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This New Hybrid Hoverbike Can Soar Above the Street at Up to 62 MPH

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Would you shell out six figures for a flying motorcycle instead of a luxury supercar? One Japanese startup is certainly banking on it.

A.L.I. Technologies has just launched a new fully-fledged hoverbike designed to convince well-heeled motorists to eschew pricey four-wheelers in favor of the new “icon of air mobility.” The limited edition, which goes by the name of XTurismo , went on sale earlier this week for the sky-high sum of ¥77.7 million (approximately $680,000 at the current exchange rate). Evidently, it’s still priced like a supercar.

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With a striking black and red paint job, the hoverbike spans 12 feet from tip to tail and is about 8 feet wide by 5 feet high. Although it is much larger and heavier than a traditional motorcycle—661 pounds, to be exact—it still retains a similar silhouette save for the giant propellers and landing skids.

The XTurismo promises a top speed of 62 mph.  A.L.I. Technologies

As for grunt, the hybrid powertrain comprises a conventional internal combustion engine and four battery-powered motors. This allows the XTurismo to fly for up to 40 minutes at speeds of up to 62 mph, as reported by Reuters . The hoverbike can also carry up to 220 pounds—more than enough for one rider.

At first blush, the XTurismo handles as it should, albeit a little slower than that touted top speed. A.L.I. Technologies carried out a short test flight on October 26 at the Fuji Speedway. The bike can be seen hovering a few feet above the race track in the foothills of Mount Fuji (see video above).

The hoverbike tips the scales at 661 pounds.  A.L.I. Technologies

The Tokyo-based drone company, which is backed by soccer star Keisuke Honda as well as industry giants Mitsubishi Electric and Kyocera, hopes the XTurismo will be adopted in a wide range of fields. It may even one day help alleviate heavy traffic in cities like Tokyo, which is home to some 13.5 million residents. Although, that would require a change in legislation; current laws prohibit hoverbikes from flying over Japan ‘s busy roads.

“Until now, the choice has been to move on the ground or at scale in the sky,” chief executive Daisuke Katano told Reuters. “We hope to offer a new method of movement.”

Rachel Cormack is a digital editor at Robb Report. She cut her teeth writing for HuffPost, Concrete Playground, and several other online publications in Australia, before moving to New York at the…

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Could the Hover Bike Fly With a Human?

The flying bike is a mostly real thing. Mostly in that it actually flies - but not with a real person. Here is the developer's site (Duratec) and a good review from Mashable where they add that the whole thing weighs 209 pounds. The claim is that the bike can not yet support the full mass of a real human and the demonstration only ran for 5 minutes.

You probably know what comes next, right? Now I will make an estimate of the battery size for this thing to actually work. And by "actually work", I mean that it should be able to carry a normal adult for at least 30 minutes. I mean, who would want a flying bike that only runs for 5 minutes?

How Does a Hover Bike Fly?

Let's think about this in terms of basic physics. The bike doesn't fly because of fairy dust. No, it flies because it is "throwing" air down. The blades take stationary air above the bike and push it down. Since the bike is pushing air down, the air pushes back up on the bike. If the force from the air on the bike has the same magnitude as gravitational force on the bike, it will hover (stay stationary in the air). Simple right?

How about diagram? I already looked at the physics of hovering when I calculated the power needed for the human powered helicopter , so I will just start with that image.

Here you can see what matters when dealing with helicopter thrust. You get the greatest thrust force when you have the largest change in momentum of air. If you assume the density of air is constant, then there are two important parameters: the speed of the air and the size of the rotors. I will skip over the derivation ( but you can find it here ), but there are really just two important equations.

First, there is the power required to hover.

In this expression, ρ is the density of the air, A is the area of the rotor and v is the speed of the air coming out of the rotors. I can find this thrust air speed by looking at the weight of the aircraft and the change in momentum of the air. I get:

Well, what if I don't know the thrust speed of the air? No problem. I just solve for the thrust speed from the force equation and plug it into the power equation.

And there you have it. The power needed to fly depends on the mass of the object and the area of the rotors. This is why the Gamera II human powered helicopter has such a large rotor area . Actually, this is wrong. It is just a little bit wrong since it assumes a perfectly efficient system. However, I can make a nice approximation of the actual efficiency by looking at some real helicopters.

