Uber hits the seas
In addition to hitting the skies in May with a limited helicopter service for Cannes; Uber has now launched “UberBoat,” a private ferry service, in Istanbul, where it has had a presence for one year. It has teamed up with sea transport company Navette on the project. The speed boats will be capable of transporting between six and eight passengers at a time, using the Bosphorus instead of the road. Users will be able to order a boat by checking the vehicle menu on the standard app. Perhaps UberPlanes are on the horizon… rp AFP/relaxnews
200 words + $125 = $1 million Inn
A 200-word essay and $125 is all it will take to become the proud owner of a bucolic New England inn, says its owner, who won the establishment in the same way. For more than two decades, Janice Sage has run the Center Lovell Inn, a majestic bed and breakfast nestled in western Maine, famous for its cross-country skiing and mountain vistas. Now, 68-year-old Sage plans to retire, and she’s ready give away the inn, valued at nearly a million dollars, for next-to-nothing. “Have you ever dreamed of owning a country inn and restaurant in New England? Well, here is your chance!” she wrote on the inn’s website: https://wincenterlovellinn.wordpress.com. “In […]