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Blimey! this joint is haunted by Sid James 0

Blimey! this joint is haunted by Sid James

You might remember Sid James from the risque Carry on Series of Films or the ‘Bless This House’ TV series in the 70’s. Well poor old Sid had a hearty and died during opening...

The Old Geelong Gaol 1

The Old Geelong Gaol

The Old Geelong Gaol is a former gaol that was built in stages from 1849 to 1864 and used until 1991 when the prisoners made way for tourist at this rather creepy old building....

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel 0

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

The Roosevelt Hotel is a luxury hotel that first opened for business in 1927. built in a Spanish style the hotel is named after the 26th President of the USA, Theodore Roosavelt and has...

Have a Picnic at Hanging Rock 0

Have a Picnic at Hanging Rock

[youtube u-S6Bm843EM] A popular tourist spot 1 hour north of Melbourne Hanging Rock is located off the Calder Highway and is well know for the 1975 Peter Weir film “Picnic at Hanging Rock” that...

The Stanley Hotel 0

The Stanley Hotel

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado is a large 1909 built Georgian Hotel. Built by Freelan Oscar Stanley, the man behind the Stanley Steamer, (a popular car before those new fangled internal combustion...

An Underwater Museum 0

An Underwater Museum

[youtube IzMP4MJmfQE] Mexico is planning the world’s largest underwater museum with the first four concrete sculptures of 400 to be submerged in November in the Mexican Caribbean near Cancun. The sculptures will help protect...

Dancing With the Devil 0

Dancing With the Devil

An art installation that has caused outrage recently has seen Hitler return to Germany but this time in gnome form. The gnomes are a typical garden gnome but have one arm raised in a...

Las Vegas Week – The Golden Nugget 0

Las Vegas Week – The Golden Nugget

The Golden Nugget is the largest of the Las Vegas Downtown casinos consisting of just over 1900 guest rooms and 3500 square metres of gaming space. The casino is currently undergoing a major expansion...

Las Vegas Week – Wynn Las Vegas Resort 2

Las Vegas Week – Wynn Las Vegas Resort

The Wynn is one of the most beautiful and luxurious of the Las Vegas casino resort complexes. Located on the Las Vegas Boulevard between Riviera and Spanish styled Palazzo and opposite the Fashion Show...

Las Vegas Week – Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and Saloon 0

Las Vegas Week – Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and Saloon

Bills Gamblin Hall and Saloon is one of the smaller entertainment complexes on the Las Vegas Boulevard and doesn’t have the glitz and glamour of the big resorts but has a great old time...