Snow monkeys soak in hot springs of Japan. Bolivia's Death Road - Top Gear - BBC. Tai Chi Chuan and Pa Kua Chang in Lumpinee park in Bangkok Thailand. The Odyssey Expedition. Bahamas Mayan temple water slide: 35mph chute lets swimmers whizz down building into shark infested waters. One of the world's largest water parks has created life-sized Mayan templeIndiana Jones-style ride sends visitors plummeting at 35mph By Olivia Williams Published: 10:21 GMT, 1 August 2013 | Updated: 12:45 GMT, 1 August 2013 Welcome to a real-life Temple of Doom where you can re-enact Indiana Jones' wildest adventures by sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters.
The water slide styled as a Mayan temple sends thrillseekers hurtling up to 35-miles-per-hour down a 60-foot-long chute. The ride finishes underwater by going through a tunnel surrounded by 14-foot-long nurse sharks and Caribbean Reef sharks. Scroll down for video The Mayan Temple water slide in the Bahamas, a detailed replica of the Temple of Doom, is the ultimate ride for Indiana Jones-style thrillseekers Thanks to an ingenious underwater passage, intrepid visitors can zoom through shark-infested waters Aptly called The Leap of Faith, the terrifying ride is part of the Aquaventure, Paradise Island resort of the Bahamas. Inside North Korea - VICE Travel - Part 1 of 3.
How The London Boroughs Got Their Names. Fifty years ago today, the London Government Act 1963 received Royal Assent. It paved the way, two years later, for radical changes in London’s political boundaries. The 32 boroughs that we still know, love and pay our council tax to, were created. (The tiny City of London — also known as the Square Mile — holds different political status to the 32 boroughs, and carried on as normal after the Act.) Many former boroughs (Finsbury and St Pancras, for example) disappeared overnight, though you can still see their names on old street signs around town. The new, bigger, amalgamated boroughs needed new names. Barking and Dagenham Barking is an ancient, Anglo-Saxon phrase, first recorded as Berecingas. Barnet The borough of Barnet contains plenty of Barnets — High Barnet, Chipping Barnet, Friern Barnet, New Barnet… All derive their names from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘bærnet’, which suggests the clearing of woodland by burning.
Bexley Brent The most ancient borough name of all. Bromley Camden Croydon. Tube stations: then and now - London Underground gallery. The London Underground network is the oldest urban subway system in the world. Naturally, then, it's had a few different looks over the years. And while some stations (and the high streets they sit on) have morphed beyond all recognition, some are just as reassuringly handsome as they were over 100 years ago. Use the red-handled sliders on the images below to flick between past and present. Got an old photo of London we should re-shoot for our next gallery? Tweet at @TimeOutLondon. Many thanks to London Transport Museum for supplying the majority of the images below. Now, we know Hampsteadites enjoy a gentler pace of life, but this is, quite frankly, ridiculous.
Earl's Court got its place on the London transport network on April 12 1869, when it joined the Metropolitan District Railway (now the District line). Holborn tube station opened as Holborn (Kingsway) back in 1906, at which time you could hop on a train to the now defunct Aldwych station. 'Before' image © London Transport Museum. Travellers' Choice Hotel Awards. Top 10 Beaches Around the World | Places to See In Your Lifetime. The summer is here and it is time to plan your next vacation! Here are ten best places for the relaxing summer holiday. 10. Navagio Beach, Zakynthos, Greece. The limestone cliffs, surrounding the gorgeous beach, make it an intimate place to relax. Photo by Unknown 9. 8. 7. 6. Photo by Vallaria Adventures 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Waterfall of Gods Iceland. Greece. Holiday Reviews - Hotels, Resorts and Holiday Packages - TripAdvisor.