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Struth! 007 puts Thai island on the map
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that while most countries would give the proverbial quids to have a block-buster movie shot on one of their biggest beaches or islands, fellow travel writer Roderick Eime points out that Thailand’s had one of its […]
Struth! 30 million glasses of wine a day
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that 30-million glasses of Australian wines are now consumed here and around the world every day of the year. That’s nearly 11-billion glasses annually, making us Number 4 on the list of the world’s […]
Struth! Cruise is garbage
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that most people ready to spend US$10,000 on a 20-day North Pacific cruise would expect rainbow coloured drinks by the pool, escargot and lobster at dinner, and chocolates on the pillow when they turn-in – not […]
Struth! The Road of Death
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that if you complain at election time about the condition of some of our country roads, consider the lot of those who have to use the North Yungas Road in Bolivia – known locally as El […]
Struth! Epic Fail of Norwegian proportions – no room for you in Nassau
Port at Nassau IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says it’s embarrassing enough for a hotel to have to tell you that, sorry, they’ve overbooked and don’t have a room for you for the night. But in the Bahamas, port authorities at Nassau […]
Struth! Mount Titlis Cliff Walk – Don’t look down
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says a must-do for those with steely nerves is to take a walk on Switzerland’s new Mount Titlis Cliff Walk – billed as Europe’s highest suspension bridge and most-certainly one of the world’s scariest. Stretching almost 100m […]
Struth! No smoking, no eating, no sex please
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says authorities in a village in Bali are considering putting up “No Sex” signs after a tourist couple was fined for having sex in their temple. Youth leaders arriving at the Hindu temple in the village of […]
Struth! Heart Attack Grill claims another customer
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that for two years John Alleman has stood outside the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas spruiking its famous calorie-laden hamburgers, and exhorting passers-by to come in and try. Burgers that included the 1.444kg (3lb 3oz) […]
Struth! Stampede for Icy Fried Coke
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the Canadian city of Calgary that holds its annual 10-day Stampede every July, should add “Cooking Oil Capital of the World” to its title. Because here just about anything that you can eat or drink is […]
Struth! New life in the old oak
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that in France, a forward-thinking winery has planted a thousand oak trees to be used for making barrels to store its wines that won’t be made for around a near-200 years. And not any ordinary oak trees: they’ve […]
