Super Komachi

In one fell swoop, Bugatti reclaimed the top speed crown from Koenigsegg, and became the first hypercar manufacturer to break the 300-mph barrier. Andy Wallace, the French firm's official test pilot, recently set a speed record in a purpose-built, Chiron-base…

At age 15, I climbed Uluru or Ayers Rock as it was known at the time in Australias Northern Territory. I was there on a school camp, and my fearless or were they mad? teachers had herded a busload of 30 teens from Melbourne up one side of the 348-metre…

Embrace autumn with these five big adventures. Upstate New York  Fall colours are in full flame, turning the already-gorgeous upstate scenery into something extra special, while the arrival of Thanksgiving makes for an exceptionally celebratory spirit this …

If you happen to be travelling in northern Lancashire on Saturday, we might meet as I prepare for a (guided) hike across the sands of Morecambe Bay the last of seven adventures I am attempting in seven days, and the only one that has been nailed down in advan…

If you’re visiting Japan for sight-seeing and plan on frequently using the public transportation system to get around, then the JR Pass is a great deal! The vast majority of trains in Japan are owned and operated by the Japan Railways (JR) Group, and after pu…

Tokyo: A Japanese bullet train hurtling along at 280 kilometres (174 miles) per hour ran for nearly a minute with one of its doors completely open on Wednesday, its operator said. The incident, due to human error, was a rare mishap for the Japanese "Shinkans…

A bullet train hurtling along at 280 kilometers per hour ran for 40 seconds with one of its doors completely open on Wednesday, its operator said. The accident, due to human error, was a rare mishap for the shinkansen which has a world-famous safety and punc…

A Japanese bullet train had one of its doors completely open as it hurtled along at 174mph today.   The accident, blamed on a cleaner who forgot to secure a door switch, was a rare mishap for the Japanese 'Shinkansen' bullet train which has a world-famous sa…

TOKYO: A Japanese bullet train hurtling along at 280 km/h ran for nearly a minute with one of its doors completely open on Wednesday (Aug 21), its operator said. The accident, due to human error, was a rare mishap for the Japanese "Shinkansen" bullet train w…

A Japanese bullet train hurtling along at 280 kilometres (174 miles) per hour ran for nearly a minute with one of its doors completely open on Wednesday, its operator said. The accident, due to human error, was a rare mishap for the Japanese "Shinkansen" bul…