This is a plot of calculated power (with efficiency) vs. listed power for some helicopters on Wikipedia - just like I did before with the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier . If I adjust the efficiency to 40%, then I can get a nice slope value of 1.

There are two problems with this model. First, I am going to use this for much smaller masses - like the hover bike. Second, the listed power is the maximum engine power (I assume). I wouldn't think you would need maximum power to hover. If I had to guess, I would say somewhere around 50% power but I really don't know. Of course neither of these things will stop me from moving on (nothing ever does).

Battery Energy and Mass

What kind of battery would you like to use for this hover bike? It has to have a high energy mass density. If you add some big old lead-acid batteries, you are going to have a weight problem. Wikipedia's page on energy density lists the lithium-ion battery with an energy density of about 0.8 MJ/kg. I will just assume 100% efficient batteries. That means that if I know the required power for my device, I can calculate the mass of the batteries (which will of course change the required power).

In this expression, Δt is the flight time and d E is the energy density.

Estimating the Battery Mass

So, I have an expression for the mass of the battery based on the power. I also have an expression for the power that depends on the mass (total mass). Let me write the hover bike power based on the mass of the battery and the power based on the rotor size as:

With a few estimates, I can plot the power vs. battery mass for the two functions. When they intersect, I have my mass. Simple really. Here are my estimates.

• Rotor size: There are two big rotors with a radius of about 0.5 meters and two smaller ones with a radius of maybe 0.3 meters. This would put the total rotor area at 2.14 m 2 .
• Bike + person mass (called m o in the equation). Without the batteries and a full sized human, I am going to guess 140 kg.
• Time of flight - 30 minutes or 1,800 seconds.
• Efficiency. Even though I took the time to estimate the efficiency, I am going to leave it off. Why? Because this will be balanced by the fact that the motors won't be at full throttle all the time.
• Density of air = 1.2 kg/m 3 .
• Energy density = 0.8 MJ/kg.

And now for the plot of the two functions.

These two functions intersect at a battery mass of 151 kg (333 pounds) and a total motor power of 67.5 kilowatts. That mass is about half the total hover bike mass and the power is pretty high too. There is one more thing to calculate - the thrust speed. For real helicopters, I estimated the speed of the air at about 25 m/s regardless of size. Using the same formula, this hover bike would have a thrust air speed of 47 m/s. I'm not saying you can't do that. I'm just saying that real helicopters have lower thrust speed. That's all I'm saying.

There is one way to make this possibly work. What if you wanted a flight time of only 15 minutes? In that case you wouldn't need as large of a battery so you wouldn't need as much power. This means that a battery half the mass of the 30 minute one would be too much. If you run the calculation for a time of 15 minutes, you only a battery mass of 35.6 kg (78 pounds). That seems more reasonable for a battery mass - but maybe not so reasonable for a functioning flying bike.

If you only had a five minute flight time, the battery would be even smaller. I guess this is why the vehicle has bike wheels. You will likely have to ride around as a bike for most of your travels. Of course there is another way to fix this vehicle - make rotors with a much larger area (which requires lower power). But if the rotors got too big, you might not call this a hover bike. In that case you would probably call it an electric helicopter.

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Just in time for Metro’s collapse: the hoverbike

Just in time for Metro’s skid into bankruptcy, another futuristic mode of transportation seems to be moving closer to reality: the hoverbike.

It’s the sort of personal flying machine that every sci-fi cowboy or “Jetsons” fan might love. Think of a cross between a motorcycle and a drone.

Hoversurf last week posted a video showing its craft — whose lift comes from propellers — in flight. You’ll see some brave soul taking the Scorpion-3 up to the rafters inside a warehouse. You’ll also notice that the pilot was not only wearing a helmet but body armor. As The Verge wrote, it looks fun as hell but will probably kill you .

Alex Atamanov, the venture’s founder, said in an email that the hoverbike is his “lifelong dream.” He became interested in flight through his father, who also devoted himself to engineering and aviation. Atamanov set up his business — which has offices in Moscow and Los Angeles — about 10 years ago. But this year, he said, he sees more promising signs than ever that market for personal air travel is here. He cited efforts by Uber and Airbus to build an air taxi. Why not hoverbikes?

