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Big breaks for under $1000
MONEY too tight to travel? Nonsense, get more bang for your buck with these big breaks for under $1000.
Berlin's Festival of Lights
BERLIN is transformed into a sparkling metropolis as the city revels in the Festival of Lights.
Banksy's tour of London
FROM policemen snorting cocaine to a giant gangster rat – graffiti artist Bansky paints a picture of a London few get to see.
Amazing souvenir pictures
BRITISH photographer Michael Hughes travels the world to snap pictures of tacky souvenirs against their landmarks to create amazing optical illusions.
Naked tourist v police
A TOURIST has caused havoc in Tokyo after he swam naked in the moat around the Imperial Palace.
Live fast, die young
THOUSANDS of dedicated fans flock to the famous landmarks of these fallen celebrities who died long before their time.
Supersize my trip
PLANNING your next big overseas adventure? Look no further than the world's largest attractions.
Paint war
SEE why Melbourne's graffitied lanes are at the centre of a tourism storm, after they were used to promote the city at a US festival.
Naturally the best
IT'S insulated with second-hand jeans and has a living garden for a roof - welcome to the world's greenest museum.
Floriade's flash bulbs
AUSTRALIA'S biggest flower festival, Floriade, celebrates its 21st birthday with a movie-theme and more than one million bulbs on the banks of Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin.
Crazy travel experiences
FROM Colombia's cocaine tours to slimy snake massages in Israel – here are the holidays you won't find through any travel agent.
Chest of bold
TRENT Dalton goes under the paint gun as Eumundi gears up for the Australian Body Art Carnivale.
Tourists turned upside-down
A HOUSE that is entirely upside-down has opened its doors to tourists on the northern German island of Usedom.
Cheers to giant cork mosaic
THE Albanian artist who created the world's largest toothpick mosaic has set another world record with a mosaic made of 229,764 corks.
Burning Man festival heats up
FIND out why this years Burning Man festival in the US received a record attendance.
100 Things to Do Before You Die
IN celebration of Dave Freeman's life, here's a selection of the best experiences from his famous travel guide.
Qantas' A380 touches down
THE biggest flying kangaroo yet has taken to the skies and landed in Sydney.
Boobs on bikes
TOPLESS porn stars on motorbikes ride through Auckland after a court deemed the "Boobs on Bikes" parade is not offensive.
Tasting success
TAKE your tastebuds on a tour of Australia as we find out which state boasts the country's best restaurant and bar.
Top 10 nudist resorts
IT'S time for some sun, sea and stripping off as we bring you the Fleshpackers top 10 nudist resorts.
Australia's ultimate wedding destinations
FROM luxurious five-star resorts to bold outback beauty – walk down the isle in paradise at these ultimate Australian wedding destinations.
Best bar views
TASTE the high life and soak up the local atmosphere as we toast the best bar views from around the world.
Flugtag flyers make a splash
THIRTY-two daredevils took their human-powered flying machines to the air – briefly – for a Canadian 'Flugtag' competition.
Paint the town red
A GERMAN town has painted 8000 paving stones to produce the worlds largest copy of a Vassily Kandinsky's painting.
Virgin's mothership connection
A FUTURISTIC aircraft that will ferry tourists to the edge of space was launched with a champagne shower by Virgin Galactic chief Richard Branson.
Luxury Aussie holidays
RENTING your own private island on the Great Barrier Reef and private jets tours are some of Australia's most luxurious and expensive holidays.
$1 million vacation
TOUR the world's first seven-star hotel, offering $1 million dollar vacations with private butler, day trips in a private jet and a stay in a gold-accented suite.
World's smallest hotels
FROM dingy drain pipe rooms to cramped capsules – take a tour around the world's smallest hotels.
Babies on board
THE garden wolf spider has been a hit with visitors at Sydney Wildlife World in Darling Harbour since giving birth to 100 baby spiders.
Rock into the future
U2 frontman Bono and fellow band member The Edge are to reshape their famous Dublin hotel, the Clarence, into a futuristic landmark.
Mad medicines
FROM snake spas in Israel to eating tree frogs in China – cure your travel bug with these mad medicines.
Danger is your middle name
THINK you're tough: try these slightly dangerous adventures on your next holiday.
Cruise ship runs aground
A CRUISE ship carrying 51 people on a whale-watching trip has run aground in Alaska.
Pamplona's bull party
THOUSANDS fill the streets of Pamplona for Spain's most famous bull-running festival.
Italian stallions
CROWDS cheer the thundering sound of hooves, as jockeys ride bareback through the Italian city of Siena for the famous Palio horserace.
