Elephants made a bit of a splash as they soaked crowds with their trunks in Thailand to mark the Songkran water festival.
In Ayutthaya province, 50 miles north of Bangkok, the animals filled their trunks to drench tourists and locals who were celebrating on the streets.
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Boozed-up British tourists have to watch where they walk in Alicante after a new patterned pavement has been laid causing nausea and confusion.
The crazy design in the Spanish holiday resort causes the eye to think that the pavement is not flat but stepped.
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A holidaymaker was stunned when she took a photograph of a craggy coastline and captured this spooky image - of the Virgin Mary.
The hooded figure is seen holding her arms out-stretched in a cradling action sheltered beneath rocks at Newquay's Western Beach, Cornwall.
Caroline and...
Polish Town of Swiebodzin Constructs World's Largest Jesus Statue
People all over the world look up to Jesus -- but none look up to him more than residents of the Polish town of Swiebodzin.
The small village is now home to the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ, which rises 115 feet...
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Naked Tourist Richard Gervasi Blocks Traffic in Florida, Gets Shot With Taser
He might be the king of the world, but police say this emperor needs new clothes.
A tourist was shot with a taser three times by Florida police after he allegedly got naked and blocked traffic in Big Coppitt...
First Lady Laura Bush (C) and her daughters Jenna and Barbara (L to R) are greeted by Elmo at the 5th annual Sesame Street Workshop gala in New York on May 30, 2007. The event honored the First Lady for her work in promoting early literacy. (UPI File Photo/Ezio Petersen) | Enlarge
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A world renowned tourist destination is “La Isla de la Munecas”- a Spanish name which means the Island of the dolls. This Island of dolls is situated in Mexico and as the name suggests, one expects to see a beautiful world which will leave an everlasting impression. But the...
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