Flags, bricks and Jimi Hendrix. The news is in.
London, you love it or you hate it
London has been ranked the top city destination by TripAdvisor, but some visitors beg to differ. The Telegraph revealed some hilarious one-star reviews that have been left about some of London’s famous sights. The Tower of London left one visitor so enraged they commented; “The 1960s called, they want their attraction back.”
To read other equally enthusiastic reviews see: telegraph.co.uk/travel
Fancy holidaying at Jimi Hendrix’s?
Airbnb, the short-term home rental website has some listings that used to house celebrities. You could spent your next holiday at Charlie Chaplin’s Los Angelis residence, Ava Gardner’s love nest in Burbank, Barack Obama’s student digs, or Jimi Hendrix’s Hawaii cottage.
If you want to see more holiday places of famous faces you can read more at lonelyplanet.com/news/
Boaty McBoatface
There is still time to get your name suggestions in. The Natural Environment Research Council have asked the public to suggest names for its new polar research vessel. The 15,000 tonne £200,000,000 ship that is due to be operational in 2017 could be called Boaty McBoatface if they choose the current landslide favourite. Maybe we should get you to suggest names for our globes.
You can make as many random suggestions (for the ship, not our globes) you like here nameourship.nerc.ac.uk
New Zealand chooses Jack over All Black
Following the New Zealand flag referendums, it has been declared that the existing flag featuring the Union Jack will remain. A new flag with a silver fern that is similar to the All Blacks’ rugby team logo was proposed but after long deliberation was rejected.
Fly your own stanfords.co.uk/Flag-of-New-Zealand
Bricks in the sky
Talk about a dream job, Warren Elsmore constructs landmarks out of LEGO for a living. His work includes miniature brick models of the Eiffel Tower, the Auckland Sky Tower and the Empire State Building to name a few. These and much more are currently on display at the ArcelorMittal Orbit.
If you want to see some mini landmarks while up inside a famous landmark you can book tickets here: arcelormittalorbit.com/whats-on/bricks-in-the-sky/