| The year was 1900. Henry Ford and Ransom Eli Olds | | | | with Grandma in California at noon, and dinner at five... |
| had their cars on the road, and the speed limit for | | | | then returning to New York in time for the 11:00 |
| this new mode of transportation was 10 miles per | | | | news. |
| hour. Just imagine... | | | | We have, understandably, become a traveling world. |
| 9 hours to travel across New Jersey's 90 miles. | | | | Also, we have become travelers demanding comfort, |
| (Today... about 1-1/2 hours) | | | | safety, and reasonable cost in our traveling. This has |
| 30 hours to travel across the central part of Virginia's | | | | been assured by a longtime American tradition - |
| 300 miles. (Today... about 5 hours) | | | | competition! |
| 31 hours to travel across Pennsylvania's 310 miles | | | | Airlines, railways, bus companies, car rental |
| (Today... about 5 hours) | | | | businesses, hotels, resorts, and makers of travel |
| Cross country ... forget it! We're talking about 300 | | | | needs such as luggage, camping gear, etc., compete |
| hours nonstop! | | | | with like entities for the millions of travelers who use |
| And that's by car. Now go back a little further to the | | | | such services every day. |
| horse and buggy days, and a lot further to the | | | | Another time-saver for travelers is the method of |
| covered wagon days, and it becomes obvious that - | | | | finding the "best deal." The Internet has all but |
| by comparison - we are living in an era when our | | | | replaced the "walk-in" travel agency, with millions of |
| country has become much like our "backyard." | | | | travelers planning their trips through the many sites |
| Now look at the figures above and replace state | | | | available to them from the comfort of their homes - |
| crossings by car with an airplane. | | | | via the internet! |
| New Jersey - a fraction of an hour. | | | | The Keyword "travel" will lead the traveler to many |
| Virginia - maybe an hour and a half | | | | sites which cover the traveler's needs from his or her |
| Pennsylvania - maybe an hour and a half | | | | front doorstep to the exotic island, the exciting |
| Cross-country - six hours | | | | European capitol, or the hot sands at the seashore |
| It is not unusual for travelers to go around the world | | | | just a few states away. Some sites include luggage |
| in the length of time it would have taken in bygone | | | | and camping gear deals as well as travel |
| days to cross one of our states. The world has | | | | arrangements. |
| become much like "the next town." | | | | There is no limit to the opportunities that await the |
| Amazing, isn't it? | | | | traveler on the Internet. |
| Imagine leaving New York at 6:00 a.m., having lunch | | | | |