Ordnance Survey celebrates, an Ikea museum opens, a sea monster is spotted and a couple take a drone on honeymoon. The Travel News is in.
Ordnance Survey celebrates their 225th anniversary
This week we have been wishing happy 225th birthday to Ordnance Survey. That should warrant a massive map cake. It’s not the first important date the OS have celebrated in 2016 as earlier this year they celebrated 80 years of the Trig Pillar.
Shop Ordnance Survey at Stanfords.co.uk
Read their blog post: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog
Ikea Museum to open
On the 30th of June a museum dedicated to everyone’s favourite Scandinavian flat-pack furniture opens in Älmhult, Sweden in what was the first ever Ikea store. Displays of furniture from catalogue pages through the decades will be on view.
Stock up on tiny pencils and paper tape measures: ikeamuseum.com
Google Earth show suspected sea monster
An unidentified shape measuring approximately 30 metres has been spotted near Antarctica leading people to speculate that there may be some kind of sea monster lurking in the area. A kraken seems to be the number one suspect although there have been claims that the Loch Ness Monster may have got a bit lost.
What do you think it is? telegraph.co.uk/news
Couple take drone on honeymoon
Because selfie sticks are so last year, Japanese newlyweds Kaz and Mariko took a drone on their travels to capture their romantic moments.
See the video here: bbc.co.uk/news