photos of London and Barbados are up!