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World's top toilets

TOPICS: Weird Would you poo in that loo? That's often a difficult question when you're on the road, but these toots will have you touting their triumphs. Here we present you with the contenders for our first annual Golden Global Plunger Award.

Beyond <i>Twilight</i>: 9 lesser-known vampires

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Beyond Twilight: 9 lesser-known vampires

TOPICS: Weird Australia China Ireland Cambodia Malaysia Philippines Caribbean Sea Ghana Ghosts Europe Africa Antarctica Asia South America North America Eire Exotic vampires overlooked by Hollywood have some horrible traits, not least of which is a thing for children. But the disgusting behaviour of the other...

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Babes behind bars

TOPICS: Weird sex Sao Paulo Siberia Bogota Lima Nairobi Panevezys Brazil Russia Peru Kenya Colombia Lithuania Estado de Sao Paulo Departamento de Cajamarca Perpetrators of ugly crimes can look angelic. So, packed prisons, everywhere from Peru to Siberia, have ample talent to tap for bizarre Club Fed beauty...

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When wildlife encounters go wrong

TOPICS: Weird Eco and nature India Beijing Animals Zimbabwe Okavango Swamps Sandy Creek Takayama Australia China Japan Northern Territory Beijing Shi Botswana Gifu-ken For many animal lovers, the chance to get up close and personal to their favourite creatures or spot big beasts in the wild is the highlight of a holiday. But...

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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...

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Spooky USA: America's most haunted spots

TOPICS: Weird San Francisco New Orleans Amityville Estes Park Saint Louis Salem United States California New York Colorado Missouri Louisiana 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...

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Not a clue: the world's worst travellers

TOPICS: Weird Sydney Hong Kong India Singapore Bangkok Turkey Philippines Cornwell Easter Island Australia New South Wales Thailand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England Chile Krung Thep Mahanakhon Singapore Region de Valparaiso 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...

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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...

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Welcome to Sydney ... Canada!

TOPICS: Weird Sydney Sydney Harbour Australia New South Wales 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> mean

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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World's deadliest hotels

TOPICS: Weird Sydney New York City Paris Los Angeles Berlin Australia United States New South Wales Germany France California New York Region Ile-de-France Land Berlin 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> parades

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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.

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

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<i>Dictator</i> travel: Where to find the real palace of Sacha Baron Cohen's General Aladeen

Dictator travel: Where to find the real palace of Sacha Baron Cohen's General Aladeen

May 21 2012 2:45PM

So you enjoyed getting oppressed by Sacha Baron Cohen's General Aladeen in his new film The Dictator? Why not take the tourist trail to the fictional bearded ruler's real-life digs?

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