Rebecca Campbell has taken off from London's Heathrow for Singapore, at the start of the Skype Nomad challenge to travel non-stop around the World.
And by non-stop, they mean non-stop, continually moving for over 33 days; eating and sleeping while on the move. The additional twist is to use as many different forms of transport as possible, from jumbo jets to dog sleds, canoes to camels and in James Bond style, to include sky diving and revolving restaurants.
Take a look at the proposed route in this short video.
The project will demonstrate how easy it is to keep in touch using the Skype range of products, even when on the move, and is also taking the opportunity to raise awareness for the charity called Motivation, who help disabled people in poor countries to get mobile.
Passengers at Heathrow Airport's new terminal will travel the two and a half miles from the car park to the airport check-in, using driverless four-person vehicles. Since most of a flight is computer controlled, it does not require a vivid imagination to foresee a future of hands-free travel.
In fact, with the use of biometric data on passports and the trend towards networking databases, passengers could be scanned at the car park and then processed by the computers; being automatically delivered to their destination in much the same way as their luggage. At least when luggage gets lost, there could then be a fair chance that it will be accompanied by its owner.
Travelling around Singapore is a cinch and it just got a whole lot easier, and cheaper. There is a notably efficient public transportation network of taxis, buses and the modern Mass Rapid Transit rail system.
A comprehensive transport guide for tourists has just been launched, including information on tourist hotspots and how to get there. For S$8 a day, tourists can buy a card which allows one, two or three days of unlimited travel on buses and trains.
