Quirky Guide

You don’t tend to expect humour and individuality in a chain hotel. But they are there in abundance in Cape Town’s Fire and Ice! Hotel.

Camel polo has a long history in the Middle East, but the sport hasn’t been played in Europe… until now.

If arm wrestling isn’t your thing, try pitting your toes against the best Britain has to offer.

In 1950, a farmer spent 644 hours over 23 weeks painstakingly wrapping twine round and round until it became a giant, prickly ball.

Snow, sand, and water boarding are for sissies. Or so say fans of one of Central America’s newest pastimes.

Budding engineers and curious bystanders are all welcome to witness the Cyprus Institute Solar Car Challenge.

This traditional Shinto fertility festival comes to a head on the first weekend of April.

Travellers know how to appreciate a decent washroom. But these loos are in a league all their own.

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to live a cloistered life, you can now try it out on holiday.

It’s strange to imagine a secular, developed country in which beer was banned as late as 1989. But that was the case in Iceland.