IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the following are amongst some of the more unusual quotes in British newspapers that travellers there tell him they’ve come across. … Continue Reading
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that one of the most-photographed statues in Germany’s famous Heidelburg Castle is not that of any celebrated member of the nobility, but of an Italian dwarf with a drink problem. … Continue Reading
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the British Crown Dependency of Jersey in the English Channel has a population of 95,000 – and thirteen police forces. … Continue Reading
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says not many of us knew it, but we used to fly around the world in aircraft whose tailplanes carried big quantities of depleted uranium. … Continue Reading
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says travel agents get used to fielding some pretty oddball questions, and a recent survey amongst agents brought these pearlers to light: … Continue Reading
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says a flight from Denver to Baltimore in the United States was diverted to Chicago earlier this month after just an hour in flight, because a family complained about the inflight movie. … Continue Reading
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that a disabled man who had to endure a non-stop half-hour of “It’s a Small World After All, It’s a Small World After All…” when the Small World ride broke down at California’s Disneyland, has been awarded US$8000 compensation. … Continue Reading
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 smallest islands and beaches used not once, but twice, in such block-busters. … Continue Reading
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. … Continue Reading
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. … Continue Reading
