Are You A Travel Whizz?

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1. Known for its quirky attractions, a new spa has opened in Prague that encourages visitors to bathe in what?

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It's beer! At the Beer spa Bernard Prague, visitors can bathe in beer while topping up their glasses with as much of the home-brewed Beer Bernard as they can manage. It's said the spa can cure all ale-ments (Sorry).

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2. What bizarre item was found in a passenger's hand-luggage as he boarded a flight in Moscow this week?

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It was the falcon chicks! The endangered birds, worth over £80,000, were seized by security. The offender could now face up to five years in prison.

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3. In the 1930s, which Scottish tourist attraction did England reportedly plan to steal?

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Incredibly, it was the mythical monster Nessie. According to recently discovered documents England wanted to capture, kill and then display the mythical beast’s carcass at London’s Natural History Museum.

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4. Back to Russia, and what have the authorities warned could be a side effect of tourists (and citizens) taking 'selfies'?

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Selfies allow lice to jump from one head to another, aiding the spread of the parasite, claim Russian government officials. Don't say you weren't warned.

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5. After visiting Helsinki this week, our deputy editor Gavin Haines discovered plans were in place to develop a sauna powered by what?

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Thankfully the answer is whisky fumes. There are plans to create a sauna in a disused abattoir-cum-whisky distillery using the wasted heat from the whisky production process. Read more about Gavin's time in Helsinki, discovering the city's restaurant revolution.

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6. Who was chosen this week as New York's Global Welcome Ambassador?

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It's Swifty. The decision, made this week, has upset many locals. 'I'm incensed! It's insulting,' said Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider, who was born in Queens.

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7. And finally, what left Danish Tourist Ministers blushing this week?

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It's bestiality-based tourism. The practice is still an issue in the country today, prompting the government to bring in a law that will make the act a criminal offence.

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Known for its quirky attractions, a new spa has opened in Prague that...
What bizarre item was found in a passenger's hand-luggage as he...
In the 1930s, which Scottish tourist attraction did England reportedly...
Back to Russia, and what have the authorities warned could be a side...
After visiting Helsinki this week, our deputy editor Gavin Haines...
Who was chosen this week as New York's Global Welcome Ambassador?
And finally, what left Danish Tourist Ministers blushing this week?
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