Quirky Guide

Surfers take note. The UK’s first Flow Rider – artificial inland surf wave – opens in April 2010.

Brazil is better known for carnivals and footballers than wine, but you might be surprised.

Let bustling Tokyo to surprise you with its capacity for a genuinely soothing and serene experience.

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

Stepping off the 7th floor of a building is generally to be recommended. Unless you’re going to be scooped up and taken on a breath-taking aerial voyage.

An art installation of ten half-buried cars that actually invites visitors to deface it.

Could you drink a shot containing a genuine, shrivelled human toe?

Hidden within a council estate in Covent Garden, this open air pool is heated all year round and steams with warmth during the winter.

What do you get when you cross a scavenger hunt, a fancy dress competition and a series of messy, silly and sometimes scary dares?

A museum dedicated to pot noodles might sound like a bit of a joke, but the story behind the instant noodle is a worthy and fascinating one.