A damned good idea if I ever heard one: travel across Asia and Europe wearing Tuxedos. Two guys going from Hong Kong to London would be a great trip any way you slice it, but these guys added the extra flair that made it a truly epic journey. Imagine all the fun times you you have simply because you’re in a tux. I’ve had fantastic encounters when I wore my tux to venues where tuxes aren’t expected – like a night club. Mix that with the standard misadventures of travels and it’s a recipe for awesome. The boys also did the laudable step of trying to raise money, which they would use to spread good will. It looks like that effort came up a bit short of their goal, but money raised or not, they’ve put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces around the world. Well played.
Burger King and STA have teamed up for a hilarious and expensive round the world trip: tracing the history of the hamburger. It’ll set you back over £3,000 for just over a month on the road. So it’s not the most practical way to go around the world. Also, probably because it is a promo for a BK, it doesn’t include visits to great burger joints around the world – which seems like a massive waste of opportunity.
Piggy-backing on the idea you could end up with a pretty sweet trip though. If you took a couple of months and traveled a bit more frugally you could follow the burger production chain and eat the best burgers in the world. Places that I know my tour would include that aren’t listed in the Bk tour are:
Heart Attack Grill – go to the page and watch the video it’s worth it. They only serve massive greasy burgers, lard fried fries, cola, and unfiltered cigarettes
Of course, the best burger places are those treasured by locals and hidden from the taste buds of most tourists. The trick to a world burger tour would be to ask around and find those secret burger places. I think I could handle the challenge, of course my blood pressure might disagree.
A middle-aged British woman and two Chinese companions on Saturday set off on an epic horse ride that will see them cross China, Central Asia and Europe — and arrive in London for the 2012 Olympics.
Megan Lewis, a 60-year-old British pony breeder and head of the expedition, said the three-year trek from Beijing to London was a lifelong dream.
That’s pretty hard core. At 60 years of age, no less. Good luck to Ms. Lewis, Mr. Jing, and Mr. Wenchao. Hope to see you in London in a few years.
A couple weekends back, before sitting down for lunch at Sally Lunn’s Buns in Bath, I looked into a funny pot hanging on the wall just above eye level. Inside I found a dusty note, pictured above. It reads:
Scavenger Hunt for out-of-London Area :)
Go to Salisbury Cathedral
look for E.T. & porno Noah
if you need help, find the old lady guide (which hair, green sash, carries a fire stick)
Send us a postcard
Go to Stonehenge and race the sheep
watch the performers outside the Roman Baths – and volunteer
Have Fun! Love Jesus!
– Megs & Kates
On the reverse, the note has the name “Pammy” and a heart.
Now I feel like I should have left the note in the pot for whoever was meant to find it, but seeing as it was covered in dust, I reckon they may have forgotten about it. In the meantime, it’s a potential adventure for me! There are parts of the instructions I’m going to find difficult, like sending a postcard to two people only identified by nicknames and loving Jesus. But I think I can complete the other activities in a fast and furious day trip. Especially the first item intrigues me. I feel like I’m going to find something in Salisbury that will lead me on to another adventure. Now all I’ve got to do is hire a car and go.
Trifter has a good post with even better pictures on some of the amazing sights in Afghanistan under the heading: “Would You Take a Vacation to Afghanistan?” The answer is “yes”, but there are some obvious caveats. There are only certain areas of the country that are reasonably safe for tourists, and I would prefer to go when some of the land mines be removed. However, there are tours of some of the highlights, and all things considered, Afghanistan is one of the places I might consider getting a package guided tour. It’s certainly not my next trip, but something worth considering down the road.
Photo: Flickr user Tracyhunter under creative commons license.
