David Whitley
David Whitley is a writer based in Sheffield, England, who has made it his mission to cover as much of Australia as possible. He has a taste for unusual experiences and oddities with a great story behind them. As far as David’s concerned, happiness is nosily ambling around a history-packed city or driving punishing distances through the middle of nowhere on a big road trip. He is also probably the only person to have been to Liechtenstein and the Cook Islands in the same week.
Beers, shipwrecks and rainbows: Seven must-do highlights of Fremantle
Beers, browsing and a backstory combine in Western Australia’s historic port city.
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More angled than Pisa: Europe’s other precarious leaning tower
Part of the second-largest castle in the UK, the tower remained untouched, leaning at 10 degrees, when the rest of the structure was restored.
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Inside Britain’s silliest building, once fit for a future king
With OTT Indian architecture and Chinese interiors, this building tells a tale of ridiculous princely decadence.
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The world’s first safari park outside Africa is in the most unlikely place
It’s been nearly 60 years since the 6th Marquess of Bath realised he needed something to make his stately home stand out.
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi inspire a new crowd to this bleak, beautiful place
A whole new generation setting off in search of Heathcliff’s windswept, isolated home. Though where it’s actually located is something of a grey area.
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The end-of-the-world castle where Britain’s greatest legend was born
King Arthur probably wasn’t a real person, but that hardly matters when the landscapes and ruins surrounding his legend continue to woo visitors.
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The enchanting forest that gave the world its most famous bear
Just over the bridge is Pooh’s House. It’s an adorably cute recreation, built into a tree stump. By the main door is a big pile of used honey pots.
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It was once the coolest plane in the sky; the reality feels far less glamorous
It’s just over 50 years since the world’s only supersonic passenger jet launch. By today’s standards it doesn’t seem too luxurious – unless you were a Hobbit.
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History is (mostly) boring. This castle in England knows it
Other visually impressive castles with fairly significant histories think it’s enough to keep visitors spellbound. Warwick Castle offers much more than that.
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The world’s largest indoor rainforest offers more than just wow factor
This remarkable project in Cornwall, England, still seems futuristic, 25 years after it launched.
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