WATERLOO, Iowa - The Phineas & Penelope Fitch Traveling Sideshow & Carnival is the oldest in the United States. It is even older that The Buffalo Jeffrey & Chief Crazy Cow Traveling Sideshow & Carnival. The carnival's owner and director of operations Phineas Fitch was recently interviewed by Redwood Fingerboo of The Cucamonga Chit Chat Chronicle. Mr. Fitch was asked how many...
Redwood Fingerboo with The Cucamonga Chit Chat Chronicle interviewed Phineas Fitch, the owner and director of operations for The Phineas & Penelope Fitch Traveling Sideshow & Carnival, which is the oldest carnival in the entire United States. Mr. Fitch stated that they introduced their newest carnival ride on Columbus Day, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. He said that the ride is a cousin to...
If you're seeking an exotic, romantic destination, look no further. Ttravel adviser, Roman de Roads, has the perfect place for you: the temples of Khajuraho, India. Temples? How romantic could they be, unless they involve a temple prostitute? you may be wondering. The answer, Roads assures us, is "way romantic!" In fact, he says, there is "nothing sexier on the planet." What makes the...
I just returned from a business trip to Vancouver and Seattle with some of my colleagues. Now, being relatively new to working for a company that affords such luxuries as jet setting around the country on someone else's dime, I was somewhat dismissive about the cautionary advice from colleagues who had previously embarked on the same trip, about how exhausting and fast paced it can be. Come on. Re...
NEW YORK, NY--When Jerry Elmswick dropped out of college in 1996 to start his own travel agency, he faced a rapid barrage of criticism and disapproval from his friends and family. 17 years later, Elmswick can finally stand up and tell all of his doub...
The dearth of news emanating from Martin and Anne Shuttlecock's locally based address recently has led to a great deal of speculation. Some observers assumed that the happily inept couple have gone into retirement, or at the very least, semi-retir...
Forget what it says about this being a spoof at the bottom of the page - The People's Republic Of Uzupis is a REAL place! In 1991 the people of Lithuania declared their independence from the Soviet Union. In 1997 the people of Uzupis, a district of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, declared their independence from Lithuania and got it, sort of. Uzupis is a quiet part of town on the far side...
With decentralization many people from London are finding themselves in strange primitive parts. One of the most frightening is Yorkshire. Yorkshire folk are very tribal and don't take to strangers. They especially dislike people from Lancashire and Wales. Although they can tolerate people from London they are not always friendly. Yorkshire folk speak in the Genitive tense all of the time.
The sixth level of English Football, the Conference North, is to be re-branded as the Conference UK after teams from Oxford and Cambridge were added to the cannon of clubs partaking in the division. "We had a couple of teams from just north of Lon...
Inchcock stood outside his uncle's house. He had money in his pocket, food in the rucksack on his back, sturdy hob nail boots, but not a clue where he should go. An idea struck him it had fallen off the advertising sign above his head. "I will go to Europe" he said to himself. Paddington Station is the gateway to Europe, so why was Inchy at Victoria train station? He had decided to get the boa...
The government has given the green light to the HS3 project that will see trains travelling from London to Dublin in under 30 minutes. The all new trains will be fitted with custom made nuclear reactors that will pump out nearly 2 million horse po...
London- Emergency workers and National rail staff blame rail chaos on passenger's clothing. Staff battling to end the Monday morning rush-hour chaos that crippled London's Thameslink rail route have revealed the cause of the delays - a 'silly moo'...
Ministers are considering plans to build a "high speed" train link between London and Dorking. This would allow Dorking residents to travel to the nation's capital at the hitherto unheard of speed of 23mph. Trains on the line currently chug along at...
Hello and welcome to the fourth in our Beginner's Guide series. In this edition we are talking about travel. Since man could first walk, he has wandered freely, seeking out adventure and experience to broaden the mind. From the classic family holiday to the trans-Atlantic business trip, travel has become a much needed part of the day to day dealings of the human race. Whether you are p...
Due to the popularity of our 'Beginner's Guide' series, we have decided to print a selection of periodicals covering more specific subjects. Currently in the making is our 'Season's' selection, and we will also be publishing certain topical items, the first of which is our 'Halloween' special. Look out for these soon. But the first of our Special Edition's is devoted to Dorking. That histori...
The gates to the shores of Great Britain were sensationally closed yesterday for over an hour, causing turmoil amongst incoming and outgoing travellers and throwing the transport system in to chaos - over a biro. Port Authority employee Tony Weeks...
English tourists are being advised by a travel expert to adopt bizarre accents if they want to be understood by waiters and sales staff abroad. EIF News & Features' Travel Editor Peregrine Trip reckons the traditional method of making yourself...
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