Pachinko – gambling Japan style
[youtube DYXZCcmY6nY] The pachinko parlor is a type of gaming hall that is unique to Japan. A pachinko machine uses small steel balls that players load into the machine in order to win more...
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The giant golden guitar
Tamworth the Country Music capital of Australia in central New South Wales is home to a novel ‘big thing’ the giant Golden Guitar. Standing 12 metres high and weighing half a ton the massive...
Cat and Fiddle Square
Back in 1917 the Cat and Fiddle Inn stood in an alley off Hobart’s Elizabeth Street. The inn unfortunately is long gone but the legend continues. The alley now a shopping arcade in the...
Innsbruck’s Triumphpforte
Way back in 1765 to honor the marriage of her son, and to mourn the death of her husband Empress Maria Theresa ordered a arch to be built. One side of the arch celebrates...
Munich’s giant whoopee cushion
The FIFA World Cup came to Germany in 2006 and to accommodate this huge sporting event many stadiums were built and the most spectacular was the Allianz Stadium in Munich which was designed by...
Salamanca Markets Hobart
Every Saturday morning in Hobart Australia, Salamanca Place on the historic waterfront attract thousands of locals and tourists alike to a huge street market which sells just about everything. Located beside restored historic sandstone...
Sun, Surf and Penguins?
When you think of the tropical islands of Hawaii you think of the sun and the surf but you wouldn’t even dream of penquins. Well there is a happy little colony of the cute...
The Twelve Apostles
Australia’s Great Ocean Road is home to one of the world’s most spectacular coastlines and the mighty Twelve Apostles is the highlight of any road trip along this magnificent coastal road. The huge limestone...
The John Lennon Memorial in Central Park
[youtube kYv5n3cmDVc] John Lennon was tragically taken 27 years ago this month and once again thousands of people visited the Strawberry Fields Memorial in New York’s Central Park. The memorial is close to the...
A train that floats on magnets
The last World Expo was in Nagoya in central Japan and to help get the 20+ million visitors to the site the Linimo Maglev Train was built. This amazing piece of technology offers a...