California motorcyclists look crazy splitting lanes. Maybe we should follow their lead.

Other companies have been working toward a flying motorcycle for some time, too.

Malloy Aeronautics  has designed a vehicle that looks like a flying ping-pong table. The company, which has headquarters in Berkshire, England, claims its Hoverbike can lift 300 pounds, attain heights and speeds like a typical helicopter, and yet operate safely “close to the ground and around people … with little or no training.” It was designed, the company said, based on research carried out by the U.S. military.

Other models use a basic design that is to the two-wheeler what the flounder is to a fish: a motorcycle frame lying on its side with fans instead of wheels that power it upward.

In California, a closely held Los Angeles company called Aerofex has produced a hoverbike called the Aero-X that, the company says, can fly up to 10 feet off the ground at speeds up to 45 miles per hour. It looks like a flying sandal. The company — which says its aircraft can be used for surveying, search and rescue, border patrol, ranching — has patents in Japan, China and the United States.

It may still take a while, however, before any of these things are zipping riders past the top of the Washington Monument like Jedi knights. It’s been almost five years since autoblog.com asked whether Aerofex had “perfected” the hoverbike after the company rolled out footage of test flights in the Mojave Desert.

Still, just maybe the Aero-X or another model of hoverbike will offer a workaround to the subway and Beltway, too. If you live to tell about it.

(Next week: wingsuits .)

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NCM Moscow Electric Bike Review

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NCM make high-quality, but affordable electric bikes. In this review, I will explain why I believe the NCM Moscow is one of the best budget electric mountain bikes.

About NCM Electric bikes

NCM Bikes, founded in 2014, have quickly become one of the largest electric bike brands in Europe, the parent company, Leon Cycle GmbH is a German company based in Hanover. Their e-bikes are designed in Germany and manufactured in China.

This great e-bike is now available in the US with a higher power output 500w motor and a top speed of 20mph. The NCM Moscow Plus has a high capacity 48v 16ah battery, Tektro hydraulic disc brakes and Suntour XCM forks with 100mm travel.  This model uses the more advanced C7 LCD with increased functionality and has 24-speed gears with Shimano Crankset and Acera 8-speed rear mech. There is also a throttle fitted.

I have ridden the EU spec version and that was fairly nippy, so I would imagine with double the power on tap this US version is an absolute joy to ride!

EU Specification

The centrepiece of this Electric bike is the DAS-Kit X15 geared rear hub motor: This durable 250W rear electric hub motor is known for its efficiency and high torque output. It offers a reduction ratio of 1:5 and a maximum torque of 55 Nm, which is excellent for such a small motor. This German-designed hub motor punches above its weight and it is refreshing to see such a high-quality unit on an affordable e-bike.

48v13ah Lithium battery pack with USB charging port for mobile devices:  Usually, electric bike battery packs take up a considerable amount of space in the frame, but the Moscow’s battery is integrated into the down tube of the bike, keeping the weight low and central, which helps to improve stability. The claimed maximum range of 75 miles seems a little optimistic, but possible if the pedal assist is used wisely. The total battery energy capacity is 624wh (watt hours), so if you were consuming 20wh per mile, your range would be 31 miles. My friend owns one of these bikes and gets an average range of around 40-50 miles.

This is a rugged bike built for the road less travelled:  This is an excellent bike for weekend adventures on trails and gravel tracks. The Suntour XCT front forks have 100mm of travel, which is more than adequate for light off-road riding, and the excellent Schwalbe Smart Sam all-terrain tyres provide grip where it’s needed. The gel saddle is comfortable enough, and the Velo ergonomic handlebar grips not only look great but feel great too!  Gearing is the dependable Shimano Altus 21-speed, and all the gears are indexed perfectly as expected.

Multi-function LCD : The Das-Kit LCD gives you all the information you would expect, including journey time and mileage. It also has 6 power levels of pedal assist, so you can fine-tune the power output to suit your needs.

