Was that summer? Can we have another one immediately please? A 47-year layover, a dinosaur with her own passport, Japan’s manhole cover enthusiasts and a burning replica of the fire of London. Here is this week’s travel news:
What would you do during a 47-year layover?
There was a glitch in the system when a customer was suggested a flight with a 47-year layover. Enquiring how he should fill his time, the flight organiser had a few suggestions and a hilarious internet thread ensued.
See the conversation here: facebook.com
Dinosaur gets her own passport
When you are transporting a 66 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton from Chicago to Amsterdam it’s only right that she should have her own passport. Sharing the flight with 250 passengers, Trix’s passport comes complete with a headshot and claw mark signature.
For more on this see stuff.co.nz/travel/news
Need a new hobby? Become one of Japan’s manhole cover hunters
If you’ve been to Japan, you will have noticed the beautifully designed manhole covers. There is thought to be around 12,000 different designs in the country dating back to the 1980s. Some people devote their time and cover a lot of distance to record all the different manholes and find out the stories behind them.
See the full piece here: japantimes.co.jp/news
London’s burning (again)
To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Fire of London a miniature wooden replica of the City of London’s skyline in 1666 has been constructed on a barge. This Sunday the 120 metre model will be set alight as it floats down the Thames. You can see it now on the river between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge.
You can watch it burn on the live stream here: visitlondon.com/greatfire350/watchitburn