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Struth! Putting it all on show in Ireland
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says Aussie winemakers aren’t averse to employing anything from the outlandish to the bizarre to promote their products, and that Hunter Valley winemaker Neil McGuigan must surely take the cake with his latest effort. In September he’s […]
Struth! Mail delivered by boot
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wonderous in the world of travel, David Ellis finds South Africa’s postal service actually 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 […]
Struth! Give me a sign
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that on a recent visit to Hong Kong and Lantau, travel writer Hilary Roots came upon these somewhat out-of-the-ordinary signs that contain, shall we say, food for thought. Hilary shared them with us, and we don’t […]
Struth! Give me a sign
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that on a recent visit to Hong Kong and Lantau, travel writer Hilary Roots came upon these somewhat out-of-the-ordinary signs that contain, shall we say, food for thought. Hilary shared them with us, and we don’t […]
Struth! Give way to planes crossing
In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says Gibraltar is the only place in the world where the busiest highway within its territorial boundaries goes right across its only airport’s runway (or the runway cuts across the highway, depending on your point of view.) […]
STRUTH! Tasty cheaters of God a hit with naughty monks
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that a popular dish in the Swabian region of south-western Germany has the unusual nickname of Herrgottsbescheiberle, which means “little cheaters of God.” These ravioli-like pastry pockets contain meat, spinach or other vegetables, herbs and spices […]
STRUTH! Japanese horse play for thanksgiving
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that while people in many parts of the world set aside a day each year as Thanksgiving for good harvests and the results of man’s toil, last weekend Australian writer Hilary Roots found a much more […]
Struth! Hotel Awash with Gin a World Record
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says their enthusiasm for a good G&T has seen The Feathers Hotel at Woodstock in England’s Oxfordshire go into The Guinness Book of Records for having the world’s largest collection of different-label gins. On the 1st of […]
Struth! Not ‘a-mused’ at NYC whistle stop
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that bellmen in New York’s ritzy hotels are up in arms over a City Council order to stop those at one of them from blowing their famous whistles to attract cabs for guests. For […]
Struth! Airport pantheon on Madeira
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis asks is this gigantic concrete structure rising out of the sea (Pic 1) part of a massive coastal highway jumping from headland to headland, the foundations for some future huge over-water resort, or possibly a vast car-park […]
