Asahiplaza Capsule Hotel, Japan
Downtown Osaka. 3am. You’ve drunk too much sake, spent nearly all your money and missed the last train. What do you do? Sleep in a fibre-glass pod.
The Love Hotel, Japan
Would you like to make love in a cage? Or surrounded by Winnie the Poohs? Whatever your sexual fantasy, there’s a Love Hotel in Japan that caters to you.
Forensic medicine museum, Thailand
Home to a bloodied t-shirt from someone stabbed to death with a dildo, plus the murder weapon. Unsurprising the museum lacks its own restaurant.
Elephant rescue centre, Thailand
An elephant camp in Thailand where riding on their backs is strictly forbidden. What’s that all about?
Toilet restaurant, Taiwan
If you are easily put off your food by toilet humour at the dinner table, stay well clear of this restaurant in Taipei.
The real Great Wall, Beijing
Who wants to be surrounded by tourists on a rebuilt replica of the Great Wall when you can see the real thing in someone’s backyard?
Snake boats, India
Hang onto your seat or you’ll end up without one, or even in the water, at this manic boat race.
Hotel of Doom, North Korea
The Ghostscraper. The Phantom Hotel. The ‘worst building in the history of mankind’. Which hotel building claims all these labels and more?
Fawlty Towers, China
Just when you thought you’d never hear the screech of ‘Basil!’ again, China hits you with its own take on Fawlty Towers Hotel.
