Weird Travel Facts

Millions of people like to travel. This is no secret. But, with this many people flying the airlines, taking buses, cars, trains, boats and other forms of transportation to get to and from certain destinations, there are naturally a few weird travel facts that pop up now and again.

Whether its for vacation or holiday as the British say, or for business purposes, weird travel facts are of interest to many. If you're a traveler yourself then you may just find what is here interesting and entertaining.

Weird Travel Facts

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes.
Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution.
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
A Boeing 747 airliner holds 57,285 gallons of fuel.
There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.
Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee.
Honolulu is the only place in the United States that has a royal palace.
A quarter of Russia is covered by forest.
The city with the most Rolls Royce's per capital is Hong Kong.
Australia is well known as being as the country where criminals were deported to for many years and therefore it's no real surprise to learn that in 2007, around a quarter of the population had an ancestor that was a convict.