Naked lunch
EAT naked in New York or dine like a Nazi at Hitler's Cross in India. Here's your seat to the world's weirdest restaurants.
Glastonbury brides
THE 2008 Glastonbury Festival kicked off in unusal fashion with sunshine, pig heads and... brides?
Subway strip show
DON'T be surprised if you take a ride on a subway in Romania and find yourself coming face to flesh with a stripper.
Ultimate love destinations
FROM luxury lie-ins to serene spa retreats – here is Life Books' 10 hottest holiday hook-up destinations for lovers.
2008's Hot Hotels
LOOKING for a hotel that really stands out from the crowd? Travel magazine Travel + Leisure has come up with its annual list of the best new hotels of 2008.
Colombia's tomato mash up
THE people of Sutamarchan paint the town red as ten tonnes of tomatoes are thrown during the IV Tomatina Colombiana.
Baby jumping festival
NEED help sleeping? Instead of counting sheep, head over to Spain for the baby jumping festival – Corpus Christi.
Budapest wakes up the dead
AN exhibition in Budapest is giving visitors the chance to face to face with dissected bodies and the human anatomy.
Holidays in hell
PACK your bullet-proof vest and radiation mask, as we take you on a one-way ticket to the top 10 holidays in hell.
Night of the bun-snatchers
BUN-snatchers scale 14m towers studded with steamed buns during an annual festival on Hong Kong's island of Cheung Chau.
Berlin's Carnival of the Cultures
ECLECTIC and multi-cultural Berlin's lust for life shone through as the city dressed up for its 13th Carnival of the Cultures.
Trek to meet jungle gorillas
JOIN Emma Kemp on a hike through equatorial forests as she meets Rwanda's remarkable mountain gorillas.
Surfing high as a kite
KITE-surfing is the latest extreme sports craze and Port Douglas, with its wind angle and room to move downwind, is an ideal place to learn.
What Buddha-ful lanterns
DOWNTOWN Seoul lights up during the Lotus Lantern Festival, held annually to celebrate the Buddha's birthday.
Destination: Get lost
HEADING overseas but want to escape the crowds? AskMen.com has searched far and wide to find ten of the Earth's untouched paradises.
Look of love
THESE are the faces of a couple about to take the plunge into marriage – at the end of a bungee rope.
Hungry for a day at elBulli
A NEW book reveals the magic at work inside the kitchen of the world's greatest chef, the diminuitive Ferran Adria.
Smashing success
A US business has found a way to profit from the financial crisis by giving frustrated punters a chance to smash things.
Find yourself in Baz's Australia
HUGE prawns and bikini babes are out, as Australia's new tourism campaign urges stressed-out travellers to "find themselves".
Passport to love
WHEN it comes to saying "I do", a rising number of couples are choosing to head overseas to tie the knot.
Vienna builds biggest Lego tower
THE highest Lego tower in history has been erected in Vienna, measuring almost 30 metres.
BridgeClimb's record birthday
MORE than a hundred flag-carrying climbers have set a new world record at the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Beers behind bars
TO hell with luxury. For $85, tourists can stay at the Alcatraz Hotel, sleep in a prison cell and enjoy drinks behind bars.
Oktoberfest 2008
THE world's most famous annual beer festival kicks off in a whirl of giant beers, rich Bavarian culture and lots of cheers.
Raising the dead
THE Philippines has become the latest destination for a dark travel experience, with tourists flocking to see a unique burial site on a cliff face.
Swimming trunks
INDIA enjoys saving mankind with mystical swimming elephants, fire-breathing and one hell of a street party
An eye for body painting beauty
THE EYES of the world are firmly on South Korea as colourful models and creepy creatures come out to play for the World Bodypainting Festival.
Australia's scream team
FASTEN your seatbelts and hold onto your lunch as we take the highway to hell on the nation's wildest roller coaster rides.
Giant spider hits Liverpool
LIVERPOOL locals were surprised to see a giant spider hanging off the side of a disused building tower in the British city.
Ripe for a party
TENS of thousands of people turn the Spanish town of Bunol into a sea of red mush at the annual Tomatina festival.
Notting Hill's carnival atmosphere
JOIN more than one million revellers to find out why this year's Notting Hill Carnival has been hailed Europes' biggest street party.
World's weirdest laws
IS it really illegal to kiss a stranger in Saudi Arabia? Find out in the world's most ridiculous laws and urban myths.
Italy's summer of bans
NO sandcastles. No kissing in cars. No lawn mowing on the weekends. Find out what could get you in trouble during Italy's silly summer of bans.
Ship shape
CLIMB aboard Turkey's new $58 million static cruise ship hotel and see why it's making waves.
