Driving conditions change with the seasons. In the summer or hot weather roads are dry and cars heat up, along with the driver. In winter or cold weather roads can get slippery and treacherous. The trick to safe driving has always been adapting to your surroundings and driving to the conditions, and seasonal changes are no exception.
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Survey Winner Gives $500 Prize to Charity
Our 2013 Transfercar survey also put respondents into the draw to with a $500 Amazon gift card, and we hit the winner jackpot.
John Haurua – winner from New Zealand
We called up John to inform him of his prize and his reply was incredibly heartwarming. John will be donating his prize to the less fortunate this Christmas including charities like the Auckland City Mission.
We also asked John a bit more about his travel life…
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Transfercar 2013 Driver Survey – Results
Thank you to all the participants who answered our recent Transfercar customer survey!
We got an enormous number of responses and we’ve enjoyed going through all the wonderful stories you sent about your adventures while relocating with Transfercar.
Our questions covered 3 main areas:
- Who drives with us
- Why you drive with us
- How you drive with us
- What you’d like to see
Breaking news! Travelling makes us happy and healthy!
It’s official! Holidays make you healthy and happy! Yes…that’s the word on the streets these days; holidays lower stress, contribute to overall happiness, help prevent illness and may even expand your life span!
This is all according to the latest research conducted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tourismusforschung and unveiled at this year’s ITB Berlin Convention.
According to his findings, it doesn’t matter if it is a short trip, long trip, with family or friends – spending our time and money on travel brings us joy and this exceeds the mental excitement of purchasing any material objects such as jewellery or clothing!
That’s good news as Transfercar have loads of free rentals just waiting for you to jump in to and explore the countryside.
Transfer a vehicle, drive for free and get healthy and happy in the process J Win – Win all the way!
Londoners get a taste of Air New Zealand’s “Cuddle Class”
Londoners were invited to test the new Economy Skycouch, first launched on Air New Zealand’s daily B777-300 Auckland – Los Angeles – London service in 2011.
Set up in the back of a stylish, black and clear sided truck, the Skycouch road show allowed Londoners to experience first-hand what the award-winning seating looked and felt like.
The Skycouch, affectionately known as “Cuddle Class”, is a specially designed row of three seats that creates a flat, flexible space providing a generous surface for children to play or for adults to rest and relax.
This has redefined the long haul experience that has put many families off travelling, due to the cramped and non-child friendly seating situation in economy class seating.
The Skycouch truck travelled across London until Friday 24 May distributing cuddles and giveaways.
Food for camping: Quick and easy cashew nut cups
I’ve recently come back from a well needed stay at a Yoga retreat in Koh Samui, Thailand (Samahita Retreat) where we trained in Ashtanga Yoga twice a day. As you can imagine, the food was delicious, organic and highly nutritious. However with all that training, my craving for something sweet was almost overpowering (and there is only so much honey you can put in a herbal tea!).
Amongst some of the incredibly mouth watering desserts available was a little beauty called a Cashew Nut Cup. Now why is this a good addition to Transfercar’s travel blog you ask? The reason being, that this can be easily made on a gas stove, over hot coals or on a BBQ, making it a fantastic travel treat that is cheap and easy to prepare. Continue reading Food for camping: Quick and easy cashew nut cups