I Remember A Similar Thing Like This In London,

called DuckTours,

but these are completely new, the brainchild of Scotsman George Smith, the aluminum 50-seater vehicle can glide on fresh or seawater, built in Malta, the metal has a corrosion barrier and the company claims the bus can withstand 3,500 hours of constant use without any adverse effects,

after a six-year development period, the AmphiCoaches are now on their way across the world, with the first boats already shipping out to Belfast and Budapest, managing director Steve Smith said: 'Since the first pictures of the AmphiCoach showed up on the Internet, interest has gone through the roof - out website visitors have gone up from 700 a month to more than two million, and we're getting inquiries for orders from companies wanting to 20 or more across the globe,

each of the vehicles costs £280,000 and Amphicoach say they can build 12 ship-shape roadsters every year, but if you want to take a second world war DUK in London, here is one,

from London Duck Tours, London Duck Tours offer more than just a sightseeing tour; it's an exciting road and river adventure appealing to visitors of all ages! The amphibious craft, originally known as 'DUKWS', were first used for the D-Day landings when more than 21,000 were built to take the troops ashore, to reflect their amphibious nature they have been renamed 'Ducks' for the London adventure, departing from Chicheley St. Waterloo (behind the London Eye), the amphibious vehicles drive past famous London landmarks such as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square before a dramatic launch into the River Thames from their slipway at Vauxhall for the waterborne part of the 75 minute tour of London,

I wonder if they will ever catch on over here? drive up to the Chao Phraya have a cruise round the canals and drive back to Pattaya anyone?