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STRUTH! That’s a ton o’ tucker

STRUTH! That’s a ton o’ tucker

IN HIS CONTINUING SEARCH FOR THE WORLD’S MORE WEIRD, WHACKY AND UNUSUAL, DAVID ELLIS has found that the sea certainly does appear to give holidaymakers something of an extra in the way of appetites. On an average South Pacific or New Zealand cruise, passengers and crew on P&O’s Pacific Sun chomp and slurp their way through […]

STRUTH! That’s a ton o’ tucker

STRUTH! That’s a ton o’ tucker

IN HIS CONTINUING SEARCH FOR THE WORLD’S MORE WEIRD, WHACKY AND UNUSUAL, DAVID ELLIS has found that the sea certainly does appear to give holidaymakers something of an extra in the way of appetites. On an average South Pacific or New Zealand cruise, passengers and crew on P&O’s Pacific Sun chomp and slurp their way through […]

Struth! A Night in the Dungeon

Struth! A Night in the Dungeon

Malmaison Prison Hotel Oxford IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wonderous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says you can now sentence yourself to a night in a centuries-old prison in the grounds of William the Conqueror’s circa 1071 castle in Oxford. The Malmaison Hotel has 94 suites that have […]

Struth! A Night in the Dungeon

Struth! A Night in the Dungeon

Malmaison Prison Hotel Oxford IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wonderous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says you can now sentence yourself to a night in a centuries-old prison in the grounds of William the Conqueror’s circa 1071 castle in Oxford. The Malmaison Hotel has 94 suites that have […]

STRUTH ! Tree Mail

STRUTH ! Tree Mail

IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wonderous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS finds South Africa’s postal service began 150 years before European settlement of the country – and that the first letter “posted” there was literally given the boot. It was back in 1500 when ships of many nations […]

STRUTH ! Tree Mail

STRUTH ! Tree Mail

IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wonderous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS finds South Africa’s postal service began 150 years before European settlement of the country – and that the first letter “posted” there was literally given the boot. It was back in 1500 when ships of many nations […]

ROLLIN’ DOWN THE RIVER – HOW GORGES

ROLLIN’ DOWN THE RIVER – HOW GORGES

david ellis MOST hail it China’s greatest building job since the Great Wall was started in the 7th century BC and took two-thousand years to finish. But while the Three Gorges Dam has so far taken just fifteen years of hard yakka and has another two to go, it’s also attracted its fair share of […]

ROLLIN’ DOWN THE RIVER – HOW GORGES

ROLLIN’ DOWN THE RIVER – HOW GORGES

david ellis MOST hail it China’s greatest building job since the Great Wall was started in the 7th century BC and took two-thousand years to finish. But while the Three Gorges Dam has so far taken just fifteen years of hard yakka and has another two to go, it’s also attracted its fair share of […]

Struth! Smugglers Gulch

Struth! Smugglers Gulch

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wonderous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says that if you’ve ever wondered what its like to be a Mexican making a bolt across No Man’s Land on the border with the USA, you can now experience it for yourself. You’ll find yourself […]

Struth! Smugglers Gulch

Struth! Smugglers Gulch

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wonderous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says that if you’ve ever wondered what its like to be a Mexican making a bolt across No Man’s Land on the border with the USA, you can now experience it for yourself. You’ll find yourself […]