Excellent build quality:  One thing that has always impressed me with NCM Electric bikes is the consistency of the build quality. The NCM Moscow is no exception. It looks great, but there is no compromise on functionality and safety.  The Tektro mechanical disc brakes with 160mm rotors provide predictable braking and the brake levers incorporate motor cut-off switches to ensure safe riding.

The NCM Moscow electric bike offers exceptional value for money. I have tested NCM’s other bikes and this one is no exception. They all offer a lot for the price. The specification is excellent and it is good to see a 48v battery fitted to a 250w bike. This battery is the same capacity as the Milano I reviewed previously and a realistic range of between 30-45 miles, or 31 miles using the 20wh per mile calculation, should be expected. The claimed range of 75 miles may be a little optimistic for everyday use – but it depends on how much you use the electric assist.

The Tektro Mechanical disc brakes provide adequate and predictable stopping power, while the Schwalbe Smart Sam tyres will provide sure-footed grip on a variety of surfaces, as well as a reasonable amount of puncture protection.

It is good to see an integrated battery pack on an e-bike of this price, it does finish the bike off nicely.

As far as electric mountain bikes go, the NCM Moscow is excellent. Not only is it well-made, but it has a decent battery and an excellent motor.

I serviced one of these for a customer last Summer and had to take it for a short test ride.  I was impressed with the way the small motor effortlessly handled the steep Cornish hills. The beefy 29er tyres handled the potholes and bumps of the back lanes with ease.

I had previously ridden the Milano model and there are a lot of obvious similarities. The Milano is made with the daily commuter in mind, whereas the Moscow is geared more toward the recreational rider, who will be venturing off-road more often. If I had to choose between the two, I would go for the Moscow, simply because it has that ‘go anywhere’ feel, and if you decided to use it as an everyday commuter bike, there are provisions to fit mudguards and a rack.

As with all the other NCM bikes I have reviewed, I rate this bike. It has to be the best-value electric mountain bike on the market at the moment.

The great thing about this bike is that the build quality is excellent. It feels very rugged and durable, although I would err on the side of caution when taking it off the beaten track. It is not a high-end mountain bike and isn’t designed to take the rigours of extreme downhill riding. The suspension forks are fine for rough surfaces and a few small potholes, but nothing too harsh like rocks and logs.

If you are in the market for an affordable off-road e-bike, then this ticks all the right boxes.

If you are looking for a more commuter-orientated bike check out my review of the Milano . If your budget doesn’t quite stretch to the NMC Moscow, It would be worth looking at the NCM Prague Electric Mountain Bik e .

Meet Tony, a passionate e-bike advocate and enthusiast who discovered the life-changing benefits of electric bikes back in 2016. Tony’s technical experience within the e-bike field was gained while running a successful electric bike conversion business for 5 years in his home county of Cornwall, UK.

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Vrai 1er test aujourd’hui du NCM Moscow 48v 13 Ah 26″ 1ere génération : Ballade prévue avec un copain : 55 km et 1000 de dénivelé, jusqu’au col de l’oeillon (massif du pilat – Loire) sur petites routes et chemin. Déjà fait avec VAE à 1000 eur et sa batterie de 500 W pour comparer. La batterie m’avait ramené alors pile à la maison, mais tout juste vidée (donc 55 km et 1000 m). Malheureusement, aujourd’hui, la batterie de mon tout beau tout neuf NCM moscow 1ere génération m’a laché au bout de 32 km, 500 m avant le col. J’ai fait le retour au molet (heureusemnt 90% de descente au retour). Donc 6 barres de batterie au départ, 5 au bout de 12 km, 4 à 20 km, 3, puis 2 barres en qq km seulement. Les 2 barres restantes ont tenus les 5 derniers km. Pour moi, pas normal du tout. Je pèse 65 kgs et j’ai sollicité modérément l’assistance : essentiellement vitesse 2 et 3 dans les cotes. J’ai sollicité le sav Decathlon aujourd’hui et j’attends sa réponse. Donc difficile de noter ce vélo en l’état des choses, car par ailleurs, il possède qq atouts : solidité apparente, confort (j’ai qd meme mis une selle confort), prix, look, poignée confort, béquille et sonnette rigolote (mais ça, c’est pas cher à rajouter), mais aussi qq défauts : poids lourds 27 kgs, dérailleurs avt et arrière déréglés (pas si grave), disque avt très légèrement voilé (frotement), grincement du frein avant (sur 10 kms de descente, ça saoule), pneu ultra fin. J’ai eu le bonheur de créver à l’arrière (pas de pot qd même !), réparation sans pb, mais j’ai alors constaté la finesse de l’épaisseur du caoutchouc des pneus. Une simple epine l’avait traversé. Mais bon, il semblerait que c’est de la bonne marque. Il manque réellement sur le web de vrai test sur la durée, en particulier sur l’autonomie réelle d’un VAE. Pour moi, sauf si le sav me confirme qu’il y a problème et remplace ma batterie, je ne recommande pas ce VAE pour de la rando de 50 Km, au risque de rentrer avec les mollets, sauf si plat.

