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Totally Driverless Taxi To Be Tested In Yokohama, Japan


Anyone remember the WW2 song with lyrics: Goodbye, mama. I'm off to Yokohama for the red, white, and blue, my country and you? Nissan and DeNA plan to test an autonomous-driving taxi soon to be roaming the streets of the busy, heavily populated city.

The plan, called Easy Ride, is to have the vehicles fully functioning throughout Japan by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They’ll be booked and operated with Smartphone and other computer-hailing and ride-control systems. So, mama, if you’re inattentive while crossing the street in Yokohama, don’t become a traffic drama!

Guest Call: Room Service? Send Up Your Shrink PDF Print E-mail


Luxury hotels offer all kinds of room service amenities to their guests. Champagne, fancy dinners, escorts and more. Now the upscale Corinthia Hotel in London UK provides a psychiatrist and all the trimming for guests who are in need of soothing mental ministrations.

An overnight package deal costs $770 per person for one of the hotel’s special Superior King rooms. It includes dinner, breakfast, massage, yoga and psychiatric consultation. For non-guests who visit for the two-hour version of the experience, the cost is a mere $350.

Consider the emotional distress that happened due to the recent presidential election. It shouldn’t be too long before some ritzy U.S. hotels offer the same mental recovery treatment to its guests. For more info, go to www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/corinthia-london-hotel-launches-worlds-first-neuroscientist-in-residence

 
Opinion: All-Inclusive Cruise Best Bargain For Seniors PDF Print E-mail


Guest Travel Writer Marge P., Swarthmore PA: I recommend the everything-for-one-price cruise, because most of our travels lately have been at sea and on rivers, and all very enjoyable and economical.

When we first retired while in our still-vigorous 60s, it was often fun to fly to a foreign destination. We’d rent a hotel room and, on our own independent schedule, make our way around the area. We hiked to find food, sights and entertainment along the way.

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Huh? Yahoo Suggests Vacation In Lovely Iran! PDF Print E-mail


In a recent article, the website pondered the idea of vacationing in the beautiful land of Iran. Of course, as soon as your flight lands, the first thing you should ask is where’s the nearest kosher restaurant.

Also, while donning your required burka head covering, you may enjoy watching the latest death to America march and flag-burning ceremony in downtown Tehran. If visiting Iran isn’t in your plans, how about booking some time in the deliriously happy land of North Korea.

 
Tokyo, Japan: Airport Info Robot A Sign Of The Future PDF Print E-mail


He’s three feet high, rolls around the passenger areas and communicates. He gives info and answers questions in English, Japanese and Chinese. He’ll list flight times, describe various airport services and generally make your Tokyo Haneda airport experience more relaxing.

 
Recommended Cities For Rambling Senior Gamblers PDF Print E-mail


Opinion: The most exciting destination in the world dedicated to gambling is Las Vegas. Consider your travel4seniors.com editor an expert, because over the past retirement decade, quite a bit of his money has been invested there.

Of course, return on the investment has been zero, maybe a bit minus zero, but the experiences have always been worth the cost. Seriously, Las Vegas has all you want just within walking distance on the famous Strip. Except when the temperature is over 110, which only happens at noon daily between April and November.

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