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#Travel Talk on Tuesday: Weird Tours and Activities

Feb 21 2014

Want to know a little more about the weirdest tours ever? Every week, we take to twitter to get some cool info about cheap holidays, travel, things to do and gadgets as part of #TTOT. We submitted a question this week and couldn’t believe some of the replies! Burlesque shows, toilet tours and leaf peeping… Find out more in our Travel Talk on Tuesday Storify of weird tours and activities and add your own in comments below! In the meantime you can learn all about the Travel Talk on Twitter community here.

Holidays: The Most Amazing Swimming Pools In The World

Jul 09 2013

Imagine time spent in one of these amazing swimming pools, from scary experiences with crocs, luxurious infinity pools in Italy to natural lagoons in Iceland:

Cage of Death, Crocosaurus Cove, Australia

Blue Lagoon, Iceland via @ Daveness_98

Devil’s Pool, Victoria Falls

El Ganzo, Mexico
Elounda Gulf Villas Crete
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti, Tanzania
Hotel Caruso, Italy

Jade Mountain, St Lucia

Mardan Palace, Antalya, TurkeyMarina Bay Sands, Singapore

Perivolos, Santorini, Greece

San Alfonso del Mar, Chile (The Biggest Swimming Pool in the World!)

The Joule Hotel, Dallas, Texas

Ubud Hanging Gardens, Bali

In pictures: the biggest, scariest waterslide you’ll see today.

Feb 08 2013

The World’s Biggest Waterslide is not for the faint hearted. At 14 storeys high, and reaching speeds around 105 km per hour as you slip down, it takes serious guts (or insanity) to brave it. The Beach Park in Brazil is home to the delightfully named Insano.

So the big question is: would you dare try it?