Merci de partager vos expériences avec le NCM de Moscou, très apprécié.

Hello, Je rentre de ma 1ere vraie sortie avec le NCM Moscow 1ere génération (blanc 26″, 48V 13 Ah). 55 km – 1000 m de dénivelé – Mon poids plume : 65 Kgs – Niveau d’assistance utilisé : modéré. Points – : – Niveau de batterie peu fiable. 1 barre en moins au bout de 15 km – 2eme barre à 20 km – 3 et 4 eme barre entre 25 et 30 km (!) – Les 2 dernières barres sont tombés ensemble à 32 km, en haut du sommet. J’ai fait le retour sans batterie, et c’est dur. J’ai signalé à Decathlon, qui j’espère fera le nécessaire auprès de Leon Cycles. – Tous les réglages sont à reprendre : freins, dérailleurs. Mais bon, ça, c’est rien. – 1ère sortie, 1 ére crevaison, à l’arrière. J’ai pu réparer sans problème sans démonter la roue. Juste sortir la chambre à air roue montée et repérer le trou. Mais ça m’a donné l’occasion de constater que les pneus sont ultra fins (pourtant vtt). Une simple petite épine à traverser le pneu. On va dire pas de chance.

Points + : le confort est là. je mets pour le moment 3/10 pour la fiabilité. Si une nouvelle batterie règle le problème, j’aurai tendance à noter 7/10. A voir dans le temps.

Hello, I have just purchased the NCM Moscow 26″ 1st generation. I am desperately looking for a rack that fits. Do you have a reference? Thank you in advance for your help.

Bonjour, je viens d’acheter le NCM Moscow 26″ 1erer génération. Je cherche désespérément un porte bagage qui s’adapte. avez vous une référence ? Merci à l’avance pour votre aide.

I’ve seen the Topeak MTX Beam rack fitted to the Moscow. It clamps on to the seat post and is a good quality rack.

Regards, Tony

Je réponds à moi meme pour ceux que ça interesserait : j’ai pu adapter mon porte bagage, en rajoutant des entretoises de 15 mm au niveau des vis coté moyeu arrière.

BOnjour, Je pense sauter le pas et acheter le moscow, bien qu’il ne reste plus en ce moment que le 26″. Souhaitant investir dans une tige de selle telescopique, pouvez vous me donner le diametre de la tige de selle svp ? merci d’avance

Le NCM Moscou a une tige de selle de 30,9 mm. La meilleure tige de selle à suspension est la Suntour SP-12 NCX .

Salutations, Tony

I got my Moscow Plus last September and yesterday took it out for my 20th weekly ride from San Francisco across the bridge into the Marin Headlands, usually just over a 33 mile ride. I’m 71 and it is a work out but I don’t ride to work out. I ride to get out into nature. The seat crumbed under me within two months of getting it but some duct take fixed it perfectly. The fixture that has the key slot to use to fit in the battery came loose when I had a flat tire fixed but aside from being loose when the battery is not in it, still works perfectly. The tires handle the sharp rocks on some of the trails. The gas throttle, the bike’s gas pump, is dangerous at first. I learned to turn off the power before taking the bike down stair ramps and before wheeling it into my basement. The bike jumps out of your hands if you touch that throttle while your standing on the ground. Had a bad accident last November on a steep incline when I grabbed the handlebar to stop the bike sliding away under me and it shot off when I accidentally touched the throttle. Me, the bike and my iPad all fell and shattered in different directions. The rear derailleur was jammed into the back wheel so the wheels wouldn’t turn and I didn’t have a tool on me miles away from civilization. But 10 minutes later another cyclist with a mini tool saved the day. So carry that sack of tools they send to assemble the bike when you ride it. You never know when you’ll need them. Sharp turns are almost impossible for me on this bike but wow I love it!!! I can cycle up and down trails till the cows come home. Trails I never could cycle up before. Love that! A super great buy and I’m so glad I got it. And they had super great customer service to help me learn how to use the charger. Did I mention I’d never used an ebike before?

