Although we accidentally threw away the media release and, at press time, were unable to remember the name of the company, that online travel agency that features a pointy-headed garden gnome in their television commercials announced today it will soon begin offering journeys on a customized tunnel boring machine.

“It’s going to be the next big thing in travel,” claimed Waldorf Pflug, that company’s Director of Subterranean Junkets, adding, “There’s flying, and travel on land and sea.  The only direction left to go is down.”

“These weeklong journeys will appeal to many different types of travelers,” said Pflug, “including, those who don’t like the sun, but do enjoy leisurely travel, soil, loud noise, and a lot of shimmying and vibration.