Love Hitler or hate him, no matter what your feelings for him, but this historical character has always intrigued us. If you get excited the moment someone utters the name of Adolph Hitler and really have a fascination for traveling, you will love to be a part of the Hitler tours of Munich.

THE young couple next to me have a weight problem. They've tried to hide as much as they can under baggy clothing, but that's not enough.  We all know the scales never lie, and their luggage is four kilos over. They protest with all their might, but in the end they know someone's going to have to pay.

THE Hotel Concorde Lafayette is 33 floors high and one of the tallest buildings in Paris. And, to be frank, in a city of romantic architecture, this concrete tower block is an eyesore.  Yet from the bar on the 33rd floor (take the lift to the 32nd and then walk up one flight of stairs) the view is spectacular. A 180-degree mural of Paris that stretches to the horizon.