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Kooky cruisesARTICLE

Kooky cruises

TOPICS: Weird If you think going on a cruise is only for old people who like playing shuffleboard, think again. From putting on your blue suede shoes and gyrating your hips like Elvis to hanging out with a bunch of Mac nerds, no matter what your interest you'll find a kooky cruise to suit.
Spooky USA: America's most haunted spotsARTICLE

Spooky USA: America's most haunted spots

TOPICS: Weird San Francisco New Orleans Amityville Estes Park Saint Louis Salem United States California Colorado Missouri Louisiana Massachusetts New York It's the nation that gave the world Stephen King's twisted tales, Freddy Krueger slasher movies and the scare-your-pants-off Scream series. So it's...
Not a clue: the world's worst travellersARTICLE

Not a clue: the world's worst travellers

TOPICS: Weird We all have our problems while on the road, whether it's making the odd cultural faux pas, taking a wrong turn or feeling a little ill after eating the local...
Late for your flight? Call in a bomb threatBLOG

Late for your flight? Call in a bomb threat

TOPICS: Weird India A businessman rang his airline and reported a bomb had been placed on the flight he was scheduled to take in order to delay its departure, as he was stuck in...
Welcome to Sydney ... Canada!BLOG

Welcome to Sydney ... Canada!

TOPICS: Weird Sydney Sydney Harbour New South Wales Australia Canada Nova Scotia Where the bloody hell are we? Not in Australia, mate! A pair of Dutchies boarded an aircraft bound for Sydney with grand designs on Opera House touring ... and...
What travel brochures <i>really</i> meanARTICLE

What travel brochures really mean

TOPICS: Weird We've cracked open a "Travel Jargon to Proper English Dictionary" in order to explain the real meanings of some of the most common phrases.
Tattoo tourism: inkworthy destinationsARTICLE

Tattoo tourism: inkworthy destinations

TOPICS: Weird New York City Los Angeles Bangkok Auckland Barcelona Brighton Honolulu Thailand New Zealand United States Hawaii United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Spain England California Auckland Catalunya Krung Thep Mahanakhon New York A tattoo can be the ultimate souvenir, more memorable and permanent than any snow dome or tea towel — providing, of course, you choose the right one.
Top 10 most useless travel gadgetsARTICLE

Top 10 most useless travel gadgets

TOPICS: Weird When it comes to travel, the number-one rule of packing is: less is definitely more. So you certainly don't want to weigh yourself down with a bunch of...
In Japan for the penis festivalARTICLE

In Japan for the penis festival

TOPICS: Weird Kawasaki Japan Saitama-ken Every year a bizarre festival worshipping the penis takes place in Japan. Get behind the scenes with the peens at this year's Kanamara Matsuri.
World's weirdest hotelsARTICLE

World's weirdest hotels

TOPICS: Weird Hotels Hotels mostly come in a fairly standard rectangular box shape. But that's not exciting enough for some people: they clearly won't accept the ordinary, and have...
World's deadliest hotelsARTICLE

World's deadliest hotels

TOPICS: Weird Sydney New York City Paris Los Angeles Berlin New South Wales Australia United States Germany France California Land Berlin New York Region Ile-de-France There are hotels around the world infamous not for celebrities who have stayed, but for those who have died while being guests. See where more celebs check in...
Devils and maidens: Austria's <i>Krampus</i> paradesARTICLE

Devils and maidens: Austria's Krampus parades

TOPICS: Weird festivals Austria In the Austrian region of Salzkammergut, the goat-horned, clawed and hairy Krampusse come out in packs on December 5, the eve of Saint Nicholas Day.
Australia Day cockroach racingARTICLE

Australia Day cockroach racing

TOPICS: Weird Brisbane festivals Queensland Australia The whole country has a day off for Queensland's annual cockroach races.
Best locations for sighting cryptidsARTICLE

Best locations for sighting cryptids

TOPICS: Weird Australia Indonesia Mongolia Congo Himalayas Loch Ness United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Scotland Nepal Bagmati Zone Bheri Zone Dhawalagiri Zone Gandaki Zone Janakpur Zone Karnali Zone Kosi Zone Lumbini Zone Mahakali Zone Mechi Zone Narayani Zone Rapti Zone Sagarmatha Zone Seti Zone From Loch Ness to the Congo, there are plenty of places left to seek out your very own primeval predator. From Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009.
Atlantis: Dubai's maddest hotelARTICLE

Atlantis: Dubai's maddest hotel

TOPICS: Weird Dubai Luxury and spa United Arab Emirates Dubayy According to Plato, Atlantis' inhabitants were punished for their greed and decadence by being submerged in a deluge. In Dubai, where decadence is certainly...
Quiz: wacky Australian eventsARTICLE

Quiz: wacky Australian events

TOPICS: Weird Events and festivals Quiz Australia Take our quiz to find out where Australia's wackiest events take place.
Really stupid mythsARTICLE

Really stupid myths

TOPICS: Weird Antwerp Brussels Crete Bushmills Klagenfurt Myths and legends Riga United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Greece Austria Belgium Flanders Latvia Northern Ireland Bundesland Karnten Piraios Nomos Region de Bruxelles-Capitale Whenever you hear the phrase 'legend has it', what normally follows is a tale of ludicrously far-fetched proportions.
Nine bad-taste museumsARTICLE

Nine bad-taste museums

TOPICS: Weird Bored by classy museums devoted to culture? Consider the bad-taste alternative. Some bad-taste museums make a point of being tacky; others manage it...
Disaster tourismARTICLE

Disaster tourism

TOPICS: Weird Darwin New Orleans Chernobyl'skiy Rayon Eyam Gallenamulla Kobe Pompeii Australia United States Northern Territory Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England Ukraine Sri Lanka Hyogo-ken Louisiana North Western Province Whether it's nuclear meltdowns, earthquakes, volcano eruptions or plagues, it seems - given time - every disaster will turn into some kind of tourist...
Real dirty weekendsARTICLE

Real dirty weekends

TOPICS: Weird Coober Pedy Korea Rotorua Llanwrtyd Wells Soomaa Rahvuspark Australia New Zealand South Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Wales Estonia Chatham Islands Valgamaa Whether it's getting your hands dirty on an archaeological dig, covering yourself in mud or swimming through a bog, there are plenty of mucky missions to...
         

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