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for sharing your experiences, glad you’re out there enjoying your bike👍

All the best, Tony

Bought my new Moscow bike from Amazon but not long before I had problems with coffee grinder noise and serious vibration, found the cable from the controller to the back wheel had been routed too close to the drive sprocket and had chafed through causing broken wires and short circuits. Leon cycles Germany took the wheel back, but no better, a new controller followed, no better, they then told me I needed a new back wheel and motor, or a rebuilt motor, but due to Brexit they could not help any more. I now have a bike which will run perfectly when running but can take 20+ attempts to get started without grating and vibrating. Can anybody help?

I know this is an old review but I thought I’d ask my question anyway. If it get a reply, good; if not, that’s OK too. I bought a Moscow Plus late in 2020. It’s worked out very well for me. Now that I’ve owned it for a while and gotten the feel of it I’ve worked my riding stamina up to where I’m ready to ride farther and farther out. I love to fish so at some point I hope to make the trek to my nearest trout fishing stream which is approximately 30 or so miles one way. The terrain to get there is generally flat ground with one long stretch of about a mile and a half being a good downhill grade.

For an earth-bound bike rider that’s as close to flying as I’m ever going to get but, I temper that with the knowledge that on the way back I’ll have to hump it a bit to get back up that hill.

All of that to ask; Has anyone that you know of ever ridden their Moscow Plus starting with a full charge, on battery power alone to see exactly how far it would take them on generally flat terrain?

I plan on purchasing a spare OEM battery latter on this year so I won’t be able to do this battery endurance test until I have that spare battery to get me back home. In the mean time I just though I’d ask if anyone has already done this type of test. I could save me the trouble of doing it myself.

Thanks. Tim M.

Buying a new battery, if you can find one is £500.00 plus a bit, so if I were you I would stay close to home and do circuits for for a couple of hours at a time until the battery runs out of power, then walk back home using the walk mode ( there should be enough left in the battery to do that).

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Moscow from an altitude of 1000 meters

We have already been shooting aerial panoramas for 6 years. During this period of time we shot many interesting cities of the world: New York, Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Sidney, Miami, Las Vegas, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Los Angeles and others. However, we didn't succeed in shooting the city we live in, though we did our best. The case is the flights over Moscow are forbidden except those of Russian Federation Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Response and Russian police.

Taking in consideration these administrative restrictions we applied our creativity and resolved this problem by the following:

1. First, we made a virtual tour over Moscow Encircling Highway: MEH and the interchanges .

2. In Moscow itself we realized several photo-sessions with a radio-controlled helicopter which was made and managed by Stas Sedov.

3. In May 2010 near Crocus-City Moscow panorama of high resolution (approx 1 Gig pixel) was shot from the height of 1000m.

4. The sphere was shot from the height of 1000m. The most part of Moscow and its region can be viewed from that point. Now we represent this sphere.

Although we don't usually shoot panoramas from such height because it's rather difficult to see the details, but in this case it seemed to us it would be very interesting view: most probably such view is seen by the Boeings' pilots flying to land at the airports of Sheremetevo and Vnukovo.  

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jules zonn, Russian Federation

What an absolutely fabulous site! I'm travelling on and on. Thank you so much for these.

Susan Nolan, Australia

"very good idea thank u "

rameshkumar meghpara, USA

mostafa ranjbar, Iran

This had let me re-visit many places that I explored or worked in many years ago.

Keith Lockhart, Australia

gurulingayya swami, India

Very good Idea .

Hemant Wani, India

Paul Whitrow, Australia

PRAVIN P SWADIA SWADIA, India

John Lin, Taiwan Region