Loving the Olympics
TOURISTS and locals celebrate on the streets of Beijing - and, like these twins, at the hairdressers.
Ultimate wedding destinations
FROM secluded beaches to ice beds covered in reindeer skins – walk down the isle in paradise at these ultimate wedding destinations.
Emirate's luxury A380
A SHOWER spa, private suites and built-in massage seats – take a luxury tour of Emirates' Airbus A380.
London cheers men in flying machines
LONDON'S towering skyline offered the perfect backdrop for the stunt pilots competing in the Red Bull Air Race World Series.
Berlin's dirty food fight
IT is supposed to be a traditional food fight, but Berlin's latest Wasserschlacht battle saw teams slinging rotten fish and dirty nappies at each other.
Rough Guide to Beijing
STUNNING temples, delicious food fantastic markets and excursions beyond the city – Beijing's best highlights from Simon Lewis's Rough Guide.
Holy superheroes, Fatman
LIKE Dark Knights answering the "bat signal", throngs of men wearing tights and capes have converged at the 39th annual Comic Convention.
Jump for joy – it's legal
THEY'VE been in the closet for years, but Australia's BASE jumpers have been out and proud in the first legal BASE jump in New South Wales.
Warm front on horizon
IT'S not that hard to beat the winter blues. Just book a flight and head north to one of these tropical locations.
Get stuck in
SEE why the 2008 Swamp Soccer World Championships will go down as the dirtiest competitions in history.
Shanghai: Things not to miss
SHANGHAI has plenty to offier tourists: make sure you don't miss these highlights, writes Simon Lewis in Shanghai: Rough Guide.
Riding high at the Calgary Stampede
COWBOYS, cowgirls, grab your saddles: it's round-up time at the annual Calgary Stampede Rodeo in Canada.
Mad about mud
TONNES of topsoil, water and one thousand children: all it takes to make a mess of mud at this annual summer celebration in the United States.
Top 10 famous hotel rooms
IF walls could talk some hotel rooms would never be quiet. Here's a list of top 10 famous hotel rooms that really have a story to tell.
Hold on to your horses
ITS the mane event for villages in northwestern Spain: wild horses are caught during the annual 'Rapa das Bestas' or 'Shearing of the Beasts' festival.
Expose your world finalists
FANCY your chance of taking a winning photo for the 'Expose Your World' competition. Roving Eye is looking for entries. Check out last year's finalists.
Cities with the hottest women
FORGET Sex and the City – here are the top 10 sexiest cities with the hottest women, according to Travelersdigest.com.
Weird travel experiences
FROM rubbery grub at Bangkok's Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant, to eating out of a toilet bowl in Taiwan – here's the world's weirdest travel experiences.
Australia's best island escapes
LUXURY, tick. Beauty, tick. Sunshine, well, sometimes. Australia's best islands have more to offer than palm trees and sand.
Several shades of paradise
LAIDBACK luxury or heartbreak hotel? Brian Johnston gives us the low-down on the best and the worst French Polynesian resorts.
Farewell to the QE2
EVERY one has to retire at some stage – including oceanliners. We farewell Cunard's grand dame of the seas, the Queen Elizabeth 2 with a pictorial retrospective.
Chasing the cheese
SEE somersaulting thrill-seekers go head over heels during the annual cheese rolling festival in England.
Loud and proud
SAO Paulo sizzles to a different samba beat, but the 12th annual Gay Pride Parade was anything but a drag.
Gold members
TAKE a tour of the famous Icelandic Phallological Museum, where four men have promised to donate their penises.
Best mancations: Winter edition
FROM Heli-skiing in New Zealand to Australia's epic off-road adventure. Call up the boys, 'coz it's time for the ultimate winter mancation.
Nudes fill football stadium
US photographer Spencer Tunick fulfils a naked ambition by shooting 1840 nudes at a Vienna football stadium.
Lowdown on the high-flyers
WHERE do professional travellers like The Great Outdoors's Andrew Daddo and author Lee Tulloch go when they leave their laptops at home?
Aussie bars among world's best
CRACK open the bubbly and toast six swanky Australian bars being ranked into the world's best 100 bars.
Eastern Europe's treasures
DISCOVER why Eastern Europe has raced to the top of the wish list of Aussie travellers with Expedia.com.au's Top 10 Hidden Corners.
Guerrilla gardeners plant revolution
AN army of guerrilla gardeners, armed with seed bombs and pitchforks, are working under night cover to beautify the world's cities.
Central Park for cruise ship
THE world's largest passenger ship – Oasis of the Seas – will feature its own New York-style Central Park and levitating bar.