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Hong Kong’s Peak Tram 0

Hong Kong’s Peak Tram

The Peak Tram is one of Hong Kong’s most popular and historic tourist attractions. Dating back to 1888 the 373 metres of steep track up The Peak offers spectacular views of this magnificent harbor...

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Singapore Airlines Airbus A380

[youtube i5pGlw4o3Ks] Singapore Airlines have announced that the world’s first Airbus A380 route will be a daily flight between London -Singapore and Sydney starting on October 28th this year. The Airbus promises to revolutionise...

Mindil Beach Markets Darwin 0

Mindil Beach Markets Darwin

During Darwin’s Dry Season from May to October the Mindil Beach Market is one of the most popular attractions. Operating on Thursday and Sunday evenings along the beautiful foreshore of Mindil Beach the markets...

Visit a modern day ghost town 0

Visit a modern day ghost town

[youtube Y8jTdCUR5fA] When the Chernobyl reactor disaster occurred in 1986 a 30 klm area was set up as the Zone of Alienation and everyone that lived in that area was evacuated leaving everything behind,...

The Olympic Birdsnest 0

The Olympic Birdsnest

[youtube RsVDTgzvYes] This time next year the 2008 Olympic Games will be a memory. The Olympic flame will burn brightly over the Beijing National Stadium with its amazing bird nest like architecture. Designed by...

Giant factory for giants of the sky 0

Giant factory for giants of the sky

40km north of Seattle on America’s west coast is the Boeing Factory where their enormous aircraft are assembled. The complex is open to the public and offers an amazing insight into the design and...

Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Museum 0

Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Museum

Situated on the beautiful Lake Constance with and surrounded by the Alps Fridrichshafen is one of the more senic harbour towns in Germany. It is also home to the Zeppelin Museum which has over...

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam 1

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam

Situated in Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam Madame Tussaurds Wax Works is one of the city’s most popular attractions. The exhibition is quite large and is spread over